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It's also possible that some of the border towns have a cottage industry of smuggling illegals into the country.
Whether it's to the "coyotes", or facilitators of one sort or another it is obvious that these illegal immigrants provide much needed cash flow to the small border towns.

You may be on to something. The following was from the article in this thread. It seems that some of the town's businesses were complaining.

GOP Lawmakers Visit Tombstone To Support Minuteman Volunteers

He [Arizona state Rep. Ben Miranda, D-16] was also pleased at the resistance the business community has expressed toward the [MinuteMan] project.

"What I was pleasantly surprised with is that businesses down there heed the value of a constant, capable, accessible [and in MY opinion, illegal] workforce and businesses were complaining as much about the problems associated with limiting access to this labor source and also about the tragedy along the border," Mr. Miranda said.

Letter from Chairman of the Cochise County Board of Supervisors, Pat Call, clears things up:

“Prior to April 1, the leadership of the MMP were informed of the rules and regulations of the County. To their great credit, they followed the rules and are accomplishing their goal admirably. Prior to April 1, Reverend Harter of the Miracle Valley Bible College asked and was informed of the rules and regulations regarding the uses of his property; he chose to flagrantly violate the rules and ignore the regulations.
The Reverend Harter has given the County no choice – he has backed the County into a corner and forced them to respond to his flagrant violations. The process and response by the County is the same one used for any person or organization who violates local regulations. The County cannot and will not treat Reverend Harter differently than it would treat anyone else who violates the law.
It is unfortunate that his actions are creating the perception that the County and the MMP are at odds when the opposite is true. Why he has intentionally chosen to force this issue is unclear to me. But, clearly, he seems to be using the success of the MMP to further a personal agenda.
Again, to this point, the MMP participants have been perfect guests and have done an admirable job in drawing national attention to the issues faced by this County relative to a failed federal immigration policy.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me, if you have further questions.”
Patrick Call
Chairman, Cochise County
Board of Supervisors
520-432-9200