(Just like the Europeans, Americans are discovering that we are at war - with our own elected leaders who fail to protect our sovereignty. Citizen action will eventually solve this problem and Trump is just the first step - but we better not go back to sleep again! - CL)
The border between the United States and Mexico is nearly 2,000 miles long. It passes through four states in the US, including California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Along this often remote and hostile line, federal border patrol agents are responsible for ensuring the security of the border on the United States's side.
The border between the United States and Mexico is nearly 2,000 miles long. It passes through four states in the US, including California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Along this often remote and hostile line, federal border patrol agents are responsible for ensuring the security of the border on the United States's side.
They
face a tough fight. Every year, more than a million pounds of illegal drugs
pass over the border of Arizona and Mexico into the United States. Unlike
states like California and Texas, where the majority of illegal activity
involves human trafficking, Arizona is ground zero for the war against drug
smuggling, according to federal officials.
Nogales, Arizona is more
than 1,600 miles from Birmingham, Ala. In many ways, the two cities are completely different. However,
they share one very important problem: they've both been impacted by the trade
of illicit drugs, most notably heroin. Last year, heroin-related deaths were up by about 150 percent in
Jefferson County, according to law enforcement officials. Heroin has been
called an "epidemic" across our state by drug prevention groups.
While not all of that product comes from Mexico, a large portion of drugs that
make their way to Birmingham have been trafficked from out of the country.
In this way, what happens on the border has had a big impact on
Birmingham. The drug trade is part of the catalyst for the creation of the
Border Keepers of Alabama. It's a group of a few dozen men and women with the stated goal
of preventing drugs and people from passing illegally through the border with
Mexico. The organization, which calls itself "BOA" for short, has
been met with criticism and praise. Critics call them vigilantes and racists,
bent on preventing immigration into the United States. Supporters call them
patriots and heroes, intent on doing the job Border Patrol agents have trouble
doing alone--enforcing the law……..
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