More US Border Land Ownership and Issues from GOA 2015 Report

Page 5 - "The United States’ border with Mexico spans almost 2,000 miles, with Arizona and Texas sharing 387 and 697 miles of that border respectively. The U.S. border with Mexico comprises different types of terrain, a fact that presents a significant challenge to border security efforts. For example, in Arizona, the border is characterized by desert and rugged mountains; in Texas, the border is divided by the Rio Grande. Southern California comprises coastal beaches, inland mountains, rugged canyons, and high desert, whereas in New Mexico the border is mountainous

Page 13 "Although the 33 landowners we spoke to stated that most damage they experienced is caused by illegal border crossers, 21 of these landowners have also experienced damage that may have resulted from Border Patrol as well as state law enforcement activities or were aware of such events occurring in their community"

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