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Alex Riggins

Alex Riggins covers federal courts and federal law enforcement for The San Diego Union-Tribune. He previously worked nights covering breaking news and public safety. He joined the Union-Tribune in 2018 from City News Service and previously wrote about courts and public safety in Idaho for the Times-News. He is a La Mesa native and proud Helix Highlander, Grossmont Griffin and San Diego State Aztec.

Pete Cerep, 37, looks at documents he found at the U.S.-Mexico border wall as a Border Patrol vehicle drives nearby on Tuesday in Jacumba Hot Springs. Cerep has lived in the area just under two years and said he didn’t know the area was used by migrants to enter into the United States until moving there. (Ana Ramirez/The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)

Campaign rhetoric around US-Mexico border is extreme. Living there is a lot more nuanced

October 30, 2024 at 12:48 p.m.

Border residents from San Ysidro to Jacumba Hot Springs vary on their opinions about immigration, though many view Tijuana River smell and wait times as more serious problems

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