Ranchers and other homeowners near the U.S./Mexico border are making it a little easier for immigrants coming into the United States, by providing ladders. Their reasons are not all that altruistic. Some Texas ranchers are adding ladders along their fences because they are tired of fixing torn down fencing and losing their animals through holes. But just because the ladders are there doesn’t mean people use them. Paul Johnson, a rancher in La Copa, just south of a U.S. Border Patrol highway checkpoint that went up 75 miles from the border said:

“They ignore it a lot,” Johnson said. “They’re afraid that they’re monitored by the Border Patrol.” Johnson plans to take the ladders down, worried about the message he’s sending. “I think what it does is give a signal that we are wanting them to cross there, don’t mind the crossing, and that kind of magnifies the problem,”

Other area ranchers like Michael Vickers, opt for something a little different, like ringing fences with 220 volts of electricity.

Via / Yahoo News