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Melon

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20. This isn't necessarily true for everyone
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 09:13 PM
Jun 2025

My friend has a family ranch south of Laredo. They are an elderly couple and they have ranch hands on the ranch and live in Dallas.

They have been specifically told by the ranch hands over the last years to not go down or only go out escorted. This is a family ranch probably 100 years old. The older man was great friends with all the Mexicans but it’s not the same today. The smugglers are heavily armed and it’s big money. The ranch hands only traverse the ranch in the evening in pairs and always armed. There is trash and empty water bottles and clothing left in piles throughout.

The cartels have changed what smuggling is.its not just people but drugs coming across and you can hear gunshots often. There are always undocumented people someplace on the ranch.
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No, I lived in Texas and now California and Johonny Jun 2025 #1
This isn't necessarily true for everyone Melon Jun 2025 #20
I grew up in Uvalde County, which is 90 miles from the Mexico border. hamsterjill Jun 2025 #24
It sounds more like a criminal issue then an immigration issue. But what do I know? Walleye Jun 2025 #26
It's an immigration issues. These were thousands of people coming over in that area a month. Melon Jun 2025 #30
Thank you. hamsterjill Jun 2025 #34
Thank you for this information. nt Trueblue Texan Jun 2025 #29
Thank you for being kind. hamsterjill Jun 2025 #33
Thx for sharing. I too am in NE happy feet Jun 2025 #28
I've lived in Texas half a century Skittles Jun 2025 #2
Same. AStern Jun 2025 #3
In college I worked in a restaurant milestogo Jun 2025 #4
Never been a thing for me either. And, isn't it interesting, Abbott SheltieLover Jun 2025 #5
Republicans can't Lead, Govern or Manage Money BOSSHOG Jun 2025 #6
Immigration to the US is way down Johonny Jun 2025 #11
One could come to the conclusion BOSSHOG Jun 2025 #17
It's nice for them to have a manufactured problem to deflect... ananda Jun 2025 #13
Oh the tough life of those pushing conservative values BOSSHOG Jun 2025 #16
It really only became a thing because of RW media newdeal2 Jun 2025 #7
Plus, they were scared of the large numbers of Spanish-speaking people gathering at once Walleye Jun 2025 #27
The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. Thomas Paine Ping Tung Jun 2025 #8
I've lived in southern Arizona and in California lapfog_1 Jun 2025 #9
Of course not. It's ridiculous on its face. Sparkly Jun 2025 #10
I grew up in SoCal Faux pas Jun 2025 #12
It's all about xenophobia NewHendoLib Jun 2025 #14
Harris ran on hiring thousands of new border agents and officers, so apparently some Democrats care? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2025 #15
Absolutely Polybius Jun 2025 #18
What's going on in NYC? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2025 #23
No. No big deal .. I have live in a border city since 1985... haele Jun 2025 #19
It's never been a big issue nor a 'security' issue. I lived in Tucson and Texas and many years in Arkansas, which has a sinkingfeeling Jun 2025 #21
It's never been an issue in my life, that I'm aware of. Wingus Dingus Jun 2025 #22
I live in Washington State. Pretty far from the southern border. Aristus Jun 2025 #25
There has been smuggling and human trafficking across the southern border for years; Ocelot II Jun 2025 #31
There are benefits and there are problems. Trump exaggerates the problems and prevents the GOP from agreeing... surfered Jun 2025 #32
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