Trashing Arizona: Illegal Immigrant Waste Dumps (with Pics)

Tucson Weekly ^ | 04/02/2009 | Leo W. Banks

[BuckeyeTexan]

Prowling these border dumps provides the equivalent of a graduate-level seminar on what illegal immigration really is, and as importantly, what it's not.

We know the crossers are a religious bunch, because of the Catholic medallions, statues and Bibles they drop, and we know they're superstitious. The litter almost always includes garlic cloves: Illegals hang them from backpacks in the false belief that the scent will keep rattlesnakes away from their campsites.

Some call illegal aliens "undocumented," but the truth is they have documents falling out of their pockets, literally. Examine the ground, and you'll find driver's licenses, birth certificates and passports, most of them forged.

From the Pokémon backpacks, diapers and infant formula, we know the crossers include children. But their debris is often mixed with tequila bottles and pornography. Another item sure to boil the blood: Spanish-language books advising illegals on their rights in the United States.

Less common—but surprisingly present—is evidence that our border has become an international crossing.

As I've reported previously in these pages, we know Arabs are coming, from the discovery of three prayer rugs near Douglas and an Arabic diary inside a backpack in Hereford.

A while back, I got an e-mail about a pair of Russian night-vision goggles found near Sonoita. Best guess? They were probably left by drug smugglers.

Consider, too, the ugly reality of the rape tree, often found at dump sites. The coyotes who lead groups into the country will sometimes peel a woman out of the group, rape her and hang her panties from a tree as a kind of trophy.

[alexandria]

I’d ideally love to see at least 20 pounds of this stuff packed up and mailed to every member of Congress and Governor who’s opposed to immigration reform.

It is illegal to send biological waste thru the US postal service. Oh, and one bug in there, you are talking serious fines.

[TruthOnTheBorder]

Excellent article. Check out this video for additional info:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9iwjitsNyQ