hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ ɪn dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm wˈɜːkɪŋ fɚðə kˈɔːɹpəs kɹˈɪsti kˈɔːlɚtˈaɪmz, ɐ nˈuːzpeɪpɚɹ ɪn sˈaʊθ tˈɛksəs, wˌɛɹ hiː kˈʌvɚd ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs.mˈɛksɪkən bˈoːɹdɚ.
He started his career in journalism working for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, a newspaper in South Texas, where he covered the U.S.-Mexican border.