From foxnews.com
About 3,500 acres of southern Arizona have been closed off to U.S. citizens due to increased violence at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The closed off area includes part of the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge that stretches along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu told Fox News that violence against law enforcement officers and U.S. citizens has increased in the past four months, forcing officers on an 80 mile stretch of Arizona land north of the Mexico border off-limits to Americans.
The refuge had been adversely affected by the increase in drug smugglers, illegal activity and surveillance, which made it dangerous for Americans to visit.
"The situation in this zone has reached a point where continued public use of the area is not prudent," said refuge manager Mitch Ellis.
“It’s literally out of control,” said Babeu. “We stood with Senator McCain and literally demanded support for 3,000 soldiers to be deployed to Arizona to get this under control and finally secure our border with Mexico. “
U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials have warned visitors in Arizona to beware of heavily armed drug smugglers and human traffickers.
“We need support from the federal government. It’s their job to secure the border and they haven’t done it,” said Babeu. “In fact, President Obama suspended the construction of the fence and it’s just simply outrageous.”
Signs have been posted warning Americans not to cross into the closed off territory south of Interstate 8. Babeu said the signs are not enough – he said Arizona needs more resources to help scale back the violence caused by the drug cartels.
“We need action. It’s shameful that we, as the most powerful nation on Earth, … can’t even secure our own border and protect our own families.”
It’s a basic duty of our Gov’t to do this and they can’t. I simply don’t understand. Build a fence. Guard the border. Stop the flow. What good are high-dollar fingerprint scanners and armed guards at US airports for US Customs immigration when can just walk across the border in Arizona and come on in.
If you were a terrorist wanting to come into this county and wanted to have the highest likelihood of success, where would you go? Hmmmm…I wonder.
On securing the border - just what are we protecting ourselves from? Drug runners know no boundaries. People coming for jobs that Americans don't want or won't do - where's the harm in letting them in to do them. Is the threat any worse from Mexico than Canada? Is it the word Hispanic that rankles the American people, or illegal alien, which there are more than just Hispanics here illegally.
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