An Arizona Morgue Grows Crowded

The increase in deaths has happened despite many signs that the number of immigrants crossing the border illegally has dropped in recent years. The number of people caught trying to sneak across the frontier without a visa has fallen in each of the last five years and stands at about half of the record 616,000 arrested in 2000. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Local
Topics: Immigration, Arizona
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jul 29, 2010 - 9:06 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Jul 29, 2010 - 9:07 AM PDT

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by Kaizar Campwala - Jul. 29, 2010

The Times avoids the thorny politics of this story by focusing almost exclusive on the activities of the morgue that deals with these bodies. It's a chilling portrait of those who fail to make it across the border, but cowardly in it's lack of context (see the Daily Beast treatment linked below).

tougher enforcement measures have pushed smugglers and illegal immigrants to take their chances on isolated trails through the deserts and mountains of southern Arizona, ... More »

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