Border Ranching At It's Worst

Things were safer when it was only illegal immigrants seeking work who crossed into Arizona border ranches, but with drug smuggling becoming pervasive, ranchers now fear for their lives. According to the Arizona Daily Star's, THE BORDER: LIFE THEN AND NOW, ranchers in Southern Arizona's smuggling corridors used to have a "live and let live" relationship with the numerous illegal border crossers. Now, it's become too dangerous to be polite.

But, don't just take my word for it. Here's a recent incident between Mexican drug smugglers and an Arizona border rancher caught on video -