A privately owned fence extends toward the U.S. border, with Mexico in the distance, where restaurant co-owner Robert Ardovino has attempted to route migrants around the center of his property, shown Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 in Sunland, Park, N.M. Ardovino has a close-up view of border enforcement efforts and bristles at politicians talking from afar about an "open border." The politics of immigration look different from communities on the Southwest border that are voting in hotly contested congressional races. (AP Photos/Morgan Lee)