Protesters take sides on the border wall

Texas animal researchers and activists are concerned about the effect the border wall could have on the native wildlife in the Rio Grande Valley, such as the ocelot. AALIYAH GARZA/THE RIDER

Bianca Castro, a UTRGV psychology senior and member of the No Border Wall Movement and the Industrial Workers of the World, attended the anti-Trump protest to speak against the border wall. FERNANDO RAMIREZ/THE RIDER

Trump supporters line up outside the Fairway Plaza on 10th Street in McAllen around 10 a.m. last Thursday to wait for the president’s arrival. FERNANDO RAMIREZ/THE RIDER

Across the street from the Trump supporters, anti-Trump protesters arrived and spoke out against the border wall, yelling chants, such as “¡No al muro!” FERNANDO RAMIREZ/THE RIDER

Local police and security forces watch the protesters. AALIYAH GARZA/THE RIDER