By Jacqui Fatka
Farm Progress
As the border situation continues to grab headlines and even a recent visit from Vice President Kamala Harris, those farmers and ranchers along the border are seeing the situation getting worse every day.
The new reality for many farmers in Southern states are “bailouts,” where smugglers driving vehicles crowded with immigrants entering the U.S. illegally are in a police pursuit. As everyone bails out of the vehicle, the smugglers crash through fences, dump clothes and backpacks, and leave children to fend for themselves.