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All-American Canal

Calexico, California - The All-American Canal, which brings water from the Colorado River to irrigate the Imperial Valley. It is called the All-American Canal because it replaced the Alamo Canal which ran through Mexico. Here the canal runs only a few meters north of the international border fence. More than 500 people have drowed in the canal, many of them migrants from Mexico trying to illegally enter the United States.

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Image Description:	Calexico, California - The All-American Canal, which brings water from the Colorado River to irrigate the Imperial Valley. It is called the All-American Canal because it replaced the Alamo Canal which ran through Mexico. Here the canal runs only a few meters north of the international border fence. More than 500 people have drowed in the canal, many of them migrants from Mexico trying to illegally enter the United States.
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