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American Patrol
When the Sierra
Club and Defenders of Wildlife stopped the
construction of a border fence In the San Pedro National
Conservation Area, they did more harm than good, according to
some observers. "A quick look at a Google
Earth image of the area would show that the fence would be
along the northern boundary of a Mexican farm that is regularly
plowed," said Glenn Spencer of American Border Patrol. Spencer
says that the farm is really a front for smugglers. "The
area east of the San Pedro River is a favorite crossing point
for illegal aliens because of its proximity to Naco, Sonora,
Mexico," he said.
Spencer said smugglers drive
their clients from Naco along the border road in Mexico and
then drop them off at Los Corales or a nearby shack where they
wait for an opportunity to cross. "A fence in this area
would do nothing to disturb the riparian area and it would cut
northbound foot traffic," he added. |
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