The El Paso Walmart wasn't just any store. It was one of the busiest Walmarts in the USA. A favorite for Mexican shoppers
The store that bridged cultures is now the site of one of the deadliest anti-Latino attacks in U.S. history
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It’s a community straddling two countries, and the Walmart was a hub where everyone shopped. The shooting there has left this community hurt, shaken but also defiant.
When you hear about border cities these days it's easy to get an apocalyptic image in your mind. But this is the thing about El Paso: it's one the most tolerant places on earth. It's people 100s or 1000s of miles away who think of it in apocalyptic terms. nytimes.com/2019/08/04/us/…pic.twitter.com/E6g7Zltzjb