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Scope and Contents Segment #1: BORDER FENCES Political controversy engulfed the US/Mexico border ever since the borderline was first drawn in 1848. During the Cold War era, authorities feared that communist agents would cross the border to attack the US. Here's an example from a 1954, CBS Radio documentary called 'The Wetbacks.' It begins with a familiar scenario: an anonymous man, crosses the Rio Grande...he's carrying a suitcase.. .could it be a communist, secretly smuggling a nuclear bomb' Today...