Vast US military base near border relies on Mexican labor – Fort Bliss – El Paso, Texas
Tagged: border, Ciudad Juarez, El Paso, Mexico, population, restaurant, TexasPosted on: September 30th, 2007“This sprawling US Army base located at the edge of El Paso and skirting the border with Mexico is undergoing a major expansion that heavily relies on Mexicans for its construction.
Amid growing controversy in the United States over immigration — legal and illegal — the military is using foreign labor to build the base.
The expansion will also mean a population boom and a big infusion of cash for the poor city of El Paso, separated by the Rio Grande from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
But who will build the new barracks and offices at Fort Bliss, and the shopping malls and restaurants outside the base?”
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