BISBEE - Volunteers from the Minuteman Civilian Defense Corps have spotted more than 700 illegal border crossers since beginning a vigilance campaign in Arizona two weeks ago, a spokesman for the group said Friday.
|
|
Garza said that the flow of illegal immigration through the desert around Sasabe is heavier than the numbers suggest.
"They're actually swarming through there," he said.
The MCDC is engaged in a sort of cat-and-mouse game with human smugglers, Garza said, in which the smugglers constantly change their routes as they probe for unguarded areas.
The Minutemen respond by sending special scout teams comprised of ex-military to locate the latest routes and establish observation posts.
"We're having to work by moving back and forth," Garza said.
"Then we wind up three or four days later right back where we started."
The MCDC launched its third annual April border watch campaign in Arizona with a rally in Three Points on March 30. The group is conducting similar month-long campaigns in Texas, New Mexico, California and Washington state.
The number of volunteers in Arizona has fluctuated between 35 and 150, Garza said.
Comments