Arizona Border Deaths Blamed On U.S. Policy

   We have an interesting  study for you from the University of Arizona which claims that the increase in border deaths is due to the U.S. policy of " funnelling " the illegal's away from the bigger areas of Texas and California and and out into the harsh Arizona deserts.

UA study: Illegal immigrant deaths tied to border policy

CLAUDINE LoMONACO
Tucson Citizen         Published: 02.14.2007

Arizona accounts for a third to half of the 2,000 to 3,000 bodies of men, women and children found along the nearly 2,000 miles of the southern border over the last 10 years. Researchers at the University's Binational Migration Institute focused on deaths examined by the Pima County Medical Examiner's Office over a 15-year period to assess how the nature and character of the deaths have changed. The Pima County Medical Examiner's Office handled 90 percent of the Arizona deaths.

From 1990 to 1999, the Medical Examiner's office handled on average 14 deaths of illegal immigrants per year. Once traffic shifted into Arizona from 2000 to 2005, the number jumped to 160 deaths a year.

During that period, the percentage of dead from southern and central Mexico increased significantly, whereas those from northern Mexico decreased, the study found.

The study included analysis from the 2006 Government Accountability Office report, which found that the U.S. Border Patrol consistently undercount border deaths due to a very narrow set of criteria.

   One commenter said that they would like to see them  "funneled into The Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range ( a bombing range in the U.S. state of Arizona that runs along the Mexican border)

 

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Clinton Has Words For Bush On Congressional Approval Before Attacking Iran

    Hillary Clinton had a few words for the Bush Crime Family today after the dumb-assed puppet of the administration gave his little bumbling speech on Wednesday. She pretty much told dear old George not to even think about taking any military action against Iran until he has congresses approval to do so.

   I always knew she had a mouth if it became necessary to use it! If only some of the rest of the Dems and the GOP had the balls to speak up, we could get this Iraq/Iran mess over with because time is of the essence with this Butthead In Chief still in the White house!

                ABCNews

"If the administration believes that any, any use of force against Iran is necessary, the president must come to Congress to seek that authority," Clinton said in a Senate speech.

"It would be a mistake of historical proportion if the administration thought that the 2002 resolution authorizing force against Iraq was a blank check for the use of force against Iran without further congressional authorization," Clinton said.

She also insisted the resolution authorizing force against those responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks did not allow for U.S. action now against Iran.

          IMPEACH! INDICT! IMPRISON!

 

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