"As Congress looks to significantly boost funding for the U.S. Border Patrol as part of a new immigration bill, we investigate the impact of the police buildup at a West Texas checkpoint. The Sierra Blanca checkpoint along Interstate 10 was set up to catch major traffickers and immigrants who entered the country illegally. But the checkpoint now busts thousands of unsuspecting Americans a year for low-level drug possession -- including some famous musicians." - y/t
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I can still remember, back in the seventies, taking a road trip through Mexico and being a bit taken aback by the number of little guard shacks along the way where we, and all other travelers, had to stop and satisfy the federal police.

That could never happen in the US, I thought. And sure enough, our guard shacks are much larger and more imposing.

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