ROMA, Texas – A rancher at the southern border, struggling to secure his property against migrants using it to sneak into the U.S., criticized President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for failing to curb the ongoing crisis.
Migrants cutting through Richard Guerra's game fences have also led to costly repairs. But the rancher said the damages have recently decreased since migrants view the border as open, encouraging them to cross more openly at Eagle Pass. "I'm one of several ranchers here, the property owners, that have been affected by the migration," Guerra told Fox News. "Basically, the first thing that's damaged is your fences because they're trying to access your property." Migrants illegally crossing into Texas from Mexico often bend, cut, or rip away portions of the metal game fences lining Guerra's 8,000-acre ranch, which lies roughly one mile north of the border, according to the Texan.
He said that mending a mile-long section could cost him upwards of $10,000, depending on the severity of the damage. Damage to a section of rancher Richard Guerra's metal fence is visible in this Oct.
1, 2022, photo. (Gabrielle Reyes/Fox News) Customs and Border Protection officials made more than two million arrests from October 2021 through September 2022 — over 340,000 more than the year previous.
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