"We've Got A Gun At Every Door In The House": Border Rancher Sees 2,400% Increase In Illegal Aliens On Property
by Tyler Durden
Friday, Jan 14, 2022 - 08:20 PM
By Charlotte Cuthbertson of The Epoch Times,
Ranching and smuggling are respectively the primary legitimate and illegitimate economic drivers in Cochise County, Arizona.
Rancher John Ladd on his property that abuts the U.S.–Mexico border near Naco in Cochise County, Ariz
Much to John Ladd’s frustration, the two industries intersect on his ranch, which is sandwiched between the U.S.–Mexico border and highway 92, a convenient smuggling pick-up road.
Ladd’s ranch shares 10.5 miles of border with Mexico and in mid-2019 had an average of 12 illegal aliens traversing his land daily, with Border Patrol catching about half. Now, he says, it’s about 300 a day and Border Patrol catches about 30 percent on a good day. The numbers started escalating the same time the 2020 presidential election swung Joe Biden’s way.
“I’m not going to say there’s no hope, but nothing’s going to change as long as Biden’s there and his administration,” Ladd told The Epoch Times on Dec. 8. “And so what are we going to do? Just let them come through?”
The illegal immigrants traversing Ladd’s ranch aren’t seeking asylum—they’re mostly young, single men dressed head-to-toe in camouflage clothing and doing everything they can to avoid law enforcement and get to Phoenix.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/weve-got-gun-every-door-house-border-rancher-sees-2400-percent-increase-illegal-aliens
