Immigration

Seesaws create cross-nation playtime for children at US southern border

By Ellie Bufkin
Published July 30, 2019 3:54pm ET
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Seesaws create cross-nation playtime for children at US southern border
A mother and her baby play on a seesaw installed between the steel fence that divides Mexico from the United States in Ciudad de Juarez, Mexico, Sunday, July 28, 2019. | (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

Brand new pink seesaws at the border between Sunland Park, New Mexico in the United States and Ciudad Juárez in Mexico allow children in both nations to come together for playtime.

The seesaws were designed and built by American college professors Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, who first conceptualized the cross-nation playground, “Teetertotter Wall,” 10 years ago.

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