Rene Garcia, of Penitas, said illegal immigration forced his family out of the cattle business. He said repeated trespassing and vandalism left his fences in shambles. Garcia said his father-in-law sold off his cattle because he could not keep up with the fence repairs. He said his father-in-law raised cattle for nearly 50 years.

“Each grave tells a story that ends in tragedy, and collectively they tell the story of a broken immigration system and a border that is still porous.The notion that these people died for the chance to live and work amongst us is at once humbling and horrifying. As Americans, we have built a great country, but we have not built the immigration system necessary to serve it.” - U.S. Senator. John Cornyn

Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples speaks with the Heritage Foundation about border security issues.

Commissioner Staples says border security needs to remain a top priority and Washington is not doing enough.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized about 1.7 million pounds of narcotics in Texas alone, about 270,000 pounds more than their counterparts in Arizona, New Mexico and California combined.