“It was a humanitarian disaster. It was a drug crisis. It was a national security emergency. It was a cartel war and an American political battle all playing out during a presidential election year within the remote confines of their ranch.” The excellent Eli Saslow in the NYT (Gift Article): A Family Ranch, Swallowed Up in the Madness of the Border. “Just when you think you’ve seen everything, this place still shocks you,’ Jim said. He turned onto a rugged road that paralleled the border wall and drove for a few more miles, until he saw a campfire burning in the distance. ‘Nobody should be out here,’ he said. He was on the most remote corner of one of the most remote ranches in America, but as he drove closer, he counted more than 45 people sitting near the fire. Children shouted in French. A woman prayed in Arabic. ‘What in the world is going on?’ Jim wondered.”