Today my eyes were open to a whole new experienced. I feel like when the subject of immigration is brought up, only the perspectives of the border patrol and the immigrants are heard, what about the ranchers. The ranchers face the daily struggle and conflict of their stance on the subject. Dan Bell, the rancher, for example cares for the immigrants and realizes that they are human but after the death of a close friend he no longer knows his stance. He also has to worry about the safety of his family, not knowing who might knock on his door at any particular time.
The rancher took us to a gully that he had discovered the day before. In the gully we found objects ranging from pants and normal clothing to make up and hair gel. These objects made me realize that these people are human and just like us they care about looking good for their final destination. Another thought also hit me about their belongings. The people come over with very little belongings and then the belongings that they do have are left behind because they are told only to bring necessities. The immigrants are really starting from zero.
Nasly - that they have nothing, and are told to leave everything, is very insightful. Good job.
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