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Let's let him win. what's it like being mexican—american? what's that like? i wouldn't change it. i love being tex—mex. i love being from texas. i'm all about texas. i have a shirt that says "i just lucky legal". which is true, a lot of people are just lucky legal. we're not illegals. you know, our — just because we're darker — it's hot out — it's hot in texas. our ancestors are from there, but we were born here, in the united states — so don't try to send us back somewhere we're not even from. train horn blares. the next day, and a few more stops down the train line, deep into sou...

Epic railjourney across the southern united states. this is the mighty mississippi. the economic backbone of early america, running north to south for more than 2000 miles, carrying the people and cargo that helped to turn this country from a fledgling upstart into a powerhouse. for much of the 19th century, steamboats like this ruled the river. but in 1879, construction began on a transcontinental train line, that would link the newfound prosperity with the isolated far west. connecting the gulf of mexico with the pacific ocean. on this journey i'll be following the railroad that pushed the a...

So don't try to send us back somewhere we're not even from. train horn blares. the next day, and a few more stops down the train line, deep into southern texas, and you find yourself even closer to the mexican border — the last frontier, some call it. alpine station is the jumping—off point to one of america's most remote national parks. we drive through a vista that feels straight out of a western. they call it big bend after a twist in the legendary river here that today separates the usa from mexico — the rio grande. this is the rio grande! welcome to the border!

But in 1879, construction began on a transcontinental train line, that would link the newfound prosperity with the isolated far west. connecting the gulf of mexico with the pacific ocean. on this journey i'll be following the railroad that pushed the american dream along the mexican border all the way to california. every trip is unique. it's a moving city. and i will be meeting some of the people who help define this unique, diverse and fascinating part of the country. horn blares. new orleans, my first

For more than 2000 miles, carrying the people and cargo that helped to turn this country from a fledgling upstart into a powerhouse. for much of the 19th century, steamboats like this ruled the river. but in 1879, construction began on a transcontinental train line, that would link the newfound prosperity with the isolated far west. connecting the gulf of mexico with the pacific ocean. on this journey i'll be following the railroad that pushed the american dream along the mexican border all the way to california. every trip is unique. it's a moving city. and i will be meeting some of the peopl...