Texas Rancher Shares 'Fear' On Discovering Bodies Of Migrants In His, Neighbors Properties

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Whit Jones, a Texas rancher, and his neighbors discovered several bodies of migrants on their properties.

Jones told "Fox & Friends" on Thursday that his neighbors have been discovering up to 10 bodies a year for the past decades. However, he has only found two to three. Jones said that he lives in Hebbronville, Texas – just north of the Mexican border.

He added that they had learnt on the news that people were attempting to cross the border. Jones listed another boundary about 50 miles to the north, which the locals refer to as the "interior check system" or the "interior checkpoint."

"So once all these people get across the river, they then now have to make another journey across to this next," he continued.

Jones said they're seeing hardly any children or women because of all that's going on on the river. "Those people aren't going to have to make this trip."

Women and children, according to Jones, could also apply for asylum and are "being bused [to] places." Hence, more "single men [are] coming up" and are placed in "a little bit more of a dangerous situation."

Unfortunately, Jones pointed out that most adult males on his property would not be eligible for asylum.

"There is a sense of fear that exists down here all the time," Jones told host Brian Kilmeade. "It's a terrible situation."

Ranchers in Arizona have registered similar problems, according to Sen. Marsha Blackburn. "I spoke with John Ladd, a local rancher in Cochise County, who told me in the past 30 years he's had over a dozen dead illegal immigrants on his ranch," Blackburn tweeted.

I spoke with John Ladd, a local rancher in Cochise County, who told me in the past 30 years he’s had over a dozen dead illegal immigrants on his ranch. pic.twitter.com/WnGh9XrInZ
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) March 21, 2021

Jones said that he hopes to pass a state law that would "penalize smugglers" while also providing security to migrants.

The legislation, he said, would "strengthen the penalties on trespassing from a state-level" and encourage "our local law enforcement to do more about the situation."

President Biden has reversed several former President Trump's immigration policies. These include building a wall and allowing asylum seekers to live in Mexico rather than the United States until their claims are considered. In recent weeks, the progress has resulted in a record influx of refugees, including unaccompanied minors, straining capacity at immigration facilities.