War On Drugs A Waste Of Money?

 Americas longest war in it's history is not the war on terrorism but the war on drugs. For decades now, and untold billions of dollars later, we only need to look at the record amount of drugs being seized at our borders and in our parks and national forests to see that we are no better off now than many years ago when it comes down to eliminating drugs from our streets. Sure, every so often a huge drug bust is made and the price on the street goes up in some areas. But with a seemingly unlimited supply crossing our borders every year, it seems a new approach might be needed. Drug seizures are on the rise again after falling in 2010. In the San Diego sector alone, marijuana seizures have already tripled their 2010 levels to over 65K pounds and we still have two months left in the fiscal year to go. Cocaine seizures tally 1,368 pounds, also a record level in that sector from last year. However, record levels of seizures does not guarantee that lower levels of drugs are hitting our streets. The only hard fact to take from record seizures is that record numbers of drugs are being produced south of our border. Recently, the Mexican authorities found a 300 acre pot farm in Baja California, Mexico. While it was reportedly destroyed, do we trust Mexican law enforcement given the huge history of corruption in that country? Another front in the war is inside our borders in our parks and national forests. Every year, more and more states report wild pot farms growing in the parks and forests inside their borders. This story is the latest to come out about that front. Over 460,000 plants were removed. At a potential profit of 5K a plant (as reported on CNBC), that is over 2.3 billion in revenue for the cartels in Mexico from just that one wild farm. Not only is it dangerous to those that go inside these areas for recreation, but do not forget about the environmental disaster taking place. Runoff from fertilizers and chemicals enter those streams, lakes and rivers and causes untold harm to both fauna and flora. Yet not one environmental organization has come out and said anything about this disaster. The same goes for their lack of condemnation about the over twenty-five million pounds of trash on our border. More and more people are coming across armed men, mostly illegal aliens, guarding their wild pot farms. This is a problem that will not go away any time soon. In upstate New York, pot growers go into the corn fields when the corn is growing and plant their pot so it is hidden by the corn plants. Then they harvest the pot before the corn is harvested. One way these tactics are discovered is by helicopter. But since New York is out of money they have reduced these flights by as much as 60 to 70 percent. Problems like this are going on all over the country, not just New York. The question is though, do we continue going down the same road or do we look for a new approach?

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8pm EST UPDATE:

 New evac orders are being implemented now in Hereford, AZ. Also, here is a list of animal rescue/clinics that need things like kennels, food, water bowls. Please overnight them anything you can!! Also, horse stables are in need of manpower to put up temporary pens.

Sierra Vista Animal Care and Control
6799 E Hwy 90
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Phone: (520)458-4151

New Frontier Animal Medical Center
2045 Paseo San Luis
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Phone: (520) 459-0433
Fax: (520) 459-4809
e-mail: info@newfrontieramc.com

Sierra Animal Hospital

taking in SMALL pets for free

900 S. Highway 92

Sierra Vista, AZ

(520)-458-8656 

Sierra Vista Riding Club

taking in horses if unable to access trailer they will fetch

Ron Maynez

(520)-678-0360 

For those on facebook who are following these fires, go to monument fire az on facebook to read what the locals are saying about this fire started Sunday by illegals on the border.

Also, the incident command has added this fire on their site.

If any of you are impacted by this fire and need extra sets of hands please email me or comment on this and I will see if any of my border teammates can get to you.

Good Luck!

Five Ways to Fight Illegal Immigration

Too many Americans get frustrated when it comes to fighting illegal immigration. They feel like there is nothing they can do to stop it because the federal government refuses to secure our borders. However this is not so. There are many things the average citizen can do at all levels to combat this problem. You must first make a commitment to yourself though. A commitment to stand and fight no matter what you run into. A commitment to make a difference. A commitment to never give up. Once you have made the decision to fight, then you must educate yourself with the facts about illegal immigration so you can hold your own in a debate. People will listen as you throw facts at them and give them the source of the fact to back up your points. Here is an example of a fact. Did you know that securing the border is only sixty percent of the illegal immigration problem? The other forty percent is from people overstaying their visa. Most Americans who scream for the borders to be secured think that actually securing them would stop the problem. Not so. By teaching them this fact and others, you help educate those around you who are also actively engaged in making a difference. They will look to you for leadership and knowledge.

1- Start a local organization.  It's not as hard as some people think to start a group in your neighborhood. Start out by finding a few people locally who feel the same way you do about illegal immigration. Arrange a meeting and talk about the direction you want to take the group. Once you have a mission statement about the goals of the group, then you can start recruiting to grow the group. Everyone in the group should be able to bring something to the table. Maybe you have a person who is good with public speaking, another who is good at designing and printing flyers for events your group is holding, etc. The more your group meets the more you will locate each person's strengths and weaknesses. I have both driven and flown to other states just to help local groups get off the ground by attending the initial meeting of the group and providing direction and suggestions on what I believe they left out during the meeting. It all starts with the initial meeting.

2- Join www.numbersusa.com.  This is the only lobbying firm in DC that fights illegal immigration. It is free to join and they have almost one million members. I credit this group with stopping the amnesty attempts in 2006 and 2007 and the DREAM Act attempt last December. Roy Beck runs the group and him and his staff keep you up to date on what DC is trying to pull behind our backs. Like I said, it is free to join but they will ask for donations from time to time. The donations are tax deductible and I believe it is money well spent.

3- Educate yourself.  You will need to know what you are talking about when the time comes to debate the other side, talk with your local politicians, do media interviews, etc. Some national groups fighting illegals immigration like FAIR and Center for Immigration Studies frequently produce papers on different areas of illegal immigration such as numbers of illegals in areas and costs to the taxpayer, etc. Join their websites at fairus.org and cis.org. Read their papers. Also, talk with your local law enforcement and see what their policies are with regard to illegals in their jails. Do they cooperate with ICE? Do they participate in the federal 287G program which is designed to discover who is who through fingerprints? Is your area a "sanctuary city" where the law enforcement has no dealings with the feds? What percentage of the jail population in your area is made up of illegals?

4- Election time.  During elections, learn from the candidates what their stances are on illegal immigration. If there is a viable candidate, help spread the word that a vote for this person is a vote against illegal immigration.

5- Support volunteer border watch groups.   There are many groups of volunteers who spend their own time and money going to the border and conducting operations to aid law enforcement. Some groups will physically conduct patrols and watch from observation posts. Other groups set out trail cameras to document illegal activity such as drug and human trafficking. Either way, if a group you are interested in is a reputable group, then think about donating to that group or finding people in your local group who would like to go down to the border and volunteer. Supporting these border watch groups in any way possible helps them to continue their operations and lets the federal government know that we are keeping their feet to the fire on this issue.

 These are five ways you can help fight illegal immigration from the local level all the way up to the federal level. If have any questions feel free to email me at americanborderblog@gmail.com.

Good Luck!