Residents Fight to Save the Binational Friendship Park: A Q&A with Pedro Rios

As 30-foot walls go up, U.S. residents lose another important symbol of binational solidarity between the two countries.

Pedro Rios (front) with others protesting the construction of 30-foot walls at Friendship Park during President Biden’s visit to San Diego on March 13. (Photo credit: Maria Teresa Fernandez)

For decades, Friendship Park, which straddles Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, California, has been home to family reunions, binational art projects, and acts of soli…