Texas ranch owners arming themselves because of migrant break-ins trends now
A family of Texas ranchers say that the good life they knew just a few years ago is no more due to the influx of migrants flooding across the border and attempting to break into their home.
Deborah Douglas, 72, lives with her adult son, Scott, and his young daughter in their ranch on the border of Edwards County and Kinney County, around 50 miles north of the southern border.
In a new interview with Tulsi Gabbard on Fox News this week, Douglas explained that their home has been subjected to attempted break-ins from migrants three times in the last 18 months.
Deborah said that her family has spent $13,000 on upgrading the security at her home with screens and steel shutters.
The Douglas family's plight comes as the Supreme Court voted in favor of keeping Title 42 in place, limiting the number of migrants who can cross the border legally due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This has resulted in thousands of illegal crossings in just a few days.
Tulsi Gabbard interviews Scott Douglas, his daughter and Deborah Douglas, this week
Migrants near the Texas border were caught on camera trying to break into the Douglas' ranch house earlier this month
In their interview, Deborah said, 'It is very sad that we cannot come up here and enjoy the life that we did several years ago without fearing for our lives.'
She went on to say that she cannot go anywhere in the area without being armed and that she is constantly worried about her young granddaughter's whereabouts.
Deborah added, 'The solution is to close the borders. Our governor has got to do something.'
Her son went on to point the finger at the federal government, saying that the border patrol is overwhelmed and is being supported by local police departments from across the Lone Star state.
Scott reiterated his mother's pleas for Texas Gov. Greg Abott to pick up the slack because 'this administration is not doing anything about it.'
When they couldn't kick open the door, one of the immigrants grabbed a 2x4 and started slamming it against the door. The homeowner, however, had spent $13,000 upgrading the home to withstand the new break in attempts
This picture shows the shattered glass outside of Deborah's granddaughter's window. The room is protected by a steel hurricane shutter
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Border patrol officers on the southern border of the United States recorded 233,740 illegal immigrants crossing over from Mexico in November- a 33 percent increase from 2021
Deborah repeated her claims about walking around her property constantly armed and on edge, and 'listening for sounds that are not familiar to you.
'You do not feel safe.'
Earlier this month, both
