The constant insistence of Democrat hacks notwithstanding, the effects of illegal immigration are sometimes too brutal for words:

Arizona rancher John Ladd has found 17 dead bodies on his land which spans 10.5 miles along the U.S. southern border.

Seventeen. Seventeen. And that's on one single 10-mile stretch of the border.

And yet, as brutal and heartbreaking as those discoveries are, they're somehow not even the most shocking and upsetting thing Ladd has discovered on his property:

Unfortunately, it gets worse. Ladd has a "rape tree" on his property where 'guides' rape "almost all the women" who cross the border.

The rape trees have women's clothes on them which violent gangs use as symbolic "trophies."

Now, before you shake your head in disbelief, this is not something that this rancher just made up on the spot. "Rape trees" are well-known to those who are familiar with the chaos and crisis at the southern border:

"Rape trees" — trees and bushes in the U.S.-Mexican borderlands upon which hang bras and underwear — serve as a display of the sexual assault and labor exploitation to which marginalized migrant women are vulnerable.

Ladd shared images of the tree with Fox News this week:

The grim situation on Ladd's property has led him to prepare for the worst:

Ladd carries a Glock at all times in case he ever needs to defend his life.

"I'm in favor of having American citizens and private property owners have more control over their destiny. That's the bottom line," Ladd said.

Too bad our current president doesn't feel the same way.

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