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Posted on 05/13/2011 12:37:15 PM PDT by MissesBush
The residents of the Chiricahua-Peloncillo drug and human smuggling corridor that runs from the Mexican border north through eastern Arizona and western New Mexico are circulating a petition to send to the White House in response to President Obama's recent immigration speech.
"It is with great wonderment and sadness that we listened to your May 10 speech on immigration issues. All of the joking about moats and alligators cut residents of Portal, AZ, to the core as we sheltered with friends or at a Red Cross evacuation site, to survive a terrible fire that still threatens our lives and property, as well as our ecotourism-based economy," the letter reads.
On Sunday, a massive fire broke out in Horseshoe Canyon, about 50 miles north of the Mexican border, which residents and law enforcement say they believe was started by criminal illegal aliens. Last year, a fire in the same location caused more than $10 million in damages.
"During its first 24-hrs, the fire consumed a greater area than did last year's fire over a 6-week period. Local residents were roused after midnight, and some slept fitfully in cars after fleeing with family photos and any valuables that could be quickly assembled. Elderly retirees left with medical supplies, including oxygen tanks on which some depend," the letter reads.
The petition comes just days after Obama appeared in El Paso, Texas, to plead the case for immigration reform that has been bottled up in Congress for years. During his remarks, the president argued that the border is as safe as it has ever been but Republican opportunists are using the issue to score political points and prevent legal reforms to address illegal immigration.
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IA brush fire on our border BUMP
Another one, sigh......
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Smugglers have been setting fires for years as a diversion so they can get loads of people and/or drugs across. There are also the fires set by illegals to cook or get warm that they don’t properly manage.
This fire is still burning, has burned over 40,000 acres. It has cost as of yesterday nearly 7 million dollars to fight and estimated costs at this point are at one million dollars a day. More people were evacuated today (ranchers) and I am praying that they don’t lose their homes. This fire was set by smugglers as a diversion. I am so angry about this, if anyone else had set this fire the government would spare nothing to track them down and they would face charges and they would be held financially responsible. Illegal border crossers set it, so they will let it slide. The latest word I heard on this fire is it may be another month to get it contained unless the area gets heavy rain at some point, which is unlikely.
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/2225/
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