Authorities killed the driver of a truck suspected of transporting illegal immigrants. A sign of things to come?


VOA News:

U.S. authorities have shot and killed the driver of a vehicle at an entry point along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The shooting occurred Thursday near the busy San Ysidro Port of Entry, which links the northern Mexican city of Tijuana with the southern California city of San Diego.

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