Have drowned in the Rio Grande River according to a democratic lawmaker who is calling it a tragedy for which the state bears responsibility. This comes days after authorities blocked the u. S. Border patrol from accessing miles of the u. S. mexico border. Cnn has reached out to authorities for further comment. Were hearing tragic stories more and more often lately as an unprecedented number of asylum Seekers Flock to the u. S. Southern border. Officials in texas say its more than they can handle, but impossible to deter those desperate to reach the united states. Reporter a small boys abandoned shoe, a Jacket Stuck in barbed wire, a pile of recently discarded clothes. Along the rio grande, not far from eagle pass, texas, signs of