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    AZ - Volunteers fan out to clean up border trash

    by Associated Press (March 25th, 2012 @ 1:15pm)



    PHOENIX -— Dozens of volunteers fanned out in the southern Arizona desert over the weekend to collect about 5 tons of trash left by illegal immigrants making their way from Mexico.

    The volunteers focused on an area of rugged terrain in the Sierrita Mountains about 6 miles west of Green Valley. The land included state, county and private property.

    "Picture a football-field-length area about 30 feet wide covered with backpacks crushed down two to four backpacks deep, countless numbers of water bottles, cans of food, clothing, blankets and shoes," said Thomas Gulino, a 55-year-old Tucson heavy-construction mechanic who was among the 25 volunteers on the weekend cleanup.

    The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality estimates that immigrants leave behind about 2,000 tons of trash every year.

    "All we've done really is scratch the surface," Gulino said Sunday.

    Various groups organize cleanups throughout the year to try to put a dent into the problem.

    This weekend's event was organized by the Arizona Game and Fish Department and partially paid for with a grant from the Bureau of Land Management.

    Game and Fish spokesman Mark Hart said that most of the volunteers came from southern Arizona and from all walks of life, including from a nurse to a retired wildlife biologist.

    The volunteers set up camp about 10 miles from the cleanup site, which they had to access with all-terrain vehicles and on foot before hauling loads of trash away.

    The trash sites were identified beforehand during helicopter flyovers.

    Matthew Walton, landowner-relations coordinator at Game and Fish, said the department focuses on areas where the trash is egregious and areas that are no longer as heavily trafficked by immigrants and smugglers.

    Walton also organizes border cleanups using Department of Corrections inmates, who he said collected 75 tons of trash last year.

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    Cleaning up the border: The messy side of illegal immigration

    CREATED Mar. 24, 2012

    Reporter: Marcelino Benito



    AMADO, Ariz (KGUN9-TV) - At least once a year Arizona's Game and Fish Department takes spring cleaning to a whole new level. Crews are dispatched to remote areas along the border to pick up garbage. Often times, crews are surprised with what they find.

    "There was socks, hats, backpacks, pants, even anti-perspirant, that really surprised me," James Mattioda said.

    Saturday's cleanup effort was Mattioda's first. He, alongside 40 to 50 volunteers hiked up the remote, rocky stretch of terrain near Amado. It's a rough walk, tough to do all on foot. It's even a bumpy ride for the sturdiest of vehicles. When Mattioda finally arrived at Lobo Peak, he was shocked at what he saw.

    "I didn't understand the scale until I saw it," Mattioda said. "The whole path was littered with backpacks or water bottles. It was huge."

    Crews collected bag after bag of garbage, trash left behind in the desert by illegal immigrants.

    "This is where the traffic is," Arizona Game and Fish spokesperson Mark Hart said. "The people who left all this trash were probably picked up in this area and taken to Tucson or Phoenix."

    Hart tells 9OYS all the trash collected helps shine a new light on the immigration debate.

    "It's easy to talk about numbers," Hart said. "But when you see the volume of human beings out there, it really hits home."

    9OYS reporter Marcelino Benito saw truck after truck come down the ridge loaded with bags full of debris. It's debris that used to litter the landscape and cause major problems for Arizona wildlife.

    "It's hard on pasture land," Hart said. "We're really concerned about all the plastics and even the personal hygiene items."

    Arizona Game and Fish officials tell 9OYS they collected close to 10 tons in one day's work. If you missed today's cleanup, crews will be out in the same area tomorrow. Contact Wildlife Manager Karen Klima to RSVP.

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    Ice should put all detained illegal aliens to clean up their own mess and trash.
    Illegal immigration is a serious problem compared to a virus or a plague if we don't fight it on time the consequences would be catastrophic.

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    Americans Continue to Clean up after Ilegals Trash...And who is putting Americans back in power? Hmmm, many of the names in Congress and Legislation are looking awfully "spanish"

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    At the same time, law enforcement is prohibited from entering environmentally protected areas.
    "A Nation of sheep will beget a government of Wolves" -Edward R. Murrow

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    Arizona Game and Fish officials tell 9OYS they collected close to 10 tons in one day's work. If you missed today's cleanup, crews will be out in the same area tomorrow. Contact Wildlife Manager Karen Klima to RSVP
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    I received a solicitation from the Sierra Club. I wrote "go clean up the border" across their pledge document and sent it back to them.

    The "green mafia" is all about globalization and money if they weren't they would be protesting this trashing of our country. The real work to clean up the nasty mess left by the invading hoardes is done by volunteers
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