3/7/20

By Tom Cartwright

Thank goodness so far we have seen no evidence here of the announced increased militarization of the border. But we will witness changes. And actions. Uncertainty remains until possibly the 11th or 12th to see if SCOTUS reviews the current status of MPP - in place in the 5th District (TX and NM) and no MPP as of the 12th in the 9th (AZ and CA).

Today things are calm. People are at Rio Grande, the artery that slashes our humanity; swimming, washing clothes and fishing.

It’s Saturday, a family day , so the bridge is busy with people crossing the bridge.

Interestingly, I counted 250 on the bridge in line to enter the US today, a normal Saturday. So when you hear the false narrative of hundreds crowding bridges across the border after the court decision last week as the need for the new militarization remember this day and this number. 250 is a normal Saturday in Matamoros.