Hi, the road you took Is right by the border traveling West from Brownsville. Colonia means neighborhood. All these little neighborhoods are poor areas. If you take the northern expressway 83, you'll find The Rio Grande Valley cities that are populated with nice towns and Ranch areas. I would say Brownsville, Harlingen and McAllen are the largest towns with Shopping Malls and great Hospitals. The towns are mostly like 10 min. North from Military Rd. that video is on. 🙂
@luiscantu4968
2 жыл бұрын
This is an old highway that was an important road connecting Brownsville and McAllen, it was replaced a few decades ago by Expressway 83 now named Interstate 2 that allows the movement of millions of vehicles per month. It’s very common for people from Brownsville to travel to McAllen for high end restaurant dining, luxury shopping and high scale festivals and entertainment. McAllen MSA is the RGVs hub for business and investments with close to 1 million in population. Brownsville is home to SpaceX located in Boca Chica beach.
@southtexashay777
2 жыл бұрын
Luis Cantu where you from. I know a Luis Cantu from San Juan, TX.
@luiscantu4968
2 жыл бұрын
@@southtexashay777 McAllen TX
@davidvan5677
2 жыл бұрын
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@iisraelnascimento1686
Жыл бұрын
My friend i from Brazil,i dont undestand,most i see all yours videios
@guavas66
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting these videos. I live in Hawaii, born n raised and still live here, I've been to the "mainland" numerous times, mainly the west coast and southeast. These videos give me insight into the rest of the country that I'll probably never be able to visit. So interesting and much appreciated!
@PrinceTrunks92
2 жыл бұрын
I'm from McAllen and it's strange to see my hometown anywhere on KZitem but thanks for visiting hope you had a great trip!
@patriciahinojosa4075
2 жыл бұрын
Hi y'all I lived in Brownsville for 26 years, moved there in 85 from Laredo, tx now I live in McAllen, tx for the past 11 years. I do remember San Pedro, El Calaboz, and all those little towns we called them ranchitos on 281. I love the Valley , the majority of the fence is not right there by the river border like you can see on the gateway Bridge to Matamoros. In a lot of the fence line on the other side is still USA until you hit the river. Nice memories thanks for sharing. Brownsville is Cameron County, McAllen is Hidalgo County.
@Talk2WandaVision
2 жыл бұрын
Curiosity is a wonderful quality and keeps life interesting! I love the explorations and adventurous spirit of this channel.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you, verukasalt. :)
@wbr474
Ай бұрын
My husband and I love exploring new towns but currently can't do it so we live vicariously through your cool videos, lol.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
Ай бұрын
Awesome!!
@alexandralovesgoats3360
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great tour of some of the border towns! That cemetery was really cool. Also thought that rectangular black and White House was interesting! Hope you enjoy your weekend.
@Guejor
2 жыл бұрын
I’m from La Féria, just north of the military highway. Some in comments say the area is poor. It’s far from it. Most people here own acres of land and they live simple by choice. If they wanted to they could just move 10 miles north of that highway and be in an urban city. I’ve had friends come from overseas and thing everything from McAllen to Brownsville is one huge city!
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't think it looked poor at all. I've seen MUCH worse, trust me.
@lmfd7373
2 жыл бұрын
some of the best Mexican food i always stop in McAllen when i visit South Padre Island , stop get some authentic food and head back to Houston its a cool place despite what people say.. i love McAllen .. these people arent poor its just rural in those parts of Texas are lots of people there are pretty well off own the acres of land and livestock .. love it ❤ by the way those fence and borders is not the actual border there is space between Mexico and the US
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Of course. The Rio Grande has far too many twists and turns to actually build a tight fence on.
@lilyh6743
Жыл бұрын
Same
@ramongonzalez1564
2 жыл бұрын
I'm from central California but live in McAllen and I can definitely say it's my favorite city in the RGV.
@joycelebaron2582
2 жыл бұрын
All I can say is I visited the area "around the turn of the century." My friend was a traveling nurse working in Harlingen-McAllen at the time. I just remember my impression of the place back then and it was a good one. There were a lot of snowbirds (I think it was February I was there). When I travel I either can't wait to get past the city limits or I like a place and I liked this area. Yes, my friend told me the dangers and things she had seen so I'm not naïve. We took a tour into the jungles of Mexico and the bus driver and tour guide, who we made friends with, wouldn't dare cross the border unless on official business. I do remember their reticence. We crossed the border into Reynoso (simply by walking across a bridge) and they showed us around that city, it was a fun night and a fun trip. I'll be looking forward to your video about Brownsville because when my friend was working I hopped the bus with our new tour guide friends on a day trip to Brownsville, Matamoros and to the beaches to (ostensibly) look for sand dollars.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great comment, Joyce.
@emirtijerina
2 жыл бұрын
Reynosa*
@G-DOGBONEY
2 жыл бұрын
YEW MUST HATE AMERIKKKA...
@joycelebaron2582
2 жыл бұрын
3:50 "I don't know what's going on right there. Guy's taking a picture of his cow" I JUST ABOUT FELL OVER LAUGHING! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 You said that with a straight face! Still laughing! 🤣😂😂😂😂
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
He had a camera out and was taking a picture of that cow. It was the strangest thing! :)
@D0utlaw
2 жыл бұрын
Potentially selling for livestock cattle.
@daviddecelles8714
2 жыл бұрын
A few days late watching this video; but intend to keep my word that I'd look at all your ongoing videos. No way at all that I'd ever have gone down in my lifetime to explore the area you've taken us through; yet, of course, it's of intense interest these days to Americans. You did an absolutely great job showing us just the way it is. I'm certainly greatful.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
David, this is the quiet area of the border. As I move up towards El Paso, it's going to get far more interesting.
@dglj15
2 жыл бұрын
You would never visit south Texas in your lifetime ? Why lmao
@jennylynn82173
2 жыл бұрын
This is very interesting! Thank you!!! I’m not sure what I expected but this all looks different than I thought it would look!
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Jennifer, I thought that exact same thing. :)
@debrapearson4571
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking us to the border I always wondered what it looked like 🇺🇸
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Stay tuned, Debra, I'm going all the way to El Paso. The farthur up I get, the more interesting it's going to be. :)
@greektrumpet
2 жыл бұрын
It feels like any other city. It doesn’t feel like a border town.
@raqss3665
2 жыл бұрын
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip from penitas tx hello sir
@mikesummerfield5051
2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting!! I wondered what the border looked like. Thanks for sharing.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching, Mike!
@lotus7906
2 жыл бұрын
Wow Just made this drive on Monday while a storm passed through. It really is an enjoyable place to explore
@denisetrevino2147
2 жыл бұрын
Omg this is the area I grow up in have been there in 15 years 😢thanks for the drive through that area loved it
@joycelebaron2582
2 жыл бұрын
I'm like you, I just want to see what places look like. You're the first person on YT, or anywhere else, for that matter, who does what I'd do: just drive around and get the feel of a place. Look around, what would it be like to live here? That's why I started travelling by myself. I can go where I want to go without boring other people. (Been doing a bit of travelling myself, that's why I'm WAY behind on your videos, but I'll catch up!)
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. :)
@Daniel-we2jj
2 жыл бұрын
Cartel and immigrants walking around your neighborhood that'd what it's like
@rernardgrant9770
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Mr. Spoda, I enjoyed the views of the areas along the boarder. I haven't been down to McAllen in a few years.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching, Rernard. :)
@45AMT
2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Always been curious about what's on the border. Spent hours on google streetview looking. This is much better! looking forward to more boarder videos. Thanks for sharing your travels with us!
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching, RR! :)
@michaelgray914
2 жыл бұрын
If you really want to see the wild part of the border, drive as far west as you can on Military Highway from Mission onwards to the west.... Piñatas, Sullivan City, Rio Grande City.... walk back to the Rio Grande River. You will find homemade graves with memorials, water and food stashes, shoes left for those needing them, clothes, maps, etc.... Brownsville to McAllen (and Mission) is a very tame laid back section believe it or not.
@ronniewester8884
2 жыл бұрын
That sounds so interesting!
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
On my way to those places. Looking forward to it!
@joycelebaron2582
2 жыл бұрын
17:27 "You knew there was going to be one, didn't ya?" (Pan over to Dollar General while I'm laughing my head off and almost spit out my soda, that struck me so funny! 😂😂😂😂 Good thing I gave up my subscription to the Comedy Channel when I have you to watch! 😅😂😂🤣)
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
LOL, Joyce. :)
@joedanache7970
2 ай бұрын
I have really enjoyed all your videos.Come visit my hometown of San Benito,Tx. sometime. Keep up the great work sir.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 ай бұрын
We will!
@DsObal
2 жыл бұрын
Enjoying the video. Nice drive 🚗 thanks 4 sharing.
@martaelozano2170
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for giving us a closer look at my "backyard". Those are locations that I've always been interested in cruising but have not had the opportunity OR a copilot.
@LJones69
2 жыл бұрын
That one house, the new house looked like two shipping containers stacked on top of each other, with some other stuff added on….. great video of the boarder between Texas and Mexico. I’ve driven the roads on the Arizona Mexico boarder but never the Texas Mexico boarder….
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Lee!
@joycelebaron2582
2 жыл бұрын
Ugly as sin. Looks like those people had a bit of dough and that's what they came up with to spend it on. (shakes head, rocks falling off)
@brianrussell9419
2 жыл бұрын
Enjoying your videos & subscribed to your channel today . Leaving Calgary for Edcoach Texas in November for the winter . Looking forward to your next video about Brownsville .
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, Brian. I'm glad you're here!
@thatbroncodude9564
2 жыл бұрын
You should visit hidalgo around mid November through December. Every year they have a huge Christmas light display and so McAllen has their Christmas parade.
@teskiii
2 жыл бұрын
I'm from Brownsville so I'm always interested to see what people think of the border. It's an unusual place to visit.
@teskiii
2 жыл бұрын
That's not what I mean. I'm saying that the valley is not a popular place to visit.
@richhoops2413
2 жыл бұрын
Is Progresso still a relatively safe place to eat, shop and have a few drinks? The last time I was there was 2007.
@teskiii
2 жыл бұрын
@@richhoops2413 it's safe. I would try to avoid the Mexican side of it though.
@otherbrother3
2 жыл бұрын
I was born in Brownsville 71 years ago. My family came to Texas after WWII. My parents moved from town to town until finally settling in Houston in 1958. This is the first time I've seen Brownsville . Thanks for the video.
@otherbrother3
2 жыл бұрын
@Bart Bieber My uncle was in McAllen until he died at age 49 in 1972
@martinkitty
2 жыл бұрын
8:26 dirt pits. There are many land owners along the Rio Grande that sell river sand/dirt for construction projects, etc. These "pits" dot the landscape along the Rio Grande for miles and miles. My maternal grandmother is buried in El Carmen cemetery that you first visited. My aunt once owned the only grocery store in San Pedro colonia.
@skadforlife3817
2 жыл бұрын
Love this video Lord Spoda, really interesting seeing the little villages and towns close to the border. I do find it bizarre that the border fence is pretty sporadic, not fit for purpose really . Keep up the great work, kind regards from the Scottish highlander ✊🏻 ❤️ 🏴
@James.Bizzell
2 жыл бұрын
President Trump was closing all those gaps but Biden put a stop to that. The sections of the fence are laying all along the border rusting away while guards stand watch, costing millions.
@scotts7907
2 жыл бұрын
It's not really a border fence because it's not actually on the border. The river is the border and the fence is on a levy. It's sporadic because the land is privately owned. Mostly farms and ranches with gaps to allow the farmers, ranchers, and cattle access back and forth.
@warriorprincessharmony
2 жыл бұрын
@@scotts7907 I was wondering about that. If The Rio Grande is the border, and we have people's homes along it, how can they build a wall separating the farms from the ranches. For a country girl like me, that sounds nuts.
@twitch.tv.xsirhobbitx
2 жыл бұрын
The drive from Brownsville,TX to McAllen, TX is about 1 hour and just freeway/highway. I am a current resident in Brownsville, TX
@bettymunguia2136
Жыл бұрын
I see you went to Hidalgo, but you missed the World Birding Center and old pump house museum and you would have been right next to the Rio Grande river
@HARDMANALIVE
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Spoda! Good video! I want to ask what is name of the GPS device you are using?
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
We use our phones (Google Maps), and hook them up to the screen in the car.
@HARDMANALIVE
2 жыл бұрын
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Thanks for the reply! The reason I ask is because I plan on doing some cross country driving next year and your device looks like something i would definitely need and want!
@natMMI
8 ай бұрын
When i worked in Palmview I used to deliver pizzas around military road. Even growing up there it was funny to see just how close the river was on the map
@silverortiz8561
2 жыл бұрын
Cool, you should cross the boarder through Progresso bridge they have a lot of nice stuff you can even go walking it's a tourist crossover! I'm sure you will love it!
@riitaalin
2 жыл бұрын
Today we can't miss. Coffee & Lord Spoda video!!
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! :)
@lallemandjanel2301
10 ай бұрын
I have never see nice town liké that in my life
@JosephOfTheJungle
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, that's my neck of the woods! I'm so glad I moved down here. It's a different kind of beauty in these parts but it's blessed and beautiful nonetheless. God bless the Valley and both sides of the border. I love it here.
@Slipthejab152
2 жыл бұрын
Mcallen is a Beautiful City. It's The Heart of The RGV.. ...
@Avaz163
2 жыл бұрын
That border fence is interesting because it doesn’t really “border” Brownsville it goes through part of it and separates it, I’m referring to Southmost Rd. We would go through an opening on a road that connected my house to my middle school and high school. It would confuse me because it seemed that it served no purpose as it stood through neighborhoods. It starts and stops in random places and some parts aren’t linear to each other. It became a friends backyard fence where illegal immigrants would run through, it was normal everyday life.
@keyup2626
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting area very different architecture.
@robtavius
2 жыл бұрын
you started right near the road I live on! cool
@derrickmagallanes
2 жыл бұрын
AWESOME, youre in my neck of the woods
@jerryicallsouthtexashome
2 жыл бұрын
I've done almost every cemetery on Military Highway from Brownsville to South of Pharr. There are a few that I can't find in Donna and Weslaco.
@joseroel1592
2 жыл бұрын
It's weird living in a small town and watching your house come out in a KZitem video lol.
@josmotherman591
2 жыл бұрын
Everywhere you see the Border fence stop is where the Rio Grande turns, and the fence will eventually turn back South. That is a complicated build due to old Border disputes and property lines. The River moves a lot over the decades.
@jorgelozano4008
Жыл бұрын
My dad works at the Brownsville airport and he told me that they might change it but there's people living nearby the airport and there's wildlife nearby. They want to extend the airport. He also told me there was none of that the border happened around if I am right late 90s to early 2000s. It was nothing but pure wildlife. I know there's been memes about the border and stuff during the trump times 2015 if anyone remembers. That's just how our border looks like. I find it crazy how the neighborhoods are pretty peaceful by the border rather than being in the south.
@FixIt1975
2 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised how green everything is there. Never been to Texas or Mexico but I've always thought of that part of the world as flat, dry and hot
@rorscach1
2 жыл бұрын
It is flat, dry and hot, but we still have plants. Lots of short trees and shrubs, except for all the palm trees.
@MiguelPerez-xd8ir
2 жыл бұрын
Normally is except September gets the most rainfall. Just came out stage 2 water restrictions.
@timeisnowbooth5627
2 жыл бұрын
I was surprised as well when I arrived last month
@caragarcia2307
2 жыл бұрын
He's in the eastern part bt the gulf. It gets very dry further west. Most of the metropolitan areas get a fair amount of rain. West Texas is the dry part and it's pretty sparsly populated because there's not much water available. I know some people in West Texas used to have their water shipped in water tanks. Not sure if they still do that or they have it piped in.
@lmfd7373
2 жыл бұрын
texas is so big you can get every season depends on what part you are in takes 11 hrs to cross the whole state , its not dry and flat desert like until you head west towards El Paso its wet and more swamp like in Houston bc we are near the coast, north Texas near Dallas you can get snow and Central TX near Austin , you get lots of green , wineries etc .. Texas is very diverse land here 😊
@beksaylor
2 жыл бұрын
Why don't you go explore Mexico, I live in Brownsville and I try to go to Mexico at least once a month. They are good people over there.
@lallemandjanel2301
10 ай бұрын
I'm proud you show me that
@oscarcruz9585
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I use to work those areas over a decade ago.
@ONEBALLINMYBUTT
2 жыл бұрын
There are a handful of realtors in that area that Instagram heavily promotes with their virtual tours of newly built homes. They all are very modern untraditional but the interior is gorgeous. Incredibly priced too. But idk man lol
@brettgerlach3512
2 жыл бұрын
Progreso is a fun town and they have Arturo’s which is a great restaurant with great margaritas
@derrickmagallanes
2 жыл бұрын
hey spoda, if you want to visit mexico i recommend Nuevo progreso, "las flores" its pretty safe there.
@MarcoMorales
2 жыл бұрын
Came across this video by happenstance! If you're in the McAllen area, let me know! I cordially invite you to come listen to some live tunes! I'll get yall a couple rounds on me! 🙃
@James-po5ed
2 жыл бұрын
I was working a job a few weeks ago and right on the other side of the fence was stacks and stacks of border wall. I was on the roof and did a rough count, I guessed about 8,000 sections just sitting there rusting away.
@malcorub
2 жыл бұрын
It's much different than San Diego/Tijuana and El Paso/Juarez. Because it is so flat, you can't really see Mexico from the roads on the US side whereas Tijuana and Juarez are on hills and clearly visible from the US. RGV along the river looks like any other flat rural area.
@rustyarmendariz1584
Жыл бұрын
I saw exactly where I live on your map! :D
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
Жыл бұрын
Cool!
@lynettramirez6085
2 жыл бұрын
I live in Edinburg, tx!! About 15 minutes away from the border!!
@bshoke
2 жыл бұрын
there is a Montezuma Cyprus that is several hundred years old on the other side of the wall and you can drive through the gates to see it
@srodulfo
2 жыл бұрын
I believe there are sensors along the areas that do not have a wall. Same sensors used in the Vietnam war to find people. When a sensor is triggered it alerts the Command Center and they have very powerful cameras all along the border to keep an eye on people.
@jesusmejia962
2 жыл бұрын
San Pedro used to be its own township. Now it's annexed by Brownsville.
@melody1733
Жыл бұрын
Watching this like I don’t live here lol
@Hubjeep
2 жыл бұрын
McAllen TX is a thing! Years ago a guy that helped me with the yard explained he enters through McAllen. Stories about paying cartel, being lead through the woods, on a small raft then taking a bus to NY is true stuff. Scary how many are doing it today... 6,500/day!
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@LoupeWhole
2 жыл бұрын
I call bullshi.. to 6500 a day. Pure fear mongering from the politicians
@lameramera4809
2 жыл бұрын
Yup mcallen mission Las milpas
@socorrogarcia1877
2 жыл бұрын
I live in Pharr, you most likely saw it just before McAllen. Enjoyed the trip You needed a local to read the Spanish signs. ",Colonia" is something like a subdivision. Iglesia Antigua is "Ancient Church" theres probably an old chapel in the area.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting.
@heylinspongesprite
Жыл бұрын
I live close to Iglesia Antigua. There is an old church that was built in the 1880s: Our Lady of Visitation. It’s right off the military hwy.
@zerxilk8169
2 жыл бұрын
good fences make great neighbors.
@malcorub
2 жыл бұрын
20:02 This house looks very typical of newer middle class developments in Mexico. You see many of these cookie cutter houses lined up side by side sometimes 10 to 30 in gated communities.
@RichardFelstead1949
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Australia.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching, Richard!
@austoncurry1076
Жыл бұрын
I live in the Valley. The comments about the wall being 3 ft. Are incorrect. If you would have looked on the other side of the fence you would have noticed the drive was elevated. They are very tall if you are looking at it from the other side of the invasion.
@ONEBALLINMYBUTT
2 жыл бұрын
I picked up a load in pharr right off of military highway at a business park down there. On the way up I stopped at a pilot or flying j in Edinberg and walked over to delias to get tamales. They were really good but they tortured me with unannounced explosive diarrhea all the way back to California in my semi truck lol
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
LOL, Montezuma's Revenge. :)
@joycelebaron2582
2 жыл бұрын
Oh no!
@donnabrown6062
2 жыл бұрын
I live in Mission,west of McAllen
@robertfitzpatrick4580
Жыл бұрын
TEXAS IS HEAVEN
@ernestgomez5927
2 жыл бұрын
If you were to go into pharr tx, veterans Blvd and business 83 you would see all the panels already built for the wall. Tons of steel panels.
@2tyma445
2 жыл бұрын
So in the places you went with no fence, is it that easy to sneak into the US?
@donnabrown6062
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for bringing attention to the Rio Grande Valley
@robertfitzpatrick4580
Жыл бұрын
Best people food Damm good place music 🎶 one of those good places luv many
@TLS8386
2 жыл бұрын
I used to live like 5 mins from Los Indios and that's the where i would cross to go to Matamoros
@moefuggerr2970
2 жыл бұрын
Some of my old stomping grounds.
@donaldsmith1920
Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video, having living in the Valley for 30 years. I taught in an elementary school at La Encantada for four years. It brought back good memories. I would also recommend the book, "Rhetoric and Reality on the U.S. Mexico Border: Place, Politics, Home" by K. Jill Fleuriet.
@juanmurillo9476
11 ай бұрын
El Ranchito
@donaldsmith1920
11 ай бұрын
That's right. La Encantada was the school.@@juanmurillo9476
@sockmonkey22
2 жыл бұрын
I didn’t spot one illegal person. I guess the crowded crossings are further west?
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, between Laredo and El Paso. I'll be heading there in the nest 10 days.
@sockmonkey22
2 жыл бұрын
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip You’re awesome. Like your wife, I enjoy “The Last Picture Show” type of vacant movie theaters.❤️🇺🇸
@davidbriceno3316
Жыл бұрын
I like the part of Dollar General. There's a bunch of them there. I haven't been to that one though.
@joebanks3698
2 жыл бұрын
Your vid brings the Rawhide theme song to mind and now on repeat...🤣 While you're there, swing down to the SpaceX Starbase facility in Boca Chica for some shock and awe. 🚀
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
I will be visiting Boca Chica and doing a video of it for sure.
@gregkerr725
2 жыл бұрын
The border fence was being built in multiple sections, each designed to eventually link up. That way multiple contractors would be responsible for completing their section rather than one company starting at one end and constantly moving all their equipment and personnel as they advanced and got further and further away from where their employees were staying at nght.
@loveofthegame4395
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for that explanation. I was wondering why there was no real connection on the fence. Sure doesn't look like a secure border to me. Thanks again
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the info, Greg.
@gregkerr725
2 жыл бұрын
@@loveofthegame4395 It's not secure. Certain areas which have more fencing are somewhat more secure than open areas. With determination people can get over the fence, but cameras also monitor those sections and fence crossers are more easily caught...of course our current administration ceased work on the border fence. One can only assume they desire illegal crossers to flood the country. It can't be about the dollars required to build the fence because care and benefits directed to illegals is far more costly...and continuously costly. People who live along the border, who incidentally are a majority of people of Hispanic descent are pretty upset and will no doubt vote for a secure border next go around.
@lorihamlin3604
2 жыл бұрын
If people did not hire illegals there would be no border crisis. When’s the last time a large corporation was fined for have illegal workers?
@ddelallata
2 жыл бұрын
I live along this route. Border wall construction started by my house right before Trump left office. Within a week after Biden started his presidency, all construction of future border wall was halted. I can see about a 100 yd section of border wall from my backyard, then there’s nothing .🤷🏻♂️My house is about 100 yds from the Rio Grande and to be honest with you, I’ve never seen any undocumented immigrants here in the 7 years I’ve lived here.
@spirpres-edits893
Жыл бұрын
cool to see them explore the places i know haha feels weird tho
@pinbana230
2 жыл бұрын
Love racing down military highway at 2-3 am. Can hit 100 mph comfortably and not run into any one else. Beautiful at sunset as well.
@martaelozano2170
Жыл бұрын
Edgar, are you one of the reasons for the roadkill on M Hwy!? :(
@gustavocep03
2 жыл бұрын
If you come a bit more West towards la Grulla, I can take you to the river. I work right along side of it.
@eeeveee9176
Жыл бұрын
the rio grande valley is so depressing. lived there for 5 months ,had to leave asap!
@Westhamsterdam
Жыл бұрын
What happens at Space X where the boarder meets the sea? Can they put a fence in the sea? Or can you swim it?
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
Жыл бұрын
Actually, I didn't see a fence. Good question. I will have to double check that the next time I'm down there.
@ONEBALLINMYBUTT
2 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait for the matamoros video! You guys gonna cross over into jaurez and check out the Kentucky bar?
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
We just might! :)
@richardwentworth439
2 жыл бұрын
Isn’t that where they have the donkey act? At least that’s what my sailor buddies told me back in the sixties. Not sure what it was exactly😂🎉
@EmperorSenate
2 жыл бұрын
@@richardwentworth439 Tijuana, but the Marines mesed up it up for everyone. The degeneracy now occurs in Thailand lol.
@mikerocks56
2 жыл бұрын
When you encountered a Border Patrol agent, did you stop and talk to them?
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
I tried, but he wasn’t interested in talking.
@lallemandjanel2301
10 ай бұрын
It very awesome
@juanzamorano3075
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video where you called el calaboz its actualy el ranchito next time come at 3 pm every day if you want to see the border action borderpatrol goes thru i leave right in front of it
@grandinfinite5921
2 жыл бұрын
Walk along the main sidewalk inside U.T. R.G.V. Brownsville. This walk lies fairly center along the old walk when it was Ft. Brown back in the Civil War.
@hobbscoblin1313
Жыл бұрын
Living in the north I am always confused by palm trees. Sticks with bushes on them. 😂 They look so odd to me.
@lorriebeckhusen9351
2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video. Always wondered what the border looked like. That was a progressive looking house in Progreso
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip
2 жыл бұрын
It was progressive looking, wasn't it? Anyway, stay tuned, I'm exploring the border all the way to El Paso. :)
@lameramera4809
2 жыл бұрын
I'm from fom mcallen I live 20 min away from the border
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