Short Video Features Border Rancher on Drug Smuggling, Wall

This short (2:57) video from the BBC is a great addition to class discussion about the border. It features a border rancher who talks about the ease of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on his ranch and the evidence he’s collected of drug smugglers on his property. That evidence includes surreptitious video (included) as well as detritus in the form of “booties” worn by smugglers to thwart tracking efforts by Border Patrol.

In my own talks with Border Patrol agents, I’ve heard them discuss how migrants wrap their feet in carpet but this was the first time I’d seen carpet-bottomed booties.

Personally, I’d recommend playing only until 2:04 (stopping after “I was thrilled”) which would focus discussion on the border, drug smuggling, and the wall. After 2:04, the featured rancher starts talking about the separation of migrant families at the border.

-KitJ