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Politics : ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION THE FIGHT TO KEEP OUR DEMOCRACY -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (2216)	8/11/2007 11:10:03 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3197

The Mexican border has been violent for the past 300 years. Nothing new. The rightwing acts like this is something new that their leaders have not condoned for centuries. Hell back about 20-30 years ago Mexicans were actively recruited by the agribusiness types, all illegals too, then exploited and polluted by pesticides. Which is where Ceasar Chavez came in. This is nothing new. read the book LINES AND SHADOWS. Same damn thing 25 years ago as Joseph Wambaugh reported. Remember, border communites on both sides also depend on smuggling as their #1 industry. So think of the corruption. On both sides and in the Border Patrol too.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (2216)	8/12/2007 3:33:26 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3197

'A huge problem' ICE is considering opening an office in Flagstaff to combat smuggling in northern Arizona and to handle other immigration and customs violations. From February to April, ICE dispatched two agents on a rotating basis to Flagstaff to assess the need for a permanent office, Peña said. ICE is also training DPS officers to enforce federal immigration laws. Some of the DPS officers cross-trained by ICE will be assigned to northern Arizona. The DPS officers will be authorized to question immigrant suspects about their legal status and detain them until they can be turned over to ICE, said Sgt. Fred Zumbo, who is in charge of a new anti-smuggling squad of DPS officers in Maricopa County. Zumbo said it's difficult to say how many illegal immigrants are being smuggled through northern Arizona because police stop only a small fraction of the vehicles. But based on Border Patrol apprehensions in Arizona and the number of drophouses found in Phoenix, the number could be 50,000 to 100,000 a year, he said. "It's a huge problem," Zumbo added.