Thread: U.S. Land near Mexico border closed off due to violence

Jun 16, 2010

Report: Land near Mexico border closed off due to violence

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reporting that 3,500 acres of land in southern Arizona have been closed off to U.S. citizens because of increased violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the Fox News website.

The Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge is part of the closed-off area. As of late, the refuge has been affected by drug smuggling and other alleged illegal activity, Fox reported.

Violence involving law enforcement officers and U.S. citizens has increased in the area, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu told the network.

"It's literally out of control," Babeu said. "We need support from the federal government. It's their job to secure the border and they haven't done it."

In recent weeks, two Mexican people, including a teen boy, have died during scuffles with U.S. border guards, prompting U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to call for an investigation.

Arizona has been at the center of national debate for its enactment of a controversial law cracking down on illegal immigration.
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Uptick in Violence Forces Closing of Parkland Along Mexico Border to Americans

Published June 16, 2010

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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,â€

We are told we are not safe in areas of the United States because illegal aliens and drug smugglers frequent the area. So we give them a wide lane for passage.

What kind of border security or interior enforcement do we have? Our inept government says that we are doing better at the border.

Ridiculous.

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What is the Sierra Club's and the other environmental watchdogs stand on what the illegals are doing to our nature preserves?

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IT HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE 2006!

Section of Arizona Wildlife Refuge Closed Since 2006 Due to Safety Concerns

Published June 17, 2010

Thousands of acres of government parkland in Arizona that were quietly closed to U.S. citizens in 2006 due to safety concerns fueled by drug and human smuggling along the Mexican border remain a no-go zone for Americans nearly four years later.

Roughly 3,500 acres of taxpayer-funded government land in Arizona have been closed to U.S. citizens since 2006 due to safety concerns fueled by drug and human smuggling along the Mexican border, according to a statement posted on the website for the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge.

The section of land -- about 3 percent of the 118,000-acre refuge -- has been closed since Oct. 6, 2006, when "there was a marked increase in violence along the border due to human and drug trafficking," according to the statement released Wednesday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The closed area extends north from the international border for roughly three-quarters of a mile; a notice of the area's closure has been posted on the refuge's website since 2006. The remainder of the refuge remains open to the public for recreational activities.

"At this time there are no plans to reopen this southernmost 3/4-mile portion of the Refuge," the statement continued. "However, since 2006 the Refuge has experienced a significant decline in violent activity in the area thanks to ongoing cooperation between the US Fish and Wildlife Service and US Customs and Border Protection."
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Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu told Fox News on Wednesday that violence against law enforcement officers and U.S. citizens has increased in the past four months, further underscoring the need to keep the area off-limits to Americans.

"It's literally out of control," Babeu said. “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 the area to beware of heavily armed drug smugglers and human traffickers. In a statement posted at the time of the closure, Mitch Ellis, manager of the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, said conditions in the zone reached a point where public use of the area was not prudent.

"The [refuge] has been adversely affected by border-related activities," Ellis' statement read. "The international border with Mexico has also become increasingly violent. Assaults on law enforcement officers and violence against migrants have escalated. Violence on the Refuge associated with smugglers and border bandits has been well-documented."

Several signs have been posted warning Americans not to cross into the closed-off territory south of Interstate 8. Babeu claims the signs are not enough, and he is calling on state officials to provide more resources to help scale back the violence caused by the drug cartels.

"We need support from the federal government," Babeu continued. "It's their job to secure the border and they haven't done it. In fact, President Obama suspended the construction of the fence and it's just simply outrageous."

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So, rather than enforce our laws and protect our borders, we have decided to install an express lane.

If we were hated in the world under Bush then we are looking like complete idiots to the world right now.

Sleeping with the enemy. Something this administration seems to do with ease. I guess it's not bad enough that China owns us.

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So, rather than enforce our laws and protect our borders, we have decided to install an express lane.

If we were hated in the world under Bush then we are looking like complete idiots to the world right now.

Sleeping with the enemy. Something this administration seems to do with ease. I guess it's not bad enough that China owns us.

THIS IS A DAMN SHAME. OUR GOVERNMENT IS JUST MAKING A PURE JOKE OUT OF THIS COUNTRY, AND THE REST OF THE WORLD IS LAUGHING AT US. HOW SAD