Texas Town Lives in Fear From Mexican Drug Violence

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Fort Hancock, Texas -- Residents of this tiny Texas town say they're living in fear that Mexican drug cartel violence could spill over into the United States at any moment.

 

Locals here say they've seen a recent increase in illegal immigrants simply walking across the border and disappearing into the town, which lies just four miles from El Porvenir, Mexico, and 50 miles southeast of Ciudad Juarez, where 2,300 people were killed last year alone.

 

"A lot of the citizens here have family in El Porvenir and are concerned for their safety," said James Irby, vice president of the Fort Hancock Water Control & Improvement District. "I still go anywhere I want to with no problems, because the violence hasn