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EXCLUSIVE: Arizona's Closed Federal Parkland is a No-Man's Land
fox news ^ | 7/2/10 | Joshua Rhett Miller

Posted on 07/02/2010 3:16:37 PM PDT by Nachum

BUENOS AIRES NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Arizona – The number of illegal immigrants and drug smugglers crossing through this magnificent national parkland in southern Arizona has "decreased significantly" in the last four years, park officials say.

But there's a dark cloud to this silver lining: To make it happen, the refuge had to close a sliver of this slice of heaven to the quarter-billion American taxpayers who own it -- essentially creating a no-man's-land on which only drug smugglers, gun-runners, human traffickers and the Border Patrol agents who track them down dare to tread.

And with rival Mexican drug gangs gunning each other down less than 50 miles away, the chance that the closed portion of the wildlife refuge will reopen in the foreseeable future appears to be between slim and none. For the time being, officials say, this public land will be closed to the public.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; arizonas; closed; federal; parkland
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To: saradippity
They are part of the elites what would force them out of office?
The 'informed' public?

Why would the rich elites that own the papers and our news inform the public? What do they have to gain?

41 posted on 07/03/2010 1:34:47 AM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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To: Grandma Conservative

your points are well taken and the whole thing is depressingly scairy and well, sad.


42 posted on 07/03/2010 5:23:06 AM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (Ok, joke's over....Bring back Bush !)
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To: Lurker

I think we are going to end up with another Mexican/American war before it is all said and done.


43 posted on 07/03/2010 6:17:59 AM PDT by Biggirl (AZ Is DOING THE JOB The Feds Should Be Doing, ENFORCING The Southern Border! =^..^=)
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To: Tammy8

Please see post number 43.


44 posted on 07/03/2010 6:18:42 AM PDT by Biggirl (AZ Is DOING THE JOB The Feds Should Be Doing, ENFORCING The Southern Border! =^..^=)
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To: Nachum; All

A border war in other words between the USA and Mexico. Please see posting number 45 as well.


45 posted on 07/03/2010 6:20:13 AM PDT by Biggirl (AZ Is DOING THE JOB The Feds Should Be Doing, ENFORCING The Southern Border! =^..^=)
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To: Lurker

Well do not the governors have leadership over the NG? Just wondering.


46 posted on 07/03/2010 6:22:39 AM PDT by Biggirl (AZ Is DOING THE JOB The Feds Should Be Doing, ENFORCING The Southern Border! =^..^=)
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To: Biggirl

I agree, our government has allowed the border to get so bad- the only option to clean out the smugglers will be full military action.


47 posted on 07/03/2010 7:43:14 AM PDT by Tammy8 (~Secure the border and deport all illegals- do it now! ~ Support our Troops!~)
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To: Lion Den Dan
This is a heck of a lot mor than 3,500 acres as indicated by the Fed notification, It is way more than 35,000; perhaps 3,500,000.

That was just a sarcastic cartoon of what our AZ border is rapidly becoming.

The latest Hanas-like trick is the drug cartels predicting they will assassinate a Border Patrol agent on July 4th.

48 posted on 07/03/2010 9:31:20 AM PDT by Oatka ("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." –Bertrand de Jouvenel)
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To: Biggirl

Unfortunately, we’ll probably end up fighting “our” own government before we ever get around to dealing with Mexico.


49 posted on 07/03/2010 2:09:18 PM PDT by Grandma Conservative (Quit settling for the lesser of two evils and support conservatives in the primaries.)
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