EAGLE PASS, TX: I Explore The Illegal Migrant Border Crossing Hotspot (Del Rio Sector)

[@alexandralovesgoats3360]

Eagle Pass is much larger and nicer than I imagined. Thank you for the great tour! The courthouse is very nice. Love the close ups of the horses and people in Mexico. Such a great contrast to 5 miles down the road where you thought you were alone! Thank you for another fantastic video.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words, Alexandra!!

[@bigroy8810]

Thanks for appreciating ☺my lil town

[@alexandralovesgoats3360]

@@bigroy8810 Hope to visit one day.

[@45AMT]

Eagle Pass. Home of Mossburg and Maverick shotguns. My kind of town...Looking over the border is fascinating to me. Thanks for taking us there! The boat was cool.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks, RR.

[@TheConcertmaster]

I see that many of the people commenting here have this misconception that Eagle Pass, being on the Texas-Mexico border, is a “no-man’s land”, not unlike a war zone. Eagle Pass is probably the most boring place when it comes to crime, a sleepy town, if you will. The local media reports on simple traffic arrests because they have nothing better to report on. In 26:04 you can see Eagle Pass’ famous haunted house. To Lord Spoda: it’s a pity that you didn’t cross the border into Piedras Negras, Mexico, across from Eagle Pass. They have a beautiful riverwalk overseeing the Rio Grande with benches all along the riverbank, and there’s even a children’s playground at some point--very family oriented. At least on two occasions that I was there, I was able to observe people crossing the Rio Grande illegally into the US--all in broad daylight. To my astonishment, the Border Patrol passed by and didn’t do anything. But then again, there was the barbed wire. One of those people eventually crossed back into Mexico (again, probably because of the barbed wire).

[@NegaRenGenX2gay2lift]

the lack of immigration courts do not help preventing illigal crossings. they have a backlog of 2 million cases that have not been processed, alot of these cases included people who have expiring green card and work permits. so even if you filed for approval, you may aswell say your legal stay goodbye. anyone that wants to come to america doesnt want to do it clandestinly in the first place. they want to do it legally but for some reason the buracracy and the restictivness of it only creates the problem in the first place. to get a good understanding how messed up it is, there are iraqi translators who were promised by the u.s. military that they would get citizenship for them and their families. but almost 95% never got it.

[@NegaRenGenX2gay2lift]

there are so few immigration judges that each judge handles 1,500 cases a year. judges can be fired if they dont work fast enough. so if you so happen to be in a immigration court issue, your case wont be throughly looked after. you are gonna see mishaps of justice. unlike real courts, immigration courts dont provide lawyers, which is a great sign that the american interpetation of a immigration legal system works like a blocked bowl movement

[@magdagalvan7208]

Hello! I live in Mexico and work in Eagle Pass. It was kinda weird to see the town from a visitor's p.o.v.The mural you saw across the Rio Bravo (Rio Grande) is part of the Paseo del Rio, a recreational, family friendly walk area created for the people to enjoy. The area you drove into to get close to the river is the golf course. I thought you would drive by the little San Juan Plaza. It is very pretty, specially in Christmas time, when it is decorated with tons of lights. Or drive up Hill Crest street, where you can have a full view of both Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras. It was strange not to see migrants along the border, usually when I drive across the bridge, you can see many of them lingering around waiting to cross the river.

[@noside.foxhound]

I live in piedras negras, I usually go to la popular in eagle pass to get my clothes once in a while, cheers!

[@26skogen]

My great grandmother and great grandfather lived there in the late 1800’s. She worked in a hotel there and she eventually married my great grandfather. After they had a truck farm in Piedras Negras which failed. From there they went to Guadalupe, MX on the east side of Monterrey where my great grandfather built a brick factory. My grandmother was born there. So nice to see this video and see where they lived for a time.

[@rickysanchez5030]

Hey I live here! 😁 it feels odd hearing our building and it’s unique architecture, since we’re so used to it here! Fun fact; there has been an effort to revitalize downtown, so here’s hoping we have more folks like you come and check out our nice little city every once in awhile. Next time you’re here you gotta grab a bite at one of the local places!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I though the downtown was in pretty good shape! Nice, actually. :)

[@grandwonder5858]

How could anybody not stop by a Mexican restaurant or two when they are at the border? That's where you gonna taste the finest Mexican food!

[@karizmanash6333]

Wagon wheel being one of the best

[@poupee9564]

I hope you get more people moving to your hometown.

[@gojorizz1-y]

Bro same I live there too

[@Afrodizyak47]

I am in Perth, Western Australia and it is great to see these places that feature on some of out late night, TV shows, I grew up in the bush ata a place called Mannahill, on the barrier Highway, 125 miles from one of Australia's famous mining towns of Broken Hill, When I left in 1970, Mannahill had a population of approx 180 or so people, Today, only 7 people, call it home and 3 of them are my relatives. I enjoy seeing your journeys to shrinking towns and communities in the US and have now subscribed to your channel. Enjoy your travels and take care.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Brian.

[@mikerodr]

El Paso de Aguila ; Legend has it that when the Spanish arrived to map the terrain and travel along the mission trails they observed Eagles that nested in Caves along the river would fly off in the morning at day break ; The original name was Anglicanized to Eagle Pass to give it the now used English name. Piedras Negras the border town across from EP is named for the black coal (carbon) the Spanish found in abundance laying on the ground on the Mexican side of the River.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Interesting. Thanks for the extra info.

[@TheConcertmaster]

However, even Piedras Negras’ original name was Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, after an important former Mexican president. At some point later, it was renamed to Piedras Negras.

[@mindareyes7565]

That is what we are wondering, the hullabaloo of the government over illegal immigrants? How come the walls were never finished? As what this video blogger has found out.

[@jimjustice581]

I’m sure radio traffic was pretty heavy while you were cruising around. The Border Patrol was describing you to each other, LEO were in contact, and the Nat’l Guard guys were all saying, “Yeah, we see him. Ya wanna stop him?” 😂 I was astounded at the low crime rate!Anyway, great video, as always. Keep up the great work.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

That does happen. I found that out yesterday as I was cruising along the border near El Paso. :)

[@jimjustice581]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip You should have responded to their questions in a Russian accent😅.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

@@jimjustice581 Lol! 😀

[@Sarcophagus74]

I can not believe how clean that river is. When I lived in Ohio, all bodies of water were dirty. I figured only here in the appalachian mountains or other mountains would be the only places with clean water, not in lower elevations. Very cool video!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Rockey. And yes, the water is really clear. Beautiful.

[@jamesstrickland5387]

Hey the Ohio River has gotten much much better over the years.

[@Sarcophagus74]

@@jamesstrickland5387 I swam in the Ohio when I was a kid. We took the bus back home and we freaking stunk up the bus from being in the river. And probably stunk up Price Hill too.

[@jamesstrickland5387]

@@Sarcophagus74 oh i believe it, ill bet the Hocking River is still like that : ]

[@TXOLDEBULLDOGGER]

I believe it has to do with how the rivers are fed and what they are cutting through. South Texas rivers are mostly spring fed and travel across lots of limestone. So its clear water running over mostly rock, nothing to churn up. In the Texas hill country, just north of this town, the rivers are so clear you can see individual stones 10 feet below the surface.

[@Macjeeh]

I've been there. I'm a trucker. The other side of the border is Piedras Negras. Hwy 277 there's buncha Marines in HumVees every other mile. Border guards I assume.

[@joseorozco3355]

I have enjoyed your videos over the last few days, especially the ones on the Dakotas, Portland, rural towns in Kansas and Missouri, and beaches in Alabama and Florida. Keep up the good work!!!!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Jose. :)

[@rajeevdeshpande7666]

Hi Lord Spoda I don't know how to thank you for showing us these rare footages of small border towns. It's indeed adventurous entering those remote and sensitive areas near border on the lonely roads. Going close to the barbed wire fencing with no one around needs a real courage. It's surprising that Eagle Pass has low crime rate, half that of National average! At 19.09 a nice mural, 23.50 onward a nice and peaceful neighborhood, at 25.22 near the shack are trees. Are those Azadiracta Indica trees native to tropical/sub tropical regions? Overall a very interesting and informative video. Enjoyed it as well as learnt something new. Thanks again.

[@wellnesscoach73]

I’m from Eagle pass.there is no crime here.none.

[@TheConcertmaster]

I’m just curious, why is it surprising to learn that Eagle Pass has a very low crime rate? Do you expect it to be a high crime place? If so, why?

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the great comment, Rajeev. The thing with crime is this - the area is crawling with law enforcement. They are everywhere, in a much higher concentration than in other areas of the US. I actually felt quite safe there.

[@rajeevdeshpande7666]

@@TheConcertmaster No. I didn't mean that. I apologize, if you are unknowingly hurt. In fact, I liked the town, and all the small border towns. I mentioned about the nice and peaceful neighborhood, lots of greenary in the comment.

[@TheConcertmaster]

@@rajeevdeshpande7666 It’s ok, you haven’t posted anything wrong. In fact, I find it amusing reading other people’s comments calling Eagle Pass a “no man’s land”, together with the advice for the author of this video to “be very careful”. So I was just curious why there is an implied assumption of EP as a dangerous place.

[@W5nmwh50]

Love the video guys. Done a lot of travel in the states and like you wanted to see everything. Sadly getting too old now. The video makes up though, like being there. Thanks for that :)

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words, Cbell.

[@beachboybeta8077]

Thanks for stoping by my hometown, saw on KZbin and decided to watch! Uvalde and Corpus Christi Tx are some recommendations. if you've never been... I'm fairly new to your channel.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for watching, BBB! :)

[@IrelandFAI]

Cool video!It’s amazing to see how close both countries are

[@barbaracarpenter1260]

I'm 80 now too old to take off on a road trip by myself anymore. I used to when I was younger. Never thought about the dangers. Would just pack up and go. Different time now, but I always enjoyed crossing the country, seeing different places. Thanks for the tour. Somehow I miss it. Got old before I saw everything I wanted to see.

[@JuanRuiz-tp4yj]

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[@daves2058]

You are never too old to explore! Get out there and go wherever you want!

[@rafaeltorre1643]

Just remember that you made it to 80. Most people don’t get that far 💙

[@armandocornejo7476]

Have enjoyed watching your videos especially this one since I grew up on the outskirts of Eagle Pass. Nice quiet peaceful town. Was there 3 weeks ago to visit. Love your Bronco man. Stay safe out there on the road and looking forward to your next videos.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words, Armando.

[@sergiovelasquez8525]

This is my hometown. Thanks for visiting. ✌️✌️

[@JesusFelan]

I was born here back in '58, lived here growing up a bit b4 we moved to California. Last time I was there was in '99. Just curious as to how much bigger E P has gotten. I went to school at Jefferson as a kid and spent a lot of time on the river banks exploring and fishing. If you can catch me up on what's going on now, I'd appreciate it greatly. My respect to you.

[@noside.foxhound]

1:03 on your right, there's this store called La Popular Western Wear, this is where I get my Levi's jeans, greetings from Piedras Negras, Coahuila.

[@angelrueda2848]

Nice video! You were pretty close to the Fort Duncan ruins. Also, you were definitely watched via camera before and after you drove to the river where boat patrol arrived. Stay safe 🇺🇸

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I wouldn't be surprised if I was being watched! Thank you for the kind words, Angel.

[@danielrussell7788]

Love your videos dude! Very nice and informative. I enjoy this type of thing myself but you are definitely doing cool exploring.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words, Daniel!

[@danielrussell7788]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip ya I seen the Cairo, IL one yesterday which led me to watch more today. I will be watching them all. Amazing footage of the border towns from the ones I watched today.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Awesome. :)

[@surinfarmwest6645]

Razor wire and shipping containers --- looks like Bangkok when they have the anti-junta (government) demonstrations. Love the courthouse with the clock on the top in what is a bit like an old French style roof. Some of the town houses need "slight modernisation" in estate agents language but once again the crime rate is low. Nice to hear the border patrol swamp boat about 20 minutes before it turns up, gives everyone time to duck under the bushes but how they are going to guard all that lot ..... snowballs hope in hell even if it's not that easy getting to the river from the other side. Another interesting walkthrough from a "man on the street" perspective. Great Sunday night viewing, thanks for sharing this.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Great comment, Surin. :)

[@100milesandrunnin]

I have just discovered this channel! Great way to see America. So interesting, so much to see. I live in Australia and will be going through your other videos. Thank you for showing this side of the world to all of us on KZbin. I’d love to do road trips all over the USA

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Welcome!

[@wakeup555]

This is so much fun and enjoyable to watch Thank You for all the entertainment ur providing

[@robertbell387]

What a great job. Driving around and visiting different places in order to give people like myself a glimpse into the life there.

[@norcal1009]

You have "cajones" to drive up to the wall 😂. The Aztec theatre looks pretty amazing. The eagle also represents freedom, something taken away from so many people on both sides. I think I saw some pinatas, happy birthday fun fun. Have you bought your misses any Mexican bread yet?? Have one for me please, yum! Thanks again for another great video.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

We did have some Mexican bread. It was awesome! We still have some left over. :)

[@doram8888]

Downtown looks old, and run down now. . There used to be a Newberry, Kress, JC Penny, a big drug store, big HEB grocery store,, 2 movie theaters and jewlery stores. All are gone. Some buildings are now empty and looks like as if you are already in Mexico. Was sad when I visited Eagle Pass 3 years ago. By the way, I graduated from Eagle Pass High School in 1968 and have lived in California since 1972. Good Memories, Thanks for making video. Pass 3 years ago. I graduated from Eagle Pass high school in '68 and downtown was beautiful then.

[@tegelert]

Thanks for taking us right up and showing the Rio! Very cool!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks for watching, Tom!

[@jennylynn82173]

Thank you! This is very interesting to see up close!!!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for watching, Jennifer!

[@ceebee312]

Passed Eagle Pass a few times the last few yrs.. a nice small town, some creepy places or building like, although I could say the same about Laredo … nice tour, made me wanna go back there again some day

[@juanballesteros2887]

You definitely should Eagle Pass is growing super fast!

[@secretpowerinu]

I believe that old house @26:01 is the house that Pancho Villa used as a hideout. I remember riding through there one night with an ex girlfriend from Eagle Pass back in 2004.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Really? That is cool! :)

[@secretpowerinu]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip It was for sale back in 2004. I guess no one ever bought it by the way it looks. It is said that Pancho Villa stored tons of ammunition inside the house and that he buried some of his enemies somewhere on the yard lol!

[@TheConcertmaster]

I don’t know about Pancho Villa, but it definitely is Eagle Pass’ most famous haunted house.

[@secretpowerinu]

@@TheConcertmaster you know, that did cross my mind, about the house being haunted lol. I haven’t been to Eagle Pass since 2008 or so, when we went to Kickapoo Casino. I’m from Pearsall. Hopefully I’ll be able to take a trip down there soon, given my health improves. I’m currently fighting cancer.

[@Daylight-nu3rt]

Hey I'm revisiting this video to see the stark difference in how it looked then as opposed to now, and as we speak they are setting up military bases in Eagle pass and other hot spots you guys have visited along the border. What a difference a few years make. OMG!!!

[@ShirleySerious]

When you go to Del Rio, get some of that Julio's Salsa. Great chips too. They may or may not have a factory outlet.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I will!

[@bigroy8810]

They have Julio's restaurant in Del Rio. Home of the famous Julio chips n salsa

[@randyman78596]

if your ever back out this way, theres judge Roy Beans in Langtry, a big high bridge over the pecos river with history.. a motel called "desert air" in sanderson thats pretty cool.. and of course marfa and alpine..

[@bigroy8810]

I used to passed thru all those places while working in Presidio,Tx.from Eagle Pass.

[@stevetessier8532]

Senior you need to take your Bronco to Scrub A Dub...Your videos are most enjoyable..Thank You so much.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I dd! :)

[@barryinthepi390]

I lived in and was a Teacher at Memorial Jr. High in Eagle Pass from 1990 to 93. I liked my students and one of my best students was a girl who just moved from Mexico. S he was a smart Girl as was many of my students. The thing about Eagle Pass was there are many Migrant Farm Workers and their families lived there. They would leave for the farms in Sept-October and wouldn't return until March or April. The School District had a ofter school program to get them caught up with the work they missed. Now I am retired and now live in my Tropical paradise of the Philippines.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Nice!

[@Cutiepie-h7o]

Gran cambio de Eagle Pass a las Filipinas 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@RM-mm4jr]

Another great vid!! Just like ALL your other uploads! ❤ From Australia

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, R M!!!

[@CaptainHowdy1969]

I def plan to do some extensive traveling along those border towns myself and take it all in...love the videos Spoda,keep em' comin' brother...

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Cool! Let me know what you find.

[@CaptainHowdy1969]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip I will def let you know what I find my friend...say,speaking of finding places and all,I'm surprised that while you were down in that part of Texas that you haven't done a video on Langtry Texas and the story of judge Roy L Bean...I take it you enjoy western folk lore etc so like I said it kind of surprises me that you haven't done a little stopover in Langtry and do a quick little side trip so to speak...

[@johnruiz9478]

Right under that second bridge i was fishing with my kid. Watched a group of 5 people swim over, i had to jump in to save a 15 and 3 year old from drowning. Almost drowned myself but someone from Mex swam over to help.

[@grandwonder5858]

If the border patrol saw you could they charge you for aiding and abetting illegal immigrants? Just wondering because I think they could if they wanted to. But if I were in your shoes I would save them even if it violated US law, we're all humans after all.

[@johnruiz9478]

Once the guy from mex swam over, he grabbed the 3year old from me and i was able to swim and find a branch in the water, that i was able to stand on. He noticed border patrol coming and handed me the little girl. I waited there for them hoping the branch wouldnt break. After they took us to river bank they got a quick statment from me and they(BP) and two Texas state troopers shook my hand and told me thanks. I think they just used their judgment that i just wanted to help instead of me trying to get them over here.

[@grandwonder5858]

@@johnruiz9478 Thanks for the details. I guess those border patrols do have a lot of heart and understand we're all human beings after all! Borders are just man-made imaginary lines, that's all.

[@hikingwithjackieboy]

That was some really great timing to catch the patrol boat on the Rio Grande

[@dirkthiemann5419]

Hallo, Mr. Spoda very nice town eagle pass, downtown ist sweet, and the courthouse is cool house I Iike the look, is the river the border to Mexico , when I see the border I think at the wall in Berlin from east to west Germany. Tank you for your work for this video👍

[@colscott5016]

I’m from here. Not too far from where you went towards the end of the video is a “shooting range” with piss poor targets but it’s right at the edge of the river and has several ponds with picnicking roofs around them. And trust me, even if it feels like you’re alone and not being watched, you are. The border patrol has ground sensors all over the place and not to mention the camera towers. They probably tracked you from the moment you drove past downtown near the river all the way to the end of the video.

[@grandwonder5858]

Would an American be able to launch his kayak into the river and fish?

[@colscott5016]

@@grandwonder5858 yes, my high school media tech teacher actually offered a training course for kayaking

[@grandwonder5858]

@@colscott5016 Thanks for the response and info! I appreciate it very much! One day I would like to launch my kayak in that river! Hopefully border patrol won't arrest me and accuse me of be an illegal alien!

[@jimbobbluegrass]

You were completely within your constitutional rights to video from public property anything you can see. I’m glad to see the BP agents have been informed and don’t waste your or their time on it. I’m also surprised you found the lack of a barrier to be unusual. There are 100s maybe 1000s of miles like that on the US border

[@peterparr3079]

Thanks for doing these videos , I find them interesting.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words, Peter.

[@birdlynn417]

Thank you, for this, many of us have had no idea what it looked like.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

That's what I'm trying to do!

[@galaxy1447]

The crossings usually don’t happen near the bridges. They happen more near the loop going to Laredo. National Guard is always there.

[@annedonlon2232]

Thanks for another brilliant trip down Mexico Way and the mighty Rio Grande.

[@samorayee420]

Amazing amazing video . I like to see more videos about border

[@Markus_Andrew]

As an Aussie, I find it kind of surreal to think that if you have a good enough arm you could throw a rock across a river and into another country 😄We're pretty lucky in that we don't have any huge land borders to keep an eye on. The illegal immigrants we have to concern ourselves with are so-called "boat people" who mostly come across the Timor sea on rickety boats from the Indonesian archipelago and SE Asia. Sadly, a number of them get lost at sea, probably a lot more than we know of. Our northern coastal patrols still have to be vigilant, but of course due to the nature of the crossing, we have nowhere near the magnitude of the illegal immigration problem which the US has to contend with on its southern border. Attempts to illegally enter Australia only happen in the north, since to the east, west and south is nothing but ocean. I'm really enjoying watching your trip along the border, LS. Over here, we hear about the US border situation, but it makes a world of contextual difference to actually see some of the places where illegal crossings commonly take place, and the daunting task faced by border security to keep tabs on it all. Talk about a full-time job... Thank you so much for sharing this with us all!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Great comment, Markus, as usual. Really interesting to hear how different it is in Australia.

[@Markus_Andrew]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Thanks for the nice reply!

[@sd8023]

I love the knowledge you give us…

[@Laura-nm3rn]

Thank you for taking us on this journey and showing us what the media doesn’t. Quite fascinating.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for watching, Laura.

[@TheBSG]

Subscribed. I reside near the border and love these videos.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Awesome!

[@frankd4875]

LS, don't know how far up the road you are now, but when you get to Louisiana, Festivals Acadiens et Creoles is October 14-16 in Girard Park in Lafayette adjacent to the Univ. of Louisiana campus, fantastic free music festival featuring some of the top Cajun and Zydeco bands from SW LA, lots of food and craft tents. Downtown Lafayette is a nice scene on weekends with lots of bars and restaurants. If you go on to N. O., be aware that street crime is really bad now there, with lots of carjackings and shootings. The NOPD is in disarray, with lots of resignations and is seriously understaffed, in addition to a "progressive" district attorney who doesn't take prosecuting violent crime seriously enough. You need to be careful there with your vehicle. If you get rear-ended, DON'T get out but go to the nearest public place or police station. It could be a carjacking in progress. It's that dangerous now. Hope you enjoy your journey through LA. Cheers from Lafayette, LA!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the tips, Frank. We will be visiting Lafayette in the next couple weeks, but will be skipping New Orleans. I'm more interested in seeing rural Louisiana around Lafayette. :)

[@frankd4875]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Some of the small towns around Lafayette are having serious gang problems with lots of shootings, mostly at night, so just be careful where you go, particularly Opelousas. Abbeville is a picturesque town, worth checking out its downtown area, but it too has its gang problems. Breaux Bridge has a quaint downtown area around Bridge Street, and is noted for its Crawfish Festival but that's in the spring. If you go south of Lafayette to New Iberia, you should go to Avery Island, where Tabasco sauce is bottled; the Jungle Garden there is so beautiful, my artist wife paints there all the time. The live oaks there are amazing. On the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, check out the town of Madisonville, pretty cool place where lots of folks from NO have escaped to for living and who commute across the lake to work. Also, check out Abita Springs and Covington on your way east to MS and AL. On the MS coast, check out Pass Christian, Gulfport and Ocean Springs. Biloxi has the big casinos but that's about it. In AL, across Mobile Bay, check out the area around Fairhope and Point Clear on your way down to Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, popular vacation destinations for people from all over. Safe travels!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the great tips, Frank.

[@mccathernfamilyprojectsandadv.]

I played at the casino there years ago when I was working in carizo springs live in central Oklahoma

[@joewenzel5142]

Looks like a good fishing spot for sure.

[@debrapearson4571]

Thanks for doing the video. You are honorable.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for that, Debra!

[@toddo1630]

30:50 was BP on the Mexico side to avoid the rocks? Hard to tell.

[@kazkazimierz1742]

What is find interesting about this series is the number of places where there is no barrier to crossing from Mexico.

[@jjson775]

Maybe not a physical barrier but plenty of electronic surveillance I suspect.

[@mikeaustin1323]

Thank the Biden Administration. Thank the Obama administration. Trump will not tolerate this

[@WadeB-t2l]

​@mikeaustin1323 yet Trump fixed nothing. Strange.

[@everardoleija5047]

Awesome vblog nice seeing our city on KZbin.

[@faithford9143]

Wow, that was very nice. I love your content! 👍🏽

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Faith!

[@jamesbevin2723]

You are good at this! Please keep going!

[@daviddecelles8714]

Always grateful seeing your close-up visuals of the seemingly placid and perpetually pleasant Rio Grande; the real streets and structures of the border towns; and hearing your low key, verbally restrained narrative accompaniment. (I too would have been inclined to enjoy refreshment at one or other of those two regrettably unopened establishments in Eagle Pass.) See you again soon.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I was ready for a beer, that's for sure. :)

[@Juraberg]

Interesting and adventurous. Off the beaten tourist track. USA from another perspective. Regards from Europe.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Patrick. :)

[@hannakinn]

My dad was in the Air Force we lived on base outside of Eagle Pass. The base was closed and the base housing sold as public homes. I found pictures online and saw it was an awful rundown mess. It was sad to see. When we lived there I was 4 and 5. The base was nice and clean, the homes spic and span. On base we had a PX, a bowling alley, a swimming pool, a movie theater, a small diner type resturant. It was a small base, a pleasant and safe place for families with kids to live. My father worked in radar there. There were airfields, I believe planes practiced touch and go landings there quite often. We used to go shopping and go to church in downtown Eagle Pass. Even back then, in the early 1960s, Mexicans far outnumbered whites in town. Everyone was very nice and people seemed to get along well. There were places to get excellent TexMex meals. On base we had tons of rattlesnakes, tarantulas, and scorpions. The base was full of horned toads, I loved them. In recent years I've read the number of horned toads has severely declined, which is sad.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the comment. I thought Eagle Pass looked pretty nice, especially the downtown. :)

[@garyley4270]

Another fascinating video, thanks!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Gary!

[@Kelly-ml5tl]

Maybe it would be cheaper to boost up the economy of some Central American country or Mexico itself, than it is to take care of them when they get here. The space and funds aren't limitless anywhere in the world.

[@wellnesscoach73]

40 million people in this country receive free money every month : groceries free housing free child labor free abortion free etc etc it’s a communist country with a corrupt government.let’s not forget the usa caused the crisis since back in the 80s fueling wars and supply endless bombs etc to wreck central american economies then the usa started the neón liberal period again setting shop with factories and cheap labor.Stop and start doing your research about how the usa 🇺🇸 mafia who swap sides every 4 years are responsible.

[@redbone7040]

A lot of money has been spent that way but corruption on the government there eats it up🤔🥴

[@kch650]

The problem with that is the corruption in those areas. The leaders in power and control, do not care about the people. Just like it's destroying here.

[@lowriderministries3687]

I agree

[@charleshoang566]

These countries are fail states and their governments are corrupt, the only thing we could do is close the border like Poland and Hungary are doing in Europe or Trump did while he was in the office that why I voted for him.

[@RichardFelstead1949]

Thanks for sharing your journey.

[@mr1pearl]

Seems like the nicest of the border towns to date !

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

It is an interesting place, Bill. :)

[@pep590]

Cool video as I always wanted to do down there what you are doing. Awesome!

[@eduardoperez4461]

My family is from across the border in Piedras. Every year I drive to México and I do all my shopping in Eagle Pass, love that border town. Future retirement home for me.

[@BENTAYGA2]

I was just there by car from Oak. Ca and you found what I was looking for which was border wall and Rio Grand I saw the Pecos River though

[@joewenzel5142]

Looks like the National Guard put up those 2 strands of concertina wire stacked on top of each other next to the river.

[@GAMERGUY-gh6wc]

Hello thank you for making a video of eagle pass 830 finally someone does I actually live here in eagle pass you are able to go under the bridges with your vehicle the PD OR BORDER PATROL OR MILITARY WONT TELL YOU ANYTHING it's public property

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Interesting. Thank you for that info.

[@101perspective]

Are those shipping containers actually helping? To me it looks like they just make it easier for people to get closer to the border without being noticed.

[@sanchezhandymen3444]

You didn't go to the Lucky Eagle Casino?? Dang maybe next time...

[@CharlsR-mt1fu]

Everything is monitored not only by vehicles and boats, there are also drones constantly watching. You must be careful when walking in secluded places because you may encounter dangerous police officers.

[@sirlatinlingo9451]

I grew up on the corner of Main Street and Ryan right before you drive towards the river bank. Not many videos highlighting my hometown. Growing up and fishing the Rio Grande, I cannot tell you how many dead bodies we saw floating down the river. My grandmas house was constantly getting flooded when the Amistad Dam opened the flood gates, that is why the lot is empty now. I remember playing outside and seeing the Border Patrol constantly chasing illegals. At times they would hide behind my grandmas house. I have very fond memories of what once was a fun upbringing along the Rio Grande.

[@JesusFelan]

Hey brother, I grew up for a time on Commercial and Leona down from the old ice place. I remember going down to the river edge and fishing for those large catfish. Haven't been back since '99 and perhaps you can fill me in on what is going on now a days. Thank you with much respect.

[@janettporter6795]

He is probably a coyote watching to see if they can bring some more people across the board. I, too, am shocked the boarder patrol hasn't at least asked what you are doing. Crazy.

[@krissuhr4891]

Looks like Brenham Texas, both of our boys live there.

[@frankgonz31]

No problem getting out of car,your color helps alot, trust me. Stereotype never ends

[@dalejensen5828]

I don't get why they don't cross the border up on the bridge and pass through the official port of entry legally.

[@toddfr1967]

Were the insects bad there on the day you filmed?

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Mostly butterflies, and the air is thick with them! Never seen so many.

[@poowg2657]

I helped to fund around $4000 so that my daughter in law could legally enter the US and become a citizen. She's from Kyrghyszstan and can't understand how we let illegal immigration occur. Her country is surrounded by high barb wire fences manned every few hundred meters by soldiers with heavy mavhine guns. Anyone caught in no man's land is simply shot without warning as well as anyone caught inside the country illegally. They just don't have much illegal immigration. I got to witness some of that when our family went there for our son's wedding. When people claim the US treats illegals badly just stop to think about what some other contries do.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Perfectly said.

[@charleshoang566]

These illegal cut in line of the legal people, they have to wait for 20 years to come here.

[@enrique4693]

Wait, Are you saying we should kill anyone trying to cross illegally? Really?

[@coopyduck6901]

Illegals are treated better than citizens. They are used as political pawns at taxpayer expense. For political gain. Unfair to those who come here legally. Much of the benefits given to illegals are not allowed for citizens.

[@owj182]

@@enrique4693 actually yes. Because that is consider invasion. They can be spies, soilders, murders, cat and dog killer, drug dealers arm dealers etc

[@joewenzel5142]

Weird Al Yankovic's "White and Nerdy" music video came to mind when you said they were just ignoring the nerdy guy in glasses.

[@wickedviscus2139]

i live here. my great grandfather moved to eagle pass in the 1920's ... been a minute!

[@cutiecapellini1372]

ThIs is my hometown 🥲 when I was little my grandma and I would walk to Piedras Negras (Black Rocks) to shop and pick up her medicines. We left when I was 10 years old and a few years later the cartel and a few gangs took over the neighborhood my grandma used to live in. We were 5 minutes away from the border and the river was basically in our back yard. My husband and I are currently saving up to take my grandma for a visit, she’s missed our home since we all left for better opportunities. Can’t wait to show her this! 🥲

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Awesome!

[@RaulRodriguez-bq4nj]

Black stones.

[@JesusFelan]

Hi. I was born here but now live in Houston. I grew up on Commercial Street by our lady of refuge school. My grandmother's property extended down to the river's edge. Good to know there are people that have lived there in E P through social media, my respect to you.

[@lmcwill0502]

Very interesting area, , on the numbers you mentioned coming in daily from Mexico , that would need to be broken down to legal green card workers that cross daily , but live on the Mexico side compared to those illegal . And it's a big entry for Americans going into Mexico to Vacation or many now make Mexico their home. Let's face it, for years the American rancher's and farmers hired illegal immigrants , they paid them cash daily. Mexicans are good people and being border towns it will take on more a feel of Mexico and more Mexicans live in those border towns . Not to mention , TX did belong to Mexico first , so naturally the descendents of those border towns are Mexican as well. I lived on a border back in 1980 , I was living in S Korea on in the Joint Security Area on DMZ, if they had anyone from N Korea attempt to cross , a N Korean would shoot to kill , it stops illegal crossing , that's how a dictatorship works . If one did make it across,they were welcomed into S Korea and S Korea would help them with finding a job and make him a hero . Diplomacy , the US is never going to end Mexicans coming here for work or to get away from their cartel in Mexico . The history of the border and TX is interesting. I will keep watching you and wife Nicole on this trip on the border , it fascinating seeing that .

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Great comment. I should have said in the video that the 6000 who cross daily are doing it legally.

[@rudynoah5503]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip of course, i live an hour from Eagle Pass (in mexican side) and we Cross to that town to buy all kind of stuff

[@sabinsplx8672]

The gate is always open.

[@maifrank6048]

Wow! Thank you for the tour !!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you fir watching, MF! :)

[@rowietappy187]

Going to be nice to compare the Canadian boarder towns if and when you head to the Northern boarder in future videos.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I will be, beginning next late spring into summer. :)

[@ggtt8532]

刚才提起，美国与Mexico边界的Rio Border铁阑珊~南部的Mexico区域的500里我是地主回收，要增加到600多里。因为南下600多里的地皮较窄~-窄地皮区（做铁阑珊~较短程、较省料、较少成本）-可以做我的私人庄园~边界线-铁阑珊、及人造河流（以此河道将不是我的私人庄园管理内的地皮，分隔两地）、及湖泊蓄水池（方便通水管灌溉种植园地和运作养殖场）。

[@brianrussell9419]

Interesting video , Thankyou . Wondering did you see any boaters other than the border patrol ? Can anybody kayak or canoe down the Rio Garande ? Coming down there in November …….

[@angelrueda2848]

Yep, anyone can launch a boat from the public b ramp. You might see trout lined set up along the river. People from Mexico set em up to catch catfish. They float over on inner tubes and take their catch to sell at the market.

[@brianrussell9419]

@@angelrueda2848 Thank you

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I didn't see any, Brian. But there are places you can take a boat out.

[@angelrueda2848]

Fish and game wardens at times patrol the river for unlicensed angler’s

[@deliajimenez9394]

I was born here, raised in Cali. I so miss eagle pass. I still need to remember more I have blocked a lot of it

[@jerroldmcley4347]

You sure as heck wouldn't think the border was as bad as they say it is

[@JesusFelan]

That's the political side of the story. Democrats want to paint a picture of poor people coming in trying to find jobs and start a new life. The Republicans give you the real facts. Military aged men from Syria, Turkey, the Middle East often come in, but for what reason? Surely not to start a family!!

[@LynneTweedell]

It is migration time for the butterflies. It is amazing how those little wings carry them so far.

[@jimmyj4811]

Thanks!

[@danielb8901]

Nice, you should carry a fishing rod as there are fish you can see. The border guards and national guard don`t have enviable job I recon. We in Australia had borders locked off so we couldn't travel to other states without a special permits during c_vid if you could get a permit, this happened for a long time. We are back to normal now.

[@dopeMike_]

We are back to normal for now. fixt.

[@loveme9703]

Sometimes I get worried for you when watching the videos!

[@zdravkobuljan6931]

So looked at the map after the news, there is a small channel between the 2 bridges, you where at the one Bridge close to it. On maps its seems there is no fence, would it not be easier to go over by night with a boat and just walk up the Channel till you inside the town and then lets say go on a Greyhound bus to a bigger city? Or do they all just want to be caught to be processed? Also it seems that red Train bridge, it would be possible to climb on with a ladder or sneck into the control point on the Mexican site and then either climb down with a roll up latter half way into the American site or just walk to the end but its all fenced in too so guess there are people watching? So what is the point of that Wall and all that resources spend like people watching a river instead of hunting criminals on the street? Would it not be much cheaper to just cut all welfare to Zero, its what my county did and we do not get illegal immigrants, if they have no money to life they wont stay so they move to places where they get more social help. The other thing is, If I would life on the American Side I would think its like East Germany all walled in like a Prison, it seems using that park you where parked or the River for lets say fishing or swimming is not possible. Like a wall works both ways.

[@dopeMike_]

Does that bordertown crime statistic extend to other states like Arizona, New Mexico and California? Or is that only for Texas?