Feb 21, 2019

Tick talk on the border wall

The Supreme Court cracks down on the police's power to seize money and property from alleged criminals, assets local governments have been using to line their coffers. Plus, some ranchers along the U.S.-Mexico border are hoping "The Wall" will shield their cattle from deadly fever ticks.

Today's show is sponsored by Sales Genie, WellFrame and Indeed.

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Business on the Texas-Mexico border

Border life: A rancher's economic argument for a wall

by Andy Uhler

Jan 31, 2019

“For us it’s more from an agriculture point of view. It’s not about politics.”

Rancher Richard Guerra stands in a hallway in his McAllen, Texas home on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. Guerra supports a border wall as a way to help prevent fever tick-carrying animals from crossing into Texas from Mexico.

Filipa Rodrigues/Marketplace

The Supreme Court cracks down on the police’s power to seize money and property from alleged criminals, assets local governments have been using to line their coffers. Plus, some ranchers along the U.S.-Mexico border are hoping “The Wall” will shield their cattle from deadly fever ticks.

Today’s show is sponsored by Sales Genie, WellFrame and Indeed.