Report from Cochise County, Arizona

Subject: txt 1st immig -
I moved to Cochise County after retiring from the Army in 2008 to take a position working at Fort Huachuca. Having lived here in 1991 for eight months while attending an Army school, I soon realized that the place had changed considerably in the eighteen years of my absence...

The Border Patrol presence has grown substantially, so one would think the border area was nice and safe. Not so.

Within a short time after arriving in southern Arizona while on my way to work, I noticed eight illegal immigrants on the side of the road. Fortunately, they were in the custody of capable and attentive Border Patrol agents. Unfortunately, they were less than a hundred feet from my daughter's bus stop...

Much has been discussed about the new law in Arizona making it unlawful to be in Arizona in violation of federal immigration statutes. However, much less has been discussed about the shooting of rancher Robert Krentz. Even less is being said about the eight illegal immigrants and their load of 280 pounds of marijuana seized the day before Krentz was killed...

So Arizona should be boycotted because its people would like to keep it safe?

Somebody please explain the logic of that for me. It doesn't take a bullet from a drug runner's gun to make those of us down here near the border understand that this is drug-related violence -- and Rob's death proves it. Those of us down here facing the danger every day really don't care what some Hollywood actor has to say about the issue...

We just want to stay safe.

This is not about race; it's about facts. Use a few of these facts the next time somebody wants to engage you in discussion about the border. Tell him you learned these things from somebody who can see Mexico from his front porch...

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