In the late 1800s and early 1900s, mounted watchmen patrolled the Mexican border, largely to look out for Chinese immigrants trying to illegally enter the US. @RussContreras explains the long history of the military and armed militias along the border. http://apne.ws/rskIqy9
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Ummm, unsure about AZ & NM, but Texas was its own country for about a decade before signing the treaty of annexation with US. Please do your jobs as journalists research facts rather than editorializing.
Mexico felt the annexation of Texas was illegal and still considered it part of its nation despite the Texas Revolution. Did our job. Son of Texas history https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/texas-annexation …
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