Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., holds up a hand as he talks to guests at a "carne asada" campaign picknick, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chaparral, N.M., one of the region's oldest unincorporated "colonias" communities where many migrant workers settled over the past century on cheap plots of land, often with limited access to water or electricity. Vasquez touts his knowledge of the border region as the U.S.-born son of immigrants while seeking reelection in a rematch against former Republican Congresswoman Yvette Herrell. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)