THE US/MEXICO BORDER

HISTORY OF THE WALL - The border was established in the 1819 Adams-Onis Treaty between the United States and Spain which specified a border in the vicinity of the western edge Mississippi River watershed. Mexico gained its independence over Spain but the border was reaffirmed in the 1828 Treaty of Limits. The wall is intended to reduce illegal immigration to the USA from Mexico.

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ITS IMPACT TO THE CITIZEN/ COUNTRY/WORLD-  The impact of the wall really affected both its people and countries because it is somehow unfortunate to the Mexicans because they prefer to cross the border because there are a lot of opportunities and there is a large wage gap between USA and Mexico. But mostly Americans thinks that it beneficial especially in their economic state because they believe that Mexicans are a drain on the economy. The border is useful both countries to prevent conflicts. The border has an impact to the world because it is better to build wall than to create war.

RELEVANCE TO: “GOOD FENCES MAKE GREAT NEIGHBORS” - Robert Frost believes that neighbors should have fences between them, he thinks there should be separation in order to avoid conflict therefore peace is around, the height of the border doesn’t matter as long as you have a good relationship with your neighbors. We all know that fences separate properties but it doesn’t matter if you know how to maintain a good relationship with your neighbor. We can be friendly and respectful in terms of their own personality but we should also focus on our security building a good fences to keep a distance from them. In USA’s part, it’s good for them to create a wall because they want to control the numbers of foreigners entering their country because they want to be safe and the good thing is that Mexico has no issue about the wall.

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      This picture shows a true depiction of friendship. Even though there are walls that separated them, that is never a hindrance to respect to one another. As you can see in the photo, children are having fun playing with each other even though they came from different races. This idea of making a seesaw is simple but really helpful to the  people especially to the children of both countries to avoid conflicts such as racism. And it is better to teach the younger ones as early as now to learn how to accept and to show the importance of equality.

RELEVANCE TO THE POEM: “MENDING WALL”- In the poem, it dictates that both neighbors were good with each other despite their differences in what contents they have in their farm and they still respected and talked with each other. Just like the wall of the US/Mexico border, both countries still have a good relation with each other despite their differences in religion, beliefs and etc. They still respected each other and even the wall itself, and how they follow each other’s rule and accepted each other’s rule and accepted each other even with a wall dividing them. A wall should never be a sign of ending one’s relationship.