Originally Posted by
lphilpot
I've been going out that way (Ft. Davis, actually) since the late '80s and that's really never been obvious, from what I can see. But I've not looked at the stats. As with any (more or less) border area, there's a noticable INS presence. I've just never had a feeling of danger due to anything like that. Maybe I don't frequent the right places.
Big Bend Park was a a huge point of smuggling for years....118 miles with a few inches of water between the two countries.
Good article from '92. And a
current assessment.
Drug (and people) smugglers aren't obvious. That's why they call it smuggling
.
Of course I lived and worked in Oakland for years...
It is a very neat area. Wouldn't mind having a vacation home/ranch there.