Immigrants Force Rancher out of Cattle Business
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Posted: May 29, 2013 6:52 PM
Updated: May 29, 2013 8:03 PM
PENITAS - A landowner is opting for a new approach to keep illegal immigrants from destroying his fences.
Rene Garcia, of Penitas, said illegal immigration forced his family out of the cattle business. He said repeated trespassing and vandalism left his fences in shambles.
Garcia said he will install a ladder to help the immigrants go over the fence. He hopes that will keep them from destroying his property.
"We just couldn't keep up with it," Garcia said.
Garcia said his father-in-law sold off his cattle because he could not keep up with the fence repairs. He said his father-in-law raised cattle for nearly 50 years.
Garcia said the new fences they built are meant to keep people out.
"They want to get across, and they don't care what they have to go through. They will knock it down, climb over it (and) go through it," Garcia said.
Garcia said problems started when construction on the border fence stopped just behind his property. He said illegal immigrants were funneled to his ranch, and sometimes right up to his doorstep.
"You really don't know what their intentions are. Some come with good intentions ... some don't," Garcia said.
Garcia thinks illegal immigrants are staying for long periods of time at his property. He said the evidence is toys, hygiene products and other items that litter his property.
"This is an endless effort," he said.
Garcia said he has resigned himself to the fact that he has to live with the intrusions.
Garcia said adding a ladder may be against the Border Patrol's efforts to catch illegal immigrants. But he feels he has no other choice.
"I don't believe the border is secure," he said.
Rene Garcia, of Penitas, said illegal immigration forced his family out of the cattle business. He said repeated trespassing and vandalism left his fences in shambles.
Garcia said he will install a ladder to help the immigrants go over the fence. He hopes that will keep them from destroying his property.
"We just couldn't keep up with it," Garcia said.
Garcia said his father-in-law sold off his cattle because he could not keep up with the fence repairs. He said his father-in-law raised cattle for nearly 50 years.
Garcia said the new fences they built are meant to keep people out.
"They want to get across, and they don't care what they have to go through. They will knock it down, climb over it (and) go through it," Garcia said.
Garcia said problems started when construction on the border fence stopped just behind his property. He said illegal immigrants were funneled to his ranch, and sometimes right up to his doorstep.
"You really don't know what their intentions are. Some come with good intentions ... some don't," Garcia said.
Garcia thinks illegal immigrants are staying for long periods of time at his property. He said the evidence is toys, hygiene products and other items that litter his property.
"This is an endless effort," he said.
Garcia said he has resigned himself to the fact that he has to live with the intrusions.
Garcia said adding a ladder may be against the Border Patrol's efforts to catch illegal immigrants. But he feels he has no other choice.
"I don't believe the border is secure," he said.
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