Border crisis: Legislation aims to help ranchers reeling from illegal immigrant property damage

FIRST ON FOX: Brent Smith sees first-hand how illegal immigrants have wrecked havoc on ranchers and farmers located along the U.S.-Mexico border, from regular property damage to constant fears of going outside at night.

Raised in a ranching family, Smith also gets an earful from local property owners whose fences are routinely damaged by illegal immigrants cutting them or driving through them with stolen vehicles in an attempt to enter the United States. Ranchers must constantly patrol their fences for breaks and move to quickly repair them to ensure their livestock don't escape onto the highway, posing a danger to motorists, Smith said. The daily struggle is taking its toll on the agriculture community and their bank accounts.