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Mexican children cross border to go to school: Their trek to El Paso is common, but some call students costly.
Byline: Sarah Viren
Apr. 29--For the past two years, Rachel Ortiz's commute to her El Paso school has begun each morning in Mexico.
As the sun rises over that side of the Rio Grande, the first-grader follows her father from their cinder-block home through the streets of Ciudad Juarez.
Aaron Ortiz holds his 6-year-old's pink backpack and later her hand. At the border they funnel onto the pedestrian bridge alongside dozens of other children with backpacks holding parents' hands. Then they are on the other side, saying goodbye at the gates of Vilas Elementary, where breakfast is served free and special classes are offered for English-language ...
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