13 photos that show what life is really like on the US-Mexico border

Leanna Garfield

May 6, 2017, 21:00 IST

Edgard Garrido/Reuters

Pensioner Pedro, 72, is seen at his house near a section of the fence separating Mexico and the United States, on the outskirts of Tijuana, Mexico.

More than 100 days into Donald Trump's presidency, his administration has yet to persuade Congress (or Mexico) to pay for an estimated $21.6 billion wall along the US-Mexico border.

Congress did, however, agree to a budget bill in late April that will fund $146 million in upgrades to the existing steel border fencing, which was first installed in the mid-1990s.

For some, the border is not just a divider between the US and Mexico - it's home.

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Reuters visited some of these folks in Tijuana, Mexico, who live in a variety of home types, from a small treehouse to a mansion with views of California and the Pacific Ocean, on the border.

Their stories are below.

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