Lea County Commissioner Pat Sims is a registered Republican but a Libertarian at heart.

He calls his cows Democrats.

“They’re always sitting around, waiting for a handout,†he said.

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Construction crews work on temporary housing for migrants last month in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

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Border Patrol officers search an undocumented migrant before loading him onto a bus bound for a processing center in Sunland Park on Jan. 18, 2025.

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Mexican National Guard troops patrol the border in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, near El Paso.

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Mexican National Army soldiers stand guard last month as crews construct a tent facility to house undocumented migrants in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

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