This presentation is jammed with information by Denver Post reporter Michael Riley, who aims to get the cost of government efforts on the border in front of the public. The accompanying pictures show viewers what is happening as fences are built and border-patrol agents step up their efforts. Each time those who desire to cross badly enough do find a way to defeat the fence or move their operations to less-secure parts of the border. The game of cat-and-mouse continues.

There are four main photography slideshows with audio. Each is approximately two minutes long. There is an additional video and illustrations by graphic journalist Severiano Galvan as he speaks of crossing the border decades ago.

Story: Michael Riley

Photography: R. J. Sangosti

Interactive media production: Kelli McWhirter and Deb Neeley

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Fortress America: Part 1
If all goes according to plan, border changes will lead to the biggest border prison
boom in decades.

Building a Border: Part 2
A 10-foot-high wall snakes along the U.S.-Mexico border, behind it another fence,
steel mesh, even higher.

Criminal crossing: Part 3
Just about everyone caught on a 205-mile section of Texas is now jailed.

Moving targets: Part 4
There are plenty of young men milling in the plaza to guide you across the desert.

Mexico’s president won’t go with the flow
Perhaps it’s a political axiom that how a fence looks depends on which
side you’re standing on.

Multimedia: Sev’s journey

Graphic: Virtual surveillance

Graphic: Virtual surveillance

Graphic: Border map and cost breakdown

Graphic: Looking for a sign