Source: Tad Thompson, PRODUCE NEWS, 4/1/19


April Fools' Day for Luis Bazan seemed unreal. But it was by no means a joke. On the preceding Friday — March 29 — President Donald Trump threatened to shut down trade from Mexico as part of his effort to stop illegal immigration from Mexico. At least in Bazan’s case, as the bridge director of the Pharr International Bridge, there is little-to-no connection between pedestrian immigrants — illegal or otherwise — and international trade. The Pharr Bridge, which is 3.2 miles long, has no pedestrian traffic.

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