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McKnife wrote:

Terry was with three other Border Patrol agents when they got into a shoot-out with people who prey on migrants as they cross the border last night, NPR reports

What does this mean?

It's NPR-Speak for "Alien Smugglers". Many of them go armed for the purpose of killing their cargo long before arrival at the supposed destination. This cuts the smuggler's turn-around time exponentially so he/they can go back to the Land of Manana and contract for another load. e.g. I contract with the load to take it to Los Angeles and dispose of it before we reach Ajo, AZ, I can go back to the same Mexican cantina and arrange another load and another huge profit.

Another one of my brothers ... gone. I hurt for his family. My anger increases minute-by-minute.
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