Plum Grove is a small town located in Liberty County, Texas, where an undocumented immigrant settlement is expanding which worries locals. Colony Ridge currently has 60 square miles and a population estimated at between 50,000 and 75,000 people, a number that is expected to grow soon thanks to real estate developer William Trey Harris.
Half-built homes, dilapidated vehicles, streets without asphalt, stray dogs and a sprawling maze of roundabouts, that’s what a top-down view of this settlement revealed, something that could resemble in essence the famous Brazilian favelas.
According to reports, population growth comes hand in hand with undocumented immigrants buying land at a very low price and with flexible requirements.
For example, according to statements by Todd Bensman, a Homeland Security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, Colony Ridge buyers can circumvent the usual requirements to buy a property, even without having a social security number.