“Building Ties to a Neighbor on the Border” front page, May 13 raises an important issue that is overlooked in immigration reform debates. From the viewpoint of the people living along the United States-Mexico boundary line, the border is a connecting tissue, not a divide. The mayors of San Diego and Tijuana understand this, and are working together to realize their shared destiny.

via At the U.S.-Mexico Border, Prosperity and Pollution – NYTimes.com.