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As the United States expanded into a global superpower, it simultaneously strengthened its national borders and began to limit who could come in and out of the country. In this week’s episode, the story of how one of the...
Why the wall was built is an episode from Throughline by NPR. As the United States expanded into a global superpower, it simultaneously strengthened its national borders and began to limit who could come in and out of the country. In this w...
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Published Apr 21, 2026, 13:13 long, audio available.
As the United States expanded into a global superpower, it simultaneously strengthened its national borders and began to limit who could come in and out of the country. In this week’s episode, the story of how one of the very first walls meant to divide people was built on the US Southern border. To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free,
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Why the wall was built is from Throughline by NPR.
Published Apr 21, 2026 and 13:13 long