The leafy trees on Magali and Hugo Urbina's 350-acre orchard next to the Rio Grande river in Eagle Pass, Texas, should be bursting with pecans this time of year.
The Urbinas blame the clouds of dust kicked up by Texas officials in trucks and ATVs after the state government in recent months put fencing and roads along the riverbanks in a contentious effort to deter migration from Mexico, just across the river.
"It's about money and votes, nothing else," Hugo added. "We're just collateral damage and they don't care." Abbott in 2021 launched a program he dubbed 'Operation Lone Star' aimed at curbing illegal migration, including a campaign to bus migrants to Democratic-led cities further north, and the deployment of thousands of National Guard troops.
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