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I call this the “Yellowstone Effect.”
The weird thing is that the person who was shot was a Mexican citizen who apparently lived just south of the border, which is kind of unusual since most border crossers are people from much farther away- either Mexicans from the places like rural central Mexico or even South Americans. Supposedly he’d crossed the and been deported before, which at the very least would have made it much more difficult for him to get a visa.
Over a million people legally cross the US-Mexico border every day, it’s not uncommon for many people to have jobs on one side of the border and their homes on the other. Despite what some people might think, there are actually plenty of different visa programs designed to facilitate movement of workers from Mexico to the US. In particular, the H-2A Visa for agricultural workers is notable for not having a cap on the number of visas that can be issued. >

At one of our job sites in El Paso a good bit of our employees we’re living in Mexico. Their money went further there. >

Same here where I live in San Diego, I have several coworkers that live in Tijuana >

FWIW, I used to work near the Canadian border with Washington, and the same thing occurs there. (Probably less now, but the exchange rate at the time made it worth the drive.) >

Abbotsford area? I got eye surgery there and had lots of appointments. The Frasier valley is a beautiful area. It’s funny how the border is just farmland and shrubs, with two parallel roads on either side. >

Where I worked was actually Bellingham, WA, which is a hell of a drive.  Can’t recall where the Canadian employees were from, but that’s likely one of the areas. I went to school in BC, so those cities have conflated in my mind. >

Only car accident I ever had (knock on wood) was from getting distracted by how goddamn pretty the mountains are up there. We own a little campground in the north cascades and can’t wait for camping season. >

Nice!  Which one?  I spent a lot of time in the North Cascades when my wife went to graduate school right by the Diablo Dam. One of the most beautiful corners of the world I’ve ever seen. >

Yeah it’s a little community up near there on route 20 past Marblemount. >

Looks like he got arrested at the barber shop >

i saw what this guy saw >

Off topic, but

Details about the shooting were sketchy

Is this the editorial standard of AP news nowadays? >

“nowadays” was probably seen as unprofessional slang at one point, but news pubs regularly use that….these days! times are changin >

I can see that. What was slang for us, enters common vocabulary and exhibits itself once we get in those editorial positions. Makes sense, but weird to see in this context nonetheless. >

The word has been around since the early 1800s, and for the last 80 years its popularity (in books) has changed little. >

wait which word, sketchy or nowadays >

Sketchy. Nowadays is actually from middle English and has been around for a loooong time. >

Definitely has a “get off of my lawn” vibe >

dude definitely gives off "i have more people 6ft under my lawn" vibe >

For reals, I doubt this was his first…..uuhhmm Rodeo >

No word on why the man was at his ranch? Just that Kelly shot him?
Edit: Don't understand the downvotes, I was literally asking if there was more information. >

Sounds like an angry old guy shot a dude crossing his farm. We own land in citrus county, here in Florida, people cross all the time ans we don't shoot them. Dude sounds unhinged. >

Fox News / Conservative media constantly discussing the "border crisis" and how it's an invasion and criminals are flooding into the country doesn't exactly help matters. >

Then the republican businessmen should hire 'merican citizens and pay them a livable wage.  Quit willingly hiring illegals cheap. >

Then they will won’t a union, and the next thing you know, boom, socialism >

I don't get this one. A lot of union tradesmen are very right wing folks and proud of being union. But, they'll also support anti-union politicians and policies. >

Blue collar union guys are usually Democrat, especially in the past. But unions are dying as blue collar people become more and more aligned with Republicans (who want to bust unions). >

Which is insane, bc the GOP certainly doesn't care about blue collar workers. >

Is he getting his haircut in this mugshot…? >

No, he wouldn’t stop trying to chew on his tail stitches so the vet had to put the cone on him >

I’m sure that’s not the first time he has… “protected his property”. >

…….. so, that makes this justified? What is a human life worth these days? A hard lesson? That’ll show em. >

If you're afraid to live where you live, maybe you should move? >

i don't think the USA is the right country for this person >

They need to live somewhere that doesn't allow idiots to have weapons. >

You know how expensive it is to move across an ocean? >

Is it more than ten dollars? >

When Yellowstone cosplay goes wrong >

Real life doesn’t work like Yellowstone