Posted on 04/30/2021 4:34:37 PM PDT by yoe
Rancher Whit Jones figures he's spent more than $30,000 since January fixing fences and gates, like this one, that human smugglers busted through in order to "bailout." John Burnett/NPR
[snip]"They drive as far as they can on the property and tearing down fences as they drive. The car stops and everybody bails out of the car. So that's why they call it a bailout," Jones says.
Cowboys on the Jones Ranch noticed a change as soon as the Biden administration came in and loosened immigration policies.
When immigration policy changes in Washington, D.C., it's felt immediately on the Jones Ranch, located an hour's drive north of the Rio Grande in South Texas.
Whit Jones III — in a mud-spattered hat and spurs — drives his pickup along a rural highway, pointing out all the repairs where smuggling vehicles plowed through his fences.
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I’d be fixing this right quick - and picking up some free abandoned vehicles at the same time. A few spike strips here and there, some boulders, deep holes...
Playing nice isn’t going to make it cheaper for these guys.
Boulders all directly behind the south facing fence.
I would go as far as autonomous fixed rifle sentries. But thats me.
I hear you. Pungi stick traps might convince these criminals to stay home.
They could plant a few dozen two lb containers of tannerite around and invite some friends for a little night practice.
Yeah, or just jerry rig them to have a ammo round perimeter alarm into the tannerite when they ride over it.
Just a hint: Probably easier and safer to take off the spurs when driving.
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