Up in Arms: Ranchers see more human smugglers crossing their land

Two bodies were found Thursday on a ranch in the Kleberg County area, signs that more undocumented immigrants are journeying north of the Rio Grande Valley amid an exodus that has led tens of thousands of Central Americans to cross the U.S. border, officials said. Investigators found a body near skeletal remains at the La Paloma Ranch near Riviera, said Capt. Charles Kirk of the Kenedy County Sheriff’s Office. Kirk said he ordered an autopsy to try to determine causes of death in the cases of the first dead bodies found in the area in about a month. “We’re seeing a lot more traffic,” Kirk said. “They’re coming through the country trying to get north.”...more