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EPISODE · Jul 2, 2018 · 2 MIN

For Texas ranchers living along border fence, talk of an illegal crossing crisis is exaggerated

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Many Rio Grande Valley residents have farmed land along the border fence for decades. On hot summer days, they mow their lawns and repair trucks, take care of ailing relatives and sip coffee at local convenience stores. What they don’t do, they say, is worry about a crisis at the border. www.texastribune.org

Many Rio Grande Valley residents have farmed land along the border fence for decades. On hot summer days, they mow their lawns and repair trucks, take care of ailing relatives and sip coffee at local convenience stores. What they don’t do, they say, is worry about a crisis at the border. www.texastribune.org

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