A blue and yellow umbrella and chair sit in front of a corrugated metal fence painted with a sunset and bird. Two signs above show the letters “OT” and “YO,” surrounded by small white objects.
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SoCal Matters: Border fence construction at Friendship Park does not reflect California values

The controversial construction of a taller border fence at Friendship Park at the California-Mexico border began this week. If completed, a once beautiful vista filled with joy, family and togetherness could become an ugly metaphor for U.S. immigration policy.

Read or listen to essay by Bishop Minerva Carcaño and Dr. Robert K. Ross here.