Absolutely.

…erty (cattle) being stolen. This was a mutual problem for Americans as it was for Mexican ranchers. Many other problems arose as ranchers had to pay taxes in both countries for goods and cattle (St. John, 2011). This is a perspective that I had never thought about before this book. I reflected on the different ways that the border brought changes to Mexico and the United States. T…
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Brandon Morgan
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Feb 25, 2025
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Absolutely. Cattle rustling and concerns over cattle diseases were among the reasons that fencing was first erected on the border in 1906. Why do you think this isn't a perspective you had thought about before?
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Associate Dean, History Instructor, & researcher of the Borderlands, U.S. West, & Modern Mexico. I just published a book about violence and the rural border.
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