A new militia at the U.S.-Mexico border
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🗓️ 2 June 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, what's up? It's Gustavo Arellano, and today we head back to the border, this time in South Texas. |
| 0:06.3 | My colleague, Molly Hennessy Fisk, takes it from here. |
| 0:09.6 | You brought your ID with you, correct? |
| 0:11.7 | Yes, okay, cool, because you'll need that to get back across the border. |
| 0:15.6 | So we're going to take you into Mexico and we're going to interview cartel and coyotes. |
| 0:23.6 | I'm totally joking. You know, I'm up for anything. |
| 0:26.6 | I felt the oxygen go out. Yeah. Oh, gosh. |
| 0:30.6 | So this is Samuel Hall. He's the founder of a militia called Patriots for America. |
| 0:38.3 | I followed Sam and the militia a few weeks ago. |
| 0:43.3 | We were at the U.S.-Mexico border, right next to the Rio Grande River, where the cities of |
| 0:49.3 | Eagle Pass, Texas and Piedras Negra's Mexico meet. |
| 0:53.3 | Yes, ma'am. We're right in Eagle Pass. |
| 0:56.2 | Eagle Pass is a rural area, mostly populated by ranchers. |
| 1:01.1 | It's sandy here along the banks of the river. |
| 1:04.0 | Sam calls the silt border glitter because it gets on everything. |
| 1:09.0 | Scattered across the landscape are remnants of the many migrants |
| 1:12.6 | who pass through after crossing the river illegally. |
| 1:15.6 | There's a lot of clothing and, like, detritus of shoes and... |
| 1:22.6 | This is just all... |
| 1:23.6 | This is Biden outerwear. |
| 1:25.6 | Biden outerwear. |
| 1:26.6 | Yeah. Is this stuff even fresh, though? |
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