1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:09,074 . >>> THE ARIZONA/MEXICO BORDER, 2 00:00:09,076 --> 00:00:12,044 >>> THE ARIZONA/MEXICO BORDER, ONCE SEEN A AS THE CROSSING FOR 3 00:00:12,046 --> 00:00:13,512 ONCE SEEN A AS THE CROSSING FOR DRUGS IN TO THE COUNTRY. 4 00:00:13,514 --> 00:00:15,047 DRUGS IN TO THE COUNTRY. >> THE TREND SEEMS TO BE A LOT 5 00:00:15,049 --> 00:00:18,851 >> THE TREND SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF BACKPACKERS BRINGING IN THE 6 00:00:18,853 --> 00:00:19,251 OF BACKPACKERS BRINGING IN THE CONTRABAND. 7 00:00:19,253 --> 00:00:20,786 CONTRABAND. >> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF 8 00:00:20,788 --> 00:00:23,689 >> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND TONS OF 9 00:00:23,691 --> 00:00:25,657 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND TONS OF NARCOTICS A DANGEROUS AND DEADLY 10 00:00:25,659 --> 00:00:26,325 NARCOTICS A DANGEROUS AND DEADLY TREK NORTH. 11 00:00:26,327 --> 00:00:28,594 TREK NORTH. A LOOK AT THE BORDER PATROL AND 12 00:00:28,596 --> 00:00:30,229 A LOOK AT THE BORDER PATROL AND THE SEARCH FOR MISSING LOVED 13 00:00:30,231 --> 00:00:30,529 THE SEARCH FOR MISSING LOVED ONES. 14 00:00:30,531 --> 00:00:33,999 ONES. WE SHOULD NOT BE DEFINED BY 15 00:00:34,001 --> 00:00:34,299 WE SHOULD NOT BE DEFINED BY THAT. 16 00:00:34,301 --> 00:00:39,671 THAT. BUT, OUR DESERT IS BECOMING A 17 00:00:39,673 --> 00:00:41,106 BUT, OUR DESERT IS BECOMING A GRAVEYARD UNFORTUNATELY. 18 00:00:41,108 --> 00:00:43,275 GRAVEYARD UNFORTUNATELY. >> OUR CREW TRAVELS ALONG THE 19 00:00:43,277 --> 00:00:43,609 >> OUR CREW TRAVELS ALONG THE BORDER. 20 00:00:43,611 --> 00:01:01,627 BORDER. THIS IS "ARIZONA WEEK." 21 00:01:01,629 --> 00:01:03,962 THIS IS "ARIZONA WEEK." >> ARIZONA SHARES NEARLY 370 22 00:01:03,964 --> 00:01:06,298 >> ARIZONA SHARES NEARLY 370 MILES OF BORDER WITH MEXICO. 23 00:01:06,300 --> 00:01:08,067 MILES OF BORDER WITH MEXICO. THERE ARE TWO SECTORS THAT 24 00:01:08,069 --> 00:01:09,935 THERE ARE TWO SECTORS THAT PATROL THE INTERNATIONAL LINE. 25 00:01:09,937 --> 00:01:12,604 PATROL THE INTERNATIONAL LINE. UMA AND TUCSON. 26 00:01:12,606 --> 00:01:14,606 UMA AND TUCSON. THE TOWN OF SAN LUIS IS 27 00:01:14,608 --> 00:01:16,508 THE TOWN OF SAN LUIS IS SOUTHWEST OF YUMA, THERE THE 28 00:01:16,510 --> 00:01:17,943 SOUTHWEST OF YUMA, THERE THE AGENCY BUILT A THREE LAYERED 29 00:01:17,945 --> 00:01:20,846 AGENCY BUILT A THREE LAYERED FENCING IS SYSTEM AND IN NEARLY 30 00:01:20,848 --> 00:01:22,247 FENCING IS SYSTEM AND IN NEARLY TEN YEARS, ARRESTS HAVE DROPPED 31 00:01:22,249 --> 00:01:23,315 TEN YEARS, ARRESTS HAVE DROPPED NEARLY 95%. 32 00:01:23,317 --> 00:01:27,052 NEARLY 95%. A TESTAMENT, THE AGENCY SAYS, TO 33 00:01:27,054 --> 00:01:29,922 A TESTAMENT, THE AGENCY SAYS, TO THE MANPOWER, INFRASTRUCTURE AND 34 00:01:29,924 --> 00:01:30,322 THE MANPOWER, INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY. 35 00:01:30,324 --> 00:01:36,061 TECHNOLOGY. AGENT DOUGLAS CHOI FROM THE YUMA 36 00:01:36,063 --> 00:01:36,829 AGENT DOUGLAS CHOI FROM THE YUMA SECT 37 00:01:36,831 --> 00:01:38,030 SECT SECTOR, WE ARE IN THE LAYERED 38 00:01:38,032 --> 00:01:39,031 SECTOR, WE ARE IN THE LAYERED EFFECT AREA? 39 00:01:39,033 --> 00:01:40,432 EFFECT AREA? >> YES, WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT 40 00:01:40,434 --> 00:01:42,034 >> YES, WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IS THE SECONDARY FENCE AND 41 00:01:42,036 --> 00:01:43,836 IS THE SECONDARY FENCE AND BEYOND THAT WE HAVE THE PRIMARY 42 00:01:43,838 --> 00:01:45,604 BEYOND THAT WE HAVE THE PRIMARY FENCE AND THEN IF YOU LOOK HERE, 43 00:01:45,606 --> 00:01:49,341 FENCE AND THEN IF YOU LOOK HERE, WE HAVE THE CHAIN LINK FENCE AND 44 00:01:49,343 --> 00:01:51,610 WE HAVE THE CHAIN LINK FENCE AND WE HAVE IT HERE BECAUSE WE USED 45 00:01:51,612 --> 00:01:53,545 WE HAVE IT HERE BECAUSE WE USED TO GET HIT HARD IN THIS AREA. 46 00:01:53,547 --> 00:01:55,714 TO GET HIT HARD IN THIS AREA. THERE WERE BONZAI RUNS AND THERE 47 00:01:55,716 --> 00:02:00,119 THERE WERE BONZAI RUNS AND THERE WERE A LOT OF ILLEGAL ALIENS 48 00:02:00,121 --> 00:02:03,355 WERE A LOT OF ILLEGAL ALIENS JUMPING OVER AND TRYING TO BUM 49 00:02:03,357 --> 00:02:04,256 JUMPING OVER AND TRYING TO BUM RUSH US WITH NUMBERS. 50 00:02:04,258 --> 00:02:06,458 RUSH US WITH NUMBERS. THEY HAVE A LAYER TO DETER THAT 51 00:02:06,460 --> 00:02:08,093 THEY HAVE A LAYER TO DETER THAT AND HELP US HAVE A RESPONSE 52 00:02:08,095 --> 00:02:08,393 AND HELP US HAVE A RESPONSE TIME. 53 00:02:08,395 --> 00:02:10,062 TIME. ONCE THEY COME IN THIS AREA AND 54 00:02:10,064 --> 00:02:12,798 ONCE THEY COME IN THIS AREA AND THEY GET BEYOND THE LEVY ROAD, 55 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:13,532 THEY GET BEYOND THE LEVY ROAD, THERE'S RESIDENTIAL HOUSING THAT 56 00:02:13,534 --> 00:02:14,166 THERE'S RESIDENTIAL HOUSING THAT IS CLOSE. 57 00:02:14,168 --> 00:02:15,868 IS CLOSE. AND FOR US, RESPONSE TIME IS 58 00:02:15,870 --> 00:02:17,703 AND FOR US, RESPONSE TIME IS CRUCIAL IN APPREHENDING THEM. 59 00:02:17,705 --> 00:02:19,505 CRUCIAL IN APPREHENDING THEM. >> THAT VIDEO THAT WE SEE, IT'S 60 00:02:19,507 --> 00:02:27,946 >> THAT VIDEO THAT WE SEE, IT'S BOLD AND BRAVE OF THEM TO JUST, 61 00:02:27,948 --> 00:02:29,915 BOLD AND BRAVE OF THEM TO JUST, JUST DOZENS OF PEOPLE HOP OVER 62 00:02:29,917 --> 00:02:31,517 JUST DOZENS OF PEOPLE HOP OVER AND HEADACHE-- AND MAKE A DASH . 63 00:02:31,519 --> 00:02:34,153 AND HEADACHE-- AND MAKE A DASH . >> AND YES, YOU HAVE TO HAVE 64 00:02:34,155 --> 00:02:36,321 >> AND YES, YOU HAVE TO HAVE ENOUGH OFFICERS TO MAKE THE 65 00:02:36,323 --> 00:02:37,789 ENOUGH OFFICERS TO MAKE THE APPREHENSIONS AND THEN TIME IS 66 00:02:37,791 --> 00:02:39,191 APPREHENSIONS AND THEN TIME IS CRUCIAL, ONCE THEY ARE IN THE 67 00:02:39,193 --> 00:02:41,093 CRUCIAL, ONCE THEY ARE IN THE HOUSING, IT'S HARD TO TRACK 68 00:02:41,095 --> 00:02:41,493 HOUSING, IT'S HARD TO TRACK THEM. 69 00:02:41,495 --> 00:02:43,028 THEM. SO THIS IS WHY WE HAVE THE 70 00:02:43,030 --> 00:02:44,263 SO THIS IS WHY WE HAVE THE LAYERED FENCING AND BETTER 71 00:02:44,265 --> 00:02:45,631 LAYERED FENCING AND BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE, AND MORE 72 00:02:45,633 --> 00:02:47,132 INFRASTRUCTURE, AND MORE MANPOWER AND BETTER WORK WITH 73 00:02:47,134 --> 00:02:49,635 MANPOWER AND BETTER WORK WITH OTHER AGENCIES SUCH AS YUMA 74 00:02:49,637 --> 00:02:52,504 OTHER AGENCIES SUCH AS YUMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND YUMA 75 00:02:52,506 --> 00:02:55,007 COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND YUMA POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND SAN LUIS 76 00:02:55,009 --> 00:02:56,742 POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND SAN LUIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, THERE'S MORE 77 00:02:56,744 --> 00:02:58,177 POLICE DEPARTMENT, THERE'S MORE MANPOWER OUT THERE PATROLLING 78 00:02:58,179 --> 00:03:00,112 MANPOWER OUT THERE PATROLLING THE BORDER AND PATROLLING THIS 79 00:03:00,114 --> 00:03:01,947 THE BORDER AND PATROLLING THIS AREA TO DETER ILLEGAL ENTRY. 80 00:03:01,949 --> 00:03:03,949 AREA TO DETER ILLEGAL ENTRY. IF THERE'S AN ILLEGAL ENTRY, 81 00:03:03,951 --> 00:03:05,651 IF THERE'S AN ILLEGAL ENTRY, THERE'S QUICK RESPONSE TIME. 82 00:03:05,653 --> 00:03:08,287 THERE'S QUICK RESPONSE TIME. THERE'S MORE MANPOWER AND BOOTS 83 00:03:08,289 --> 00:03:09,054 THERE'S MORE MANPOWER AND BOOTS ON THE FIELD. 84 00:03:09,056 --> 00:03:10,689 ON THE FIELD. AND THIS HELPS US WITH OUR 85 00:03:10,691 --> 00:03:11,623 AND THIS HELPS US WITH OUR RESPONSE TIME AS WELL. 86 00:03:11,625 --> 00:03:13,392 RESPONSE TIME AS WELL. >> IT SEEMS ALMOST 20 FEET TALL, 87 00:03:13,394 --> 00:03:15,160 >> IT SEEMS ALMOST 20 FEET TALL, HOW LIKELY IS IT THAT SOMEONE 88 00:03:15,162 --> 00:03:16,862 HOW LIKELY IS IT THAT SOMEONE CAN SCALE IT, HAVE YOU SEEN IT? 89 00:03:16,864 --> 00:03:18,630 CAN SCALE IT, HAVE YOU SEEN IT? >> WHEN WE USUALLY HAVE IS ON 90 00:03:18,632 --> 00:03:20,032 >> WHEN WE USUALLY HAVE IS ON THE MEXICAN SIDE, THERE'S PEOPLE 91 00:03:20,034 --> 00:03:21,967 THE MEXICAN SIDE, THERE'S PEOPLE THAT HAVE LADDERS, TALLER 92 00:03:21,969 --> 00:03:23,368 THAT HAVE LADDERS, TALLER LADDERS AND WE CALL THEM THE 93 00:03:23,370 --> 00:03:24,670 LADDERS AND WE CALL THEM THE LADDER CREW GUYS. 94 00:03:24,672 --> 00:03:25,470 LADDER CREW GUYS. THEY WILL HAVE PEOPLE THAT POST 95 00:03:25,472 --> 00:03:27,105 THEY WILL HAVE PEOPLE THAT POST THE LADDERS UP ON THE PRIMARY 96 00:03:27,107 --> 00:03:29,308 THE LADDERS UP ON THE PRIMARY FENCE OVER THERE, AND PEOPLE 97 00:03:29,310 --> 00:03:30,142 FENCE OVER THERE, AND PEOPLE WILL COME OVER WITH ANOTHER 98 00:03:30,144 --> 00:03:32,744 WILL COME OVER WITH ANOTHER LADDER, A LARNLER LADDER FOR THE 99 00:03:32,746 --> 00:03:33,445 LADDER, A LARNLER LADDER FOR THE SECONDARY FENCE AND THEY WILL 100 00:03:33,447 --> 00:03:36,014 SECONDARY FENCE AND THEY WILL APPROXIMATE US THE LADDER UP AND 101 00:03:36,016 --> 00:03:37,382 APPROXIMATE US THE LADDER UP AND THEN PEOPLE CLIMB OVER AND WUNTS 102 00:03:37,384 --> 00:03:39,985 THEN PEOPLE CLIMB OVER AND WUNTS THEY GET TO THIS -- AND ONCE 103 00:03:39,987 --> 00:03:42,087 THEY GET TO THIS -- AND ONCE THEY GET THOUGH THAT AREA, THEY 104 00:03:42,089 --> 00:03:45,657 THEY GET THOUGH THAT AREA, THEY WILL BUT BLANKETS ON THE BARBED 105 00:03:45,659 --> 00:03:46,992 WILL BUT BLANKETS ON THE BARBED WIRE AT THE THE TOP AND TRY TO 106 00:03:46,994 --> 00:03:47,960 WIRE AT THE THE TOP AND TRY TO JUMP OVER THE FENCE. 107 00:03:47,962 --> 00:03:49,461 JUMP OVER THE FENCE. THIS PROCESS HERE, DEPENDING ON 108 00:03:49,463 --> 00:03:54,099 THIS PROCESS HERE, DEPENDING ON THE CREW, KIT COULD TAKE A ALON 109 00:03:54,101 --> 00:03:56,201 THE CREW, KIT COULD TAKE A ALON TIME, DEPENDING ON THE PERSON. 110 00:03:56,203 --> 00:03:57,469 TIME, DEPENDING ON THE PERSON. OR IT COULD BE SHORT AND QUICK. 111 00:03:57,471 --> 00:04:00,872 OR IT COULD BE SHORT AND QUICK. FOR US, WE NEED TO BE HERE AND 112 00:04:00,874 --> 00:04:04,042 FOR US, WE NEED TO BE HERE AND PATROL THIS AREA AT A GOOD RATE 113 00:04:04,044 --> 00:04:05,510 PATROL THIS AREA AT A GOOD RATE TO LET THEM KNOW WE ARE HERE AND 114 00:04:05,512 --> 00:04:07,846 TO LET THEM KNOW WE ARE HERE AND PATROLLING AND THAT IS TO DETER 115 00:04:07,848 --> 00:04:09,248 PATROLLING AND THAT IS TO DETER THEM, WHEN THEY DO MAKE AN 116 00:04:09,250 --> 00:04:10,449 THEM, WHEN THEY DO MAKE AN ENTRY, THAT IS USUALLY HOW THEY 117 00:04:10,451 --> 00:04:10,916 ENTRY, THAT IS USUALLY HOW THEY DO IT. 118 00:04:10,918 --> 00:04:13,385 DO IT. ONCE THEY ARE ACROSS, THE LADDER 119 00:04:13,387 --> 00:04:14,953 ONCE THEY ARE ACROSS, THE LADDER CREW WILL GO BACK WITH THE 120 00:04:14,955 --> 00:04:16,488 CREW WILL GO BACK WITH THE LADDER SO THEY CAN USE IT AGAIN. 121 00:04:16,490 --> 00:04:18,590 LADDER SO THEY CAN USE IT AGAIN. FOR US, WHEN WE GET THE LADDER, 122 00:04:18,592 --> 00:04:21,526 FOR US, WHEN WE GET THE LADDER, IT'S A BENEFIT FOR US, WE KNOW 123 00:04:21,528 --> 00:04:22,828 IT'S A BENEFIT FOR US, WE KNOW WE STOPPED IT FOR THAT AMOUNT OF 124 00:04:22,830 --> 00:04:23,128 WE STOPPED IT FOR THAT AMOUNT OF TIME. 125 00:04:23,130 --> 00:04:25,998 TIME. >> PEOPLE ARE STILL DOING IT, 126 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:27,566 >> PEOPLE ARE STILL DOING IT, EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE THE THREE 127 00:04:27,568 --> 00:04:28,867 EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE THE THREE LAYERED FENCING SYSTEM HERE? 128 00:04:28,869 --> 00:04:30,602 LAYERED FENCING SYSTEM HERE? >> YEAH, AND WE THINK THEY STILL 129 00:04:30,604 --> 00:04:32,170 >> YEAH, AND WE THINK THEY STILL DO IT BECAUSE MAYBE THEY FEEL 130 00:04:32,172 --> 00:04:33,939 DO IT BECAUSE MAYBE THEY FEEL THAT THAT SYSTEM WITH THE 131 00:04:33,941 --> 00:04:35,641 THAT THAT SYSTEM WITH THE LADDERS IS ASSISTING THEM, BUT 132 00:04:35,643 --> 00:04:37,609 LADDERS IS ASSISTING THEM, BUT FOR US, NUMBERS WISE, WE THINK 133 00:04:37,611 --> 00:04:41,113 FOR US, NUMBERS WISE, WE THINK THIS HAD HAS STOPPED IT, AND THE 134 00:04:41,115 --> 00:04:45,217 THIS HAD HAS STOPPED IT, AND THE NUMBERS FOR 2005 APPREHENSION 135 00:04:45,219 --> 00:04:48,620 NUMBERS FOR 2005 APPREHENSION WISE WAS 138,000. 136 00:04:48,622 --> 00:04:52,190 WISE WAS 138,000. AND SERVICE 6100 FOR 2013. 137 00:04:52,192 --> 00:04:53,125 AND SERVICE 6100 FOR 2013. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS 138 00:04:53,127 --> 00:04:54,893 THIS INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS BEEN A HELP IN DETERRING AND 139 00:04:54,895 --> 00:04:57,029 BEEN A HELP IN DETERRING AND HELPINGS US APPREHEND THOSE THAT 140 00:04:57,031 --> 00:04:58,397 HELPINGS US APPREHEND THOSE THAT STILL BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN MAKE 141 00:04:58,399 --> 00:04:59,431 STILL BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN MAKE THAT ILLEGAL ENTRY. 142 00:04:59,433 --> 00:05:00,666 THAT ILLEGAL ENTRY. >> IT WORKS. 143 00:05:00,668 --> 00:05:02,334 >> IT WORKS. I MEAN, THIS PROVES IT. 144 00:05:02,336 --> 00:05:04,002 I MEAN, THIS PROVES IT. BUT THERE'S A ELEMENT OF DANGER 145 00:05:04,004 --> 00:05:04,803 BUT THERE'S A ELEMENT OF DANGER FOR THE AGENCY. 146 00:05:04,805 --> 00:05:06,305 FOR THE AGENCY. FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO PATROL 147 00:05:06,307 --> 00:05:08,006 FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO PATROL THIS BORDER REGION. 148 00:05:08,008 --> 00:05:09,341 THIS BORDER REGION. TALK ABOUT THE SAFETY CONCERNS. 149 00:05:09,343 --> 00:05:10,809 TALK ABOUT THE SAFETY CONCERNS. >> RIGHT, WE LIKE TO CALL THIS 150 00:05:10,811 --> 00:05:12,811 >> RIGHT, WE LIKE TO CALL THIS AREA BETWEEN THE SECONDARY FENCE 151 00:05:12,813 --> 00:05:14,680 AREA BETWEEN THE SECONDARY FENCE AND THE PRIMARY FENCE AS NO 152 00:05:14,682 --> 00:05:16,481 AND THE PRIMARY FENCE AS NO MAN'S LAND, AS YOU SEE, IT'S 153 00:05:16,483 --> 00:05:19,017 MAN'S LAND, AS YOU SEE, IT'S PRETTY BARRON, THERE'S REALLY NO 154 00:05:19,019 --> 00:05:19,818 PRETTY BARRON, THERE'S REALLY NO COVER. 155 00:05:19,820 --> 00:05:21,386 COVER. WHEN THEY MAKE IT INTO THE 156 00:05:21,388 --> 00:05:23,789 WHEN THEY MAKE IT INTO THE RESPECTAL AREAS, SOMETIMES -- 157 00:05:23,791 --> 00:05:25,223 RESPECTAL AREAS, SOMETIMES -- RESIDENTIAL AREAS, SOMETIMES WE 158 00:05:25,225 --> 00:05:27,559 RESIDENTIAL AREAS, SOMETIMES WE HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF UNITS. 159 00:05:27,561 --> 00:05:28,927 HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF UNITS. THEY CAN RESPOND TO THOSE AREAS 160 00:05:28,929 --> 00:05:30,062 THEY CAN RESPOND TO THOSE AREAS MORE QUICKLY THAN WE CAN. 161 00:05:30,064 --> 00:05:31,463 MORE QUICKLY THAN WE CAN. AND THAT ALSO HELPS WITH OUR 162 00:05:31,465 --> 00:05:33,198 AND THAT ALSO HELPS WITH OUR EFFICIENCY A AS WELL. 163 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:34,232 EFFICIENCY A AS WELL. BECAUSE, THESE URBAN 164 00:05:34,234 --> 00:05:35,334 BECAUSE, THESE URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY WITH 165 00:05:35,336 --> 00:05:37,502 NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRSK OF SAN LUIS WITH THE 166 00:05:37,504 --> 00:05:38,737 THE TRSK OF SAN LUIS WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE AND 167 00:05:38,739 --> 00:05:41,573 AMOUNT OF PEOPLE AND PEDESTRIANS, A BICYCLE IS GOING 168 00:05:41,575 --> 00:05:42,307 PEDESTRIANS, A BICYCLE IS GOING TO GET SOMEWHERE QUICKER THAN A 169 00:05:42,309 --> 00:05:42,674 TO GET SOMEWHERE QUICKER THAN A TRUCK CAN. 170 00:05:42,676 --> 00:05:44,743 TRUCK CAN. >> SO THIS IS IS A TYPICAL CHEVY 171 00:05:44,745 --> 00:05:47,546 >> SO THIS IS IS A TYPICAL CHEVY THAT IS USED TO PATROL THE 172 00:05:47,548 --> 00:05:48,613 THAT IS USED TO PATROL THE BORDER, BUT IT'S A LITTLE UNIQUE 173 00:05:48,615 --> 00:05:50,349 BORDER, BUT IT'S A LITTLE UNIQUE IN THAT IT'S PREPARED FOR THE 174 00:05:50,351 --> 00:05:51,516 IN THAT IT'S PREPARED FOR THE WORST CASE SCENARIO? 175 00:05:51,518 --> 00:05:52,050 WORST CASE SCENARIO? >> CORRECT. 176 00:05:52,052 --> 00:05:54,886 >> CORRECT. THESE ARE WHAT WE CALL THE WAR 177 00:05:54,888 --> 00:05:55,220 THESE ARE WHAT WE CALL THE WAR WAGONS. 178 00:05:55,222 --> 00:05:57,189 WAGONS. THESE HAVE THESE METAL PLATES 179 00:05:57,191 --> 00:05:58,056 THESE HAVE THESE METAL PLATES OUTFITTED ON THEM. 180 00:05:58,058 --> 00:05:59,658 OUTFITTED ON THEM. AND THEY ARE STURDY AS YOU CAN 181 00:05:59,660 --> 00:06:00,592 AND THEY ARE STURDY AS YOU CAN TELL, THEY ARE METAL AND THEY 182 00:06:00,594 --> 00:06:02,427 TELL, THEY ARE METAL AND THEY ARE ON THE GLASS. 183 00:06:02,429 --> 00:06:03,729 ARE ON THE GLASS. THEY ARE ON THE LIGHTS. 184 00:06:03,731 --> 00:06:05,097 THEY ARE ON THE LIGHTS. AND THIS IS TO PROTECT THE 185 00:06:05,099 --> 00:06:06,732 AND THIS IS TO PROTECT THE AGENTS AND THE DRIVES THAT ARE 186 00:06:06,734 --> 00:06:09,968 AGENTS AND THE DRIVES THAT ARE IN HERE, BECAUSE THERE ARE 187 00:06:09,970 --> 00:06:10,602 IN HERE, BECAUSE THERE ARE INCIDENTS WHERE THERE ARE 188 00:06:10,604 --> 00:06:12,904 INCIDENTS WHERE THERE ARE ROCKINGS AND BOTTLES BEING 189 00:06:12,906 --> 00:06:14,072 ROCKINGS AND BOTTLES BEING THROWN AND THESE ARE NOT THE 190 00:06:14,074 --> 00:06:15,340 THROWN AND THESE ARE NOT THE SMALL ROCKS THAT PEOPLE ARE 191 00:06:15,342 --> 00:06:16,041 SMALL ROCKS THAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING OF. 192 00:06:16,043 --> 00:06:18,009 THINKING OF. THESE ARE LARGE ROCKS, THESE ARE 193 00:06:18,011 --> 00:06:19,811 THESE ARE LARGE ROCKS, THESE ARE INTEND TO HARM THE AGENTS AND 194 00:06:19,813 --> 00:06:22,881 INTEND TO HARM THE AGENTS AND THE VEHICLES, SO WE LIKE TO HAVE 195 00:06:22,883 --> 00:06:24,316 THE VEHICLES, SO WE LIKE TO HAVE THE AGENTS PROTECTED ESPECIALLY 196 00:06:24,318 --> 00:06:26,084 THE AGENTS PROTECTED ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE IN THESE SPOTS. 197 00:06:26,086 --> 00:06:28,186 WHEN THEY ARE IN THESE SPOTS. IF A GIANT ROCK WERE THROWN AND 198 00:06:28,188 --> 00:06:29,855 IF A GIANT ROCK WERE THROWN AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD OR WINDOW, IT 199 00:06:29,857 --> 00:06:31,356 HIT THE WINDSHIELD OR WINDOW, IT WILL GO THROUGH AND HIT THE 200 00:06:31,358 --> 00:06:31,656 WILL GO THROUGH AND HIT THE AGENT. 201 00:06:31,658 --> 00:06:34,059 AGENT. IT COULD HURT THEM AND AT WORSE, 202 00:06:34,061 --> 00:06:35,060 IT COULD HURT THEM AND AT WORSE, THEY MAY BE KILLED. 203 00:06:35,062 --> 00:06:38,296 THEY MAY BE KILLED. THAT IS NOT WHAT WE WANT. 204 00:06:38,298 --> 00:06:39,765 THAT IS NOT WHAT WE WANT. SO, WE WANT OUR AGENTS TO TO BE 205 00:06:39,767 --> 00:06:41,032 SO, WE WANT OUR AGENTS TO TO BE READY FOR THAT TYPE OF 206 00:06:41,034 --> 00:06:42,567 READY FOR THAT TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT, LIKE WE SHOWED YOU 207 00:06:42,569 --> 00:06:44,636 ENVIRONMENT, LIKE WE SHOWED YOU EARLIER IN THAT AREA, ESPECIALLY 208 00:06:44,638 --> 00:06:46,705 EARLIER IN THAT AREA, ESPECIALLY IN NO MAN'S LAND, IF SOMETHING 209 00:06:46,707 --> 00:06:47,406 IN NO MAN'S LAND, IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN. 210 00:06:47,408 --> 00:06:49,341 WERE TO HAPPEN. YOU SAW THERE WAS NOT THAT MUCH 211 00:06:49,343 --> 00:06:49,641 YOU SAW THERE WAS NOT THAT MUCH COVER. 212 00:06:49,643 --> 00:06:50,942 COVER. IF THEY NEEDED TO EXIT THE AREA. 213 00:06:50,944 --> 00:06:52,544 IF THEY NEEDED TO EXIT THE AREA. THEY NEEDED TO DRIVE THROUGH A 214 00:06:52,546 --> 00:06:52,878 THEY NEEDED TO DRIVE THROUGH A GATE. 215 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,680 GATE. THESE ARE HERE TO BETTER PROTECT 216 00:06:55,682 --> 00:06:58,817 THESE ARE HERE TO BETTER PROTECT THE AGENTS BECAUSE THESE PROVIDE 217 00:06:58,819 --> 00:07:02,554 THE AGENTS BECAUSE THESE PROVIDE GOOD COVER. 218 00:07:02,556 --> 00:07:03,255 GOOD COVER. IF A AGENT NEEDS TO BE ON NOT. 219 00:07:03,257 --> 00:07:04,556 IF A AGENT NEEDS TO BE ON NOT. IF THEY GET TO THE TRUCK, THEY 220 00:07:04,558 --> 00:07:05,791 IF THEY GET TO THE TRUCK, THEY CAN PROVIDE COVER FOR THAT TYPE 221 00:07:05,793 --> 00:07:06,425 CAN PROVIDE COVER FOR THAT TYPE OF DANGER. 222 00:07:06,427 --> 00:07:07,959 OF DANGER. >> THE THIS IS HOW REAL THE 223 00:07:07,961 --> 00:07:09,327 >> THE THIS IS HOW REAL THE SITUATION CAN BE FOR YOU AND 224 00:07:09,329 --> 00:07:10,195 SITUATION CAN BE FOR YOU AND YOUR AGENTS OUT HERE. 225 00:07:10,197 --> 00:07:10,829 YOUR AGENTS OUT HERE. >> CORRECT. 226 00:07:10,831 --> 00:07:12,531 >> CORRECT. THIS IS A TYPE OF STUFF THAT WE 227 00:07:12,533 --> 00:07:14,833 THIS IS A TYPE OF STUFF THAT WE FACE WHEN WE ARE ON THE FIELD, 228 00:07:14,835 --> 00:07:16,268 FACE WHEN WE ARE ON THE FIELD, AND WE WANT TO BE PREPARED FOR 229 00:07:16,270 --> 00:07:17,636 AND WE WANT TO BE PREPARED FOR IT, WE WANT TO BE READY FOR IT. 230 00:07:17,638 --> 00:07:19,271 IT, WE WANT TO BE READY FOR IT. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT 231 00:07:19,273 --> 00:07:21,807 AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AGENTS ARE READY FOR IT AND 232 00:07:21,809 --> 00:07:22,541 THE AGENTS ARE READY FOR IT AND THAT THEY HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY 233 00:07:22,543 --> 00:07:23,742 THAT THEY HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO COME BACK 234 00:07:23,744 --> 00:07:25,377 EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO COME BACK HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY AND 235 00:07:25,379 --> 00:07:27,846 HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY AND TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR MISSION. 236 00:07:27,848 --> 00:07:30,449 TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR MISSION. >> THE YUMA SECTOR SHARES 61 237 00:07:30,451 --> 00:07:32,217 >> THE YUMA SECTOR SHARES 61 MILES OF BORDER WITH MEXICO, 238 00:07:32,219 --> 00:07:33,652 MILES OF BORDER WITH MEXICO, MUCH SMALLER THAN THE TUCSON 239 00:07:33,654 --> 00:07:35,620 MUCH SMALLER THAN THE TUCSON CONSECUTIVE IS TORE THAT SHARES 240 00:07:35,622 --> 00:07:38,824 CONSECUTIVE IS TORE THAT SHARES 262 MILES OF LINEAR BORDER WITH 241 00:07:38,826 --> 00:07:39,157 262 MILES OF LINEAR BORDER WITH MEXICO. 242 00:07:39,159 --> 00:07:42,394 MEXICO. AT ITS PEAK IN 2000, BORDER 243 00:07:42,396 --> 00:07:44,796 AT ITS PEAK IN 2000, BORDER PATROL AGENTS IN THE TUCSON 244 00:07:44,798 --> 00:07:47,466 PATROL AGENTS IN THE TUCSON SECTOR ARRESTED MORE THAN 245 00:07:47,468 --> 00:07:51,102 SECTOR ARRESTED MORE THAN 120,000 PEOPLE AND SEIZED 2600 246 00:07:51,104 --> 00:07:52,771 120,000 PEOPLE AND SEIZED 2600 TONS OF DRUGS. 247 00:07:52,773 --> 00:07:56,908 TONS OF DRUGS. THE TUCSON SECTOR HAS DOUBLED 248 00:07:56,910 --> 00:07:58,944 THE TUCSON SECTOR HAS DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF AGENCIES IN 249 00:07:58,946 --> 00:08:01,713 THE NUMBER OF AGENCIES IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. 250 00:08:01,715 --> 00:08:03,482 SOUTHERN ARIZONA. BORDER PATROL AGENT BRIAN 251 00:08:03,484 --> 00:08:04,483 BORDER PATROL AGENT BRIAN FLOWERS, DESCRIBE THE AREA WHERE 252 00:08:04,485 --> 00:08:05,450 FLOWERS, DESCRIBE THE AREA WHERE WE ARE STANDING NOW. 253 00:08:05,452 --> 00:08:08,086 WE ARE STANDING NOW. >> YES, THIS AREA HERE IS PART 254 00:08:08,088 --> 00:08:12,791 >> YES, THIS AREA HERE IS PART OF THE NOGALLIS BORDER PATROL 255 00:08:12,793 --> 00:08:15,527 OF THE NOGALLIS BORDER PATROL AREA PART OF RESPONSIBILITY. 256 00:08:15,529 --> 00:08:17,729 AREA PART OF RESPONSIBILITY. YOU KIND OF SEE, BEHIND US, WE 257 00:08:17,731 --> 00:08:20,899 YOU KIND OF SEE, BEHIND US, WE HAVE THE FENCING AND DISPLAYED 258 00:08:20,901 --> 00:08:21,900 HAVE THE FENCING AND DISPLAYED THE IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT 259 00:08:21,902 --> 00:08:23,468 THE IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE HERE. 260 00:08:23,470 --> 00:08:25,103 WE HAVE HERE. >> YOU MENTION THE STATION, HOW 261 00:08:25,105 --> 00:08:26,838 >> YOU MENTION THE STATION, HOW MANY STATIONS ARE THERE WITHIN 262 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:28,006 MANY STATIONS ARE THERE WITHIN THE TUCSON SECTOR? 263 00:08:28,008 --> 00:08:30,108 THE TUCSON SECTOR? >> THERE ARE A TOTAL OF EIGHT 264 00:08:30,110 --> 00:08:31,977 >> THERE ARE A TOTAL OF EIGHT STATIONS THAT ARE SUB DIVIDED TO 265 00:08:31,979 --> 00:08:34,412 STATIONS THAT ARE SUB DIVIDED TO MAKE UP THE ENTIRE SECTOR BORDER 266 00:08:34,414 --> 00:08:34,746 MAKE UP THE ENTIRE SECTOR BORDER PATROL. 267 00:08:34,748 --> 00:08:35,947 PATROL. >> EXPLAIN FOR VIEWERS WHAT THE 268 00:08:35,949 --> 00:08:37,916 >> EXPLAIN FOR VIEWERS WHAT THE AREA OF COVERAGE IS WHEN WE 269 00:08:37,918 --> 00:08:39,918 AREA OF COVERAGE IS WHEN WE DESCRIBE THE TUCSON SECTOR? 270 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:41,987 DESCRIBE THE TUCSON SECTOR? >> IT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR A TOTAL 271 00:08:41,989 --> 00:08:45,290 >> IT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR A TOTAL OF 262 LINEAR MILES OF BORDER. 272 00:08:45,292 --> 00:08:47,893 OF 262 LINEAR MILES OF BORDER. THAT EXTENDS FROM THE ARIZONA 273 00:08:47,895 --> 00:08:49,528 THAT EXTENDS FROM THE ARIZONA NEW MEXICO COSTATE LINE ALL THE 274 00:08:49,530 --> 00:08:52,831 NEW MEXICO COSTATE LINE ALL THE WAY WEST, THAT MAKES UP THE 262 275 00:08:52,833 --> 00:08:53,665 WAY WEST, THAT MAKES UP THE 262 LINEAR MILES. 276 00:08:53,667 --> 00:08:57,536 LINEAR MILES. AND OUR AGENTS PATROL OVER 295 277 00:08:57,538 --> 00:08:58,837 AND OUR AGENTS PATROL OVER 295 SQUARE MILES OF AREA. 278 00:08:58,839 --> 00:09:01,940 SQUARE MILES OF AREA. >> THIS HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS 279 00:09:01,942 --> 00:09:02,908 >> THIS HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS GROUND ZERO. 280 00:09:02,910 --> 00:09:05,443 GROUND ZERO. HERE WE ARE 2014, LOOKING BACK, 281 00:09:05,445 --> 00:09:07,679 HERE WE ARE 2014, LOOKING BACK, ARE THERE NUMBERS THAT WERE 282 00:09:07,681 --> 00:09:10,015 ARE THERE NUMBERS THAT WERE IMPRESSIVE AS FAR AS THE SEIZERS 283 00:09:10,017 --> 00:09:12,284 IMPRESSIVE AS FAR AS THE SEIZERS AND APPREHENSIONS? 284 00:09:12,286 --> 00:09:14,853 AND APPREHENSIONS? >> YES, IT'S ONE OF THE HOST 285 00:09:14,855 --> 00:09:16,855 >> YES, IT'S ONE OF THE HOST BUSY SECTORS FOR BORDER PATROL. 286 00:09:16,857 --> 00:09:21,626 BUSY SECTORS FOR BORDER PATROL. LAST YEAR, WE SEIZED 2.1 MILLION 287 00:09:21,628 --> 00:09:22,627 LAST YEAR, WE SEIZED 2.1 MILLION POUNDS OF MARIJUANA. 288 00:09:22,629 --> 00:09:24,296 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA. IF YOU COMPARE, YOU REFLECT BACK 289 00:09:24,298 --> 00:09:26,331 IF YOU COMPARE, YOU REFLECT BACK TO THE YEAR 2000, IF THAT YEAR, 290 00:09:26,333 --> 00:09:29,434 TO THE YEAR 2000, IF THAT YEAR, WE HAD 1500 AGENTS THROUGH 291 00:09:29,436 --> 00:09:31,570 WE HAD 1500 AGENTS THROUGH TUCSON'S SECTOR, AND WE 292 00:09:31,572 --> 00:09:33,538 TUCSON'S SECTOR, AND WE APPREHENDED THE MOST ILLEGAL 293 00:09:33,540 --> 00:09:33,872 APPREHENDED THE MOST ILLEGAL ALIENS. 294 00:09:33,874 --> 00:09:37,142 ALIENS. WE A APPREHENDED ALMOST 616,000 295 00:09:37,144 --> 00:09:38,310 WE A APPREHENDED ALMOST 616,000 LAST YEAR. 296 00:09:38,312 --> 00:09:40,211 LAST YEAR. AND SEIZED 240 THOUSAND POUNDS 297 00:09:40,213 --> 00:09:41,012 AND SEIZED 240 THOUSAND POUNDS OF MARIJUANA. 298 00:09:41,014 --> 00:09:43,748 OF MARIJUANA. AND GOING FORWARD, WE HAVE 299 00:09:43,750 --> 00:09:45,717 AND GOING FORWARD, WE HAVE ALMOST 242 AGENTS THROUGHOUT THE 300 00:09:45,719 --> 00:09:48,320 ALMOST 242 AGENTS THROUGHOUT THE SECTOR AND ARE WE REDUCED THE 301 00:09:48,322 --> 00:09:50,722 SECTOR AND ARE WE REDUCED THE APPREHENSION NUMBERS TO OVER 302 00:09:50,724 --> 00:09:53,558 APPREHENSION NUMBERS TO OVER 120,000 ILLEGAL ALIEN 303 00:09:53,560 --> 00:09:54,426 120,000 ILLEGAL ALIEN APPREHENSIONS. 304 00:09:54,428 --> 00:09:59,397 APPREHENSIONS. THAT SHOWS BY HAVING MORE 305 00:09:59,399 --> 00:10:02,000 THAT SHOWS BY HAVING MORE OPERATIONAL CONTROL AND WE CAN 306 00:10:02,002 --> 00:10:03,602 OPERATIONAL CONTROL AND WE CAN FOCUS MORE TOWARD THE DIFFERENT 307 00:10:03,604 --> 00:10:05,370 FOCUS MORE TOWARD THE DIFFERENT TRENDS AND THE ROUTES THEY ARE 308 00:10:05,372 --> 00:10:08,940 TRENDS AND THE ROUTES THEY ARE USING THAT LED TO US SEIZING 1.2 309 00:10:08,942 --> 00:10:10,375 USING THAT LED TO US SEIZING 1.2 MILLION UNDER TOS OF MARIJUANA. 310 00:10:10,377 --> 00:10:11,710 MILLION UNDER TOS OF MARIJUANA. >> A LOT ON OF PEOPLE ARE 311 00:10:11,712 --> 00:10:13,144 >> A LOT ON OF PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY WATCHING THE THIS AND 312 00:10:13,146 --> 00:10:14,613 PROBABLY WATCHING THE THIS AND THINKING WHY ARE PEOPLE COMING 313 00:10:14,615 --> 00:10:15,580 THINKING WHY ARE PEOPLE COMING THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR 314 00:10:15,582 --> 00:10:16,381 THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR CORRIDOR? 315 00:10:16,383 --> 00:10:17,782 CORRIDOR? WHAT MAKES IT APPEALING TO THE 316 00:10:17,784 --> 00:10:20,185 WHAT MAKES IT APPEALING TO THE PEOPLE COMING NORTH? 317 00:10:20,187 --> 00:10:22,153 PEOPLE COMING NORTH? >> WE USE A VARIETY OF WAYS AND 318 00:10:22,155 --> 00:10:23,955 >> WE USE A VARIETY OF WAYS AND METHODS TO MAKE THE BORDER 319 00:10:23,957 --> 00:10:25,624 METHODS TO MAKE THE BORDER ENCOURAGE ARE AS FAR AS ENTERING 320 00:10:25,626 --> 00:10:26,424 ENCOURAGE ARE AS FAR AS ENTERING THE U.S. 321 00:10:26,426 --> 00:10:28,426 THE U.S. NOW WE SIGH TRAFFIC MOVING TO 322 00:10:28,428 --> 00:10:29,561 NOW WE SIGH TRAFFIC MOVING TO THE REMOVE AREAS. 323 00:10:29,563 --> 00:10:31,930 THE REMOVE AREAS. ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN CORRIDOR. 324 00:10:31,932 --> 00:10:34,399 ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN CORRIDOR. YOU LOOK AT BORDER PATROLS AREA 325 00:10:34,401 --> 00:10:35,066 YOU LOOK AT BORDER PATROLS AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. 326 00:10:35,068 --> 00:10:36,935 OF RESPONSIBILITY. BASICALLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING 327 00:10:36,937 --> 00:10:39,871 BASICALLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS, WHEREAS YEARS PAST, THE 328 00:10:39,873 --> 00:10:41,172 IS, WHEREAS YEARS PAST, THE URBAN AREAS WERE POPULAR. 329 00:10:41,174 --> 00:10:47,078 URBAN AREAS WERE POPULAR. THAT IS ONE THING WE SEE IN 330 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:47,779 THAT IS ONE THING WE SEE IN TUCSON''S SECTOR. 331 00:10:47,781 --> 00:10:48,613 TUCSON''S SECTOR. THESE CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS 332 00:10:48,615 --> 00:10:50,281 THESE CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS WILL TRY TO CROSS THE 333 00:10:50,283 --> 00:10:51,816 WILL TRY TO CROSS THE INDIVIDUALS IN MORE REMOTE AREAS 334 00:10:51,818 --> 00:10:55,153 INDIVIDUALS IN MORE REMOTE AREAS AND THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE 335 00:10:55,155 --> 00:10:55,920 AND THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE DETE 336 00:10:55,922 --> 00:10:56,287 DETE DETECTED. 337 00:10:56,289 --> 00:10:57,522 DETECTED. THAT MEANS THE OPEN TERRAIN AND 338 00:10:57,524 --> 00:10:58,790 THAT MEANS THE OPEN TERRAIN AND DESERT THAT ARE PUTTING THE 339 00:10:58,792 --> 00:11:00,258 DESERT THAT ARE PUTTING THE INDIVIDUALS IN A HIGHER RISK FOR 340 00:11:00,260 --> 00:11:01,660 INDIVIDUALS IN A HIGHER RISK FOR ANYTHING BAD TO HAPPEN DURING 341 00:11:01,662 --> 00:11:02,994 ANYTHING BAD TO HAPPEN DURING THAT JOURNEY. 342 00:11:02,996 --> 00:11:04,496 THAT JOURNEY. >> SO, AGENT FLOWERS HERE WE ARE 343 00:11:04,498 --> 00:11:07,132 >> SO, AGENT FLOWERS HERE WE ARE IN A DIFFERENT PART OF THE AREA. 344 00:11:07,134 --> 00:11:08,433 IN A DIFFERENT PART OF THE AREA. A MORE URBAN REGION. 345 00:11:08,435 --> 00:11:10,201 A MORE URBAN REGION. DESCRIBE THE FENCE HERE TO US. 346 00:11:10,203 --> 00:11:13,038 DESCRIBE THE FENCE HERE TO US. >> YES, LIKE I SAY, IT'S SIMILAR 347 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:15,407 >> YES, LIKE I SAY, IT'S SIMILAR TO OUR NEW AND IMPROVED TYPE 348 00:11:15,409 --> 00:11:15,740 TO OUR NEW AND IMPROVED TYPE FENCING. 349 00:11:15,742 --> 00:11:17,375 FENCING. SOME OF THE BENEFITS, OBVIOUSLY, 350 00:11:17,377 --> 00:11:19,577 SOME OF THE BENEFITS, OBVIOUSLY, OF HAVING IT NOW COMPARED TO THE 351 00:11:19,579 --> 00:11:21,246 OF HAVING IT NOW COMPARED TO THE OLD STYLE, YOU ACTUALLY CAN SEE 352 00:11:21,248 --> 00:11:22,414 OLD STYLE, YOU ACTUALLY CAN SEE WHAT POTENTIAL THREATS COULD BE 353 00:11:22,416 --> 00:11:24,649 WHAT POTENTIAL THREATS COULD BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE 354 00:11:24,651 --> 00:11:24,949 ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE HERE. 355 00:11:24,951 --> 00:11:27,118 HERE. BY HAVING THIS, THE AGENTS CAN 356 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:28,520 BY HAVING THIS, THE AGENTS CAN KNOW WHAT TYPE OF INDIVIDUALS 357 00:11:28,522 --> 00:11:30,522 KNOW WHAT TYPE OF INDIVIDUALS MAY BE PREPARING TO JUMP, IF 358 00:11:30,524 --> 00:11:31,790 MAY BE PREPARING TO JUMP, IF MAYBE THEY ARE THE NUMBERS, HOW 359 00:11:31,792 --> 00:11:33,758 MAYBE THEY ARE THE NUMBERS, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE GROUP. 360 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,094 MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE GROUP. AND IF THEY ARE CARRYING 361 00:11:36,096 --> 00:11:36,461 AND IF THEY ARE CARRYING NARCOTICS. 362 00:11:36,463 --> 00:11:39,764 NARCOTICS. AGENTS WILL KNOW HOW TO 363 00:11:39,766 --> 00:11:43,234 AGENTS WILL KNOW HOW TO APPROPRIATELY RESPOND TO THAT 364 00:11:43,236 --> 00:11:43,968 APPROPRIATELY RESPOND TO THAT PROBLEM. 365 00:11:43,970 --> 00:11:48,373 PROBLEM. OUR BIKE PATROL UNIT IS ONE OF 366 00:11:48,375 --> 00:11:49,941 OUR BIKE PATROL UNIT IS ONE OF OUR SPECIALTY UNITS. 367 00:11:49,943 --> 00:11:52,744 OUR SPECIALTY UNITS. IT IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN EVEN 368 00:11:52,746 --> 00:11:54,279 IT IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN EVEN SOME OF OUR GOVERNMENT VEHICLES. 369 00:11:54,281 --> 00:12:01,319 SOME OF OUR GOVERNMENT VEHICLES. BY GETTING IN TO THE ALLEY WAYS. 370 00:12:01,321 --> 00:12:03,755 BY GETTING IN TO THE ALLEY WAYS. >> THE TERRAIN IS UNIQUE, AND 371 00:12:03,757 --> 00:12:04,756 >> THE TERRAIN IS UNIQUE, AND IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ANYONE TRYING 372 00:12:04,758 --> 00:12:06,324 IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ANYONE TRYING TO CROSS OVER AND FOR THE 373 00:12:06,326 --> 00:12:06,658 TO CROSS OVER AND FOR THE AGENTS. 374 00:12:06,660 --> 00:12:09,694 AGENTS. >> YES, WE ARE IN A URBAN AREA. 375 00:12:09,696 --> 00:12:11,196 >> YES, WE ARE IN A URBAN AREA. THEY ARE DOING -- POSING 376 00:12:11,198 --> 00:12:12,630 THEY ARE DOING -- POSING DIFFERENT CHALLENGES COMPARED TO 377 00:12:12,632 --> 00:12:18,103 DIFFERENT CHALLENGES COMPARED TO THE REMOTE AREAS. 378 00:12:18,105 --> 00:12:19,637 THE REMOTE AREAS. OUR AGENTS KNOW THEY HAVE 379 00:12:19,639 --> 00:12:22,073 OUR AGENTS KNOW THEY HAVE SECONDS TO MINUTES TO RESPOND TO 380 00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:23,074 SECONDS TO MINUTES TO RESPOND TO ILLEGAL ACTIVITY THAT OCCURS 381 00:12:23,076 --> 00:12:23,374 ILLEGAL ACTIVITY THAT OCCURS HERE. 382 00:12:23,376 --> 00:12:26,077 HERE. BY THE TIME THE INDIVIDUAL JUMPS 383 00:12:26,079 --> 00:12:27,912 BY THE TIME THE INDIVIDUAL JUMPS THE FENCE, THEY WILL LITERALLY 384 00:12:27,914 --> 00:12:29,614 THE FENCE, THEY WILL LITERALLY HAVE SECONDS TO MINUTES TO 385 00:12:29,616 --> 00:12:29,948 HAVE SECONDS TO MINUTES TO RESPOND. 386 00:12:29,950 --> 00:12:31,082 RESPOND. THAT INDIVIDUAL CAN ATTEMPT TO 387 00:12:31,084 --> 00:12:34,219 THAT INDIVIDUAL CAN ATTEMPT TO BLEND IN WITH THE SHOPPING TO 388 00:12:34,221 --> 00:12:36,321 BLEND IN WITH THE SHOPPING TO TOURISM AND LOAD UP IN THE 389 00:12:36,323 --> 00:12:37,789 TOURISM AND LOAD UP IN THE VEHICLE AND HEAD NORTHBOUND 390 00:12:37,791 --> 00:12:41,092 VEHICLE AND HEAD NORTHBOUND WITHOUT ANYONE NOTICING. 391 00:12:41,094 --> 00:12:43,495 WITHOUT ANYONE NOTICING. THIS AREA, WE WILL HAVE 392 00:12:43,497 --> 00:12:44,462 THIS AREA, WE WILL HAVE EXPEDITED RESPONSES. 393 00:12:44,464 --> 00:12:47,532 EXPEDITED RESPONSES. >> WILL YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THE 394 00:12:47,534 --> 00:12:48,900 >> WILL YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THE CAMERAS ENTHAIL? 395 00:12:48,902 --> 00:12:52,971 CAMERAS ENTHAIL? >> THAT IS OUR REMOTE VIDEO 396 00:12:52,973 --> 00:12:53,505 >> THAT IS OUR REMOTE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE VIDEO. 397 00:12:53,507 --> 00:12:57,876 SURVEILLANCE VIDEO. IT'S IN PLACE TO DETECT ANY 398 00:12:57,878 --> 00:12:59,277 IT'S IN PLACE TO DETECT ANY POTENTIAL BORDER INCURSIONS THAT 399 00:12:59,279 --> 00:13:01,212 POTENTIAL BORDER INCURSIONS THAT MAY OCCUR THROUGH THE FENCE OR 400 00:13:01,214 --> 00:13:04,682 MAY OCCUR THROUGH THE FENCE OR THOSE THAT TRY TO MOVE NARCOTICS 401 00:13:04,684 --> 00:13:09,020 THOSE THAT TRY TO MOVE NARCOTICS FURTHER NORTH INTO THE U.S. IT 402 00:13:09,022 --> 00:13:10,488 FURTHER NORTH INTO THE U.S. IT HAS FOUR CAMERAS ON THE TOP OF 403 00:13:10,490 --> 00:13:11,489 HAS FOUR CAMERAS ON THE TOP OF THE TOWER. 404 00:13:11,491 --> 00:13:13,291 THE TOWER. WE HAVE OPERATORS CONTROLLING IT 405 00:13:13,293 --> 00:13:14,626 WE HAVE OPERATORS CONTROLLING IT FROM THE TECHNICAL OPERATIONS 406 00:13:14,628 --> 00:13:16,094 FROM THE TECHNICAL OPERATIONS CENTER AND THE AREA WILL BE ABLE 407 00:13:16,096 --> 00:13:18,129 CENTER AND THE AREA WILL BE ABLE TO PAN AROUND AND DETECT AND 408 00:13:18,131 --> 00:13:19,664 TO PAN AROUND AND DETECT AND IDENTIFY AND CLASSIFY ANY 409 00:13:19,666 --> 00:13:21,733 IDENTIFY AND CLASSIFY ANY POTENTIAL THREATS THAT MAY BE IN 410 00:13:21,735 --> 00:13:22,433 POTENTIAL THREATS THAT MAY BE IN THE AREA AND BE ABLE TO GIVE 411 00:13:22,435 --> 00:13:25,503 THE AREA AND BE ABLE TO GIVE AGENTS AWARENESS OF LEGITIMATE 412 00:13:25,505 --> 00:13:27,205 AGENTS AWARENESS OF LEGITIMATE AND ILLEGITIMATE THREATS. 413 00:13:27,207 --> 00:13:28,807 AND ILLEGITIMATE THREATS. >> THAT IS INCREDIBLY HELPFUL TO 414 00:13:28,809 --> 00:13:29,207 >> THAT IS INCREDIBLY HELPFUL TO YOU? 415 00:13:29,209 --> 00:13:32,410 YOU? >> YES, OUR TECHNOLOGY PIECE IS 416 00:13:32,412 --> 00:13:34,779 >> YES, OUR TECHNOLOGY PIECE IS ESSENTIAL AND HELPFUL TO US. 417 00:13:34,781 --> 00:13:37,015 ESSENTIAL AND HELPFUL TO US. OUR TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS THAT 418 00:13:37,017 --> 00:13:38,550 OUR TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS THAT WE HAVE HAD, IMPROVES OUR 419 00:13:38,552 --> 00:13:42,420 WE HAVE HAD, IMPROVES OUR ABILITY TO DETER AND DETECT AND 420 00:13:42,422 --> 00:13:44,222 ABILITY TO DETER AND DETECT AND CLASSIFY AND IDENTIFY AND 421 00:13:44,224 --> 00:13:52,463 CLASSIFY AND IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE BORDER INCUR SYMPTSIONS 422 00:13:52,465 --> 00:13:53,164 RESOLVE BORDER INCUR SYMPTSIONS >> CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT IT'S 423 00:13:53,166 --> 00:13:53,865 >> CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT IT'S LIKE IF FOR THE BOOTS ON THE 424 00:13:53,867 --> 00:13:54,199 LIKE IF FOR THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND. 425 00:13:54,201 --> 00:13:55,667 GROUND. WHAT ARE THE DANGERS YOU FACE? 426 00:13:55,669 --> 00:13:58,203 WHAT ARE THE DANGERS YOU FACE? >> ALL OF THE AGENTS FACE A LOT 427 00:13:58,205 --> 00:14:00,805 >> ALL OF THE AGENTS FACE A LOT OF DANGER WHEN TAKING ON THIS 428 00:14:00,807 --> 00:14:01,206 OF DANGER WHEN TAKING ON THIS JOB. 429 00:14:01,208 --> 00:14:02,140 JOB. ONE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE 430 00:14:02,142 --> 00:14:03,474 ONE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY IS OUR TERRAIN. 431 00:14:03,476 --> 00:14:06,044 OBVIOUSLY IS OUR TERRAIN. WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST RUGGED, 432 00:14:06,046 --> 00:14:08,379 WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST RUGGED, AND REMOTE TERRAIN THAT THEY 433 00:14:08,381 --> 00:14:08,680 AND REMOTE TERRAIN THAT THEY HAVE. 434 00:14:08,682 --> 00:14:10,782 HAVE. JUST WHERE WE ARE NOW, IF YOU 435 00:14:10,784 --> 00:14:14,018 JUST WHERE WE ARE NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE WEST, YOU SEE THE 436 00:14:14,020 --> 00:14:14,385 LOOK AT THE WEST, YOU SEE THE MOUNTAINS. 437 00:14:14,387 --> 00:14:16,688 MOUNTAINS. THEY ARE REMOTE AND RUGGED 438 00:14:16,690 --> 00:14:16,988 THEY ARE REMOTE AND RUGGED AREAS. 439 00:14:16,990 --> 00:14:18,223 AREAS. THE MOUNTAINS HERE IN THE TUCSON 440 00:14:18,225 --> 00:14:20,692 THE MOUNTAINS HERE IN THE TUCSON SECTOR AND OFTEN TIMES WE REFER 441 00:14:20,694 --> 00:14:23,928 SECTOR AND OFTEN TIMES WE REFER TO IN COMPARED THE TO MOUNTAINS 442 00:14:23,930 --> 00:14:24,896 TO IN COMPARED THE TO MOUNTAINS OF AFGHANISTAN IN HOW ROUGH AND 443 00:14:24,898 --> 00:14:25,430 OF AFGHANISTAN IN HOW ROUGH AND RUGGED THEY ARE. 444 00:14:25,432 --> 00:14:26,998 RUGGED THEY ARE. AND THERE'S DANGERS AND THINGS 445 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:28,633 AND THERE'S DANGERS AND THINGS THAT CAN COME, TO AGENCIES THAT 446 00:14:28,635 --> 00:14:30,301 THAT CAN COME, TO AGENCIES THAT ARE PATROLLING THE AREAS, THAT 447 00:14:30,303 --> 00:14:31,236 ARE PATROLLING THE AREAS, THAT HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE ILLEGAL 448 00:14:31,238 --> 00:14:33,104 HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE ILLEGAL TRAFFIC AND FOR THE ILLEGAL 449 00:14:33,106 --> 00:14:33,671 TRAFFIC AND FOR THE ILLEGAL TRAFFIC THEMSELVES. 450 00:14:33,673 --> 00:14:35,907 TRAFFIC THEMSELVES. THE GROUPS THAT TRY TO OF INTO 451 00:14:35,909 --> 00:14:38,576 THE GROUPS THAT TRY TO OF INTO THE U.S. THROUGH THE REMOTE 452 00:14:38,578 --> 00:14:39,277 THE U.S. THROUGH THE REMOTE AREAS. 453 00:14:39,279 --> 00:14:41,112 AREAS. >> THE STATION AND AREA, IS THAT 454 00:14:41,114 --> 00:14:44,415 >> THE STATION AND AREA, IS THAT TREND LIKELY TO CONTINUE OR 455 00:14:44,417 --> 00:14:45,149 TREND LIKELY TO CONTINUE OR BECAUSE THE NUMBERS ARE CHANGING 456 00:14:45,151 --> 00:14:47,285 BECAUSE THE NUMBERS ARE CHANGING DO YOU FEEL THAT IT'S HEADED IN 457 00:14:47,287 --> 00:14:49,487 DO YOU FEEL THAT IT'S HEADED IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION? 458 00:14:49,489 --> 00:14:51,689 A DIFFERENT DIRECTION? >> I SAY THE TUCSON SECTOR IS 459 00:14:51,691 --> 00:14:53,958 >> I SAY THE TUCSON SECTOR IS THE BUSIEST SECTOR. 460 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:55,560 THE BUSIEST SECTOR. WE HAVE SHOWN GREAT IMPROVEMENTS 461 00:14:55,562 --> 00:14:57,595 WE HAVE SHOWN GREAT IMPROVEMENTS BY SEEING OUR NUMBERS DECREASE. 462 00:14:57,597 --> 00:14:59,864 BY SEEING OUR NUMBERS DECREASE. FROM 2000, TO WHERE WE ARE 463 00:14:59,866 --> 00:15:00,231 FROM 2000, TO WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY. 464 00:15:00,233 --> 00:15:01,633 CURRENTLY. I SAY THE IMPROVEMENT THAT WE 465 00:15:01,635 --> 00:15:05,003 I SAY THE IMPROVEMENT THAT WE HAVE, I WILL ATTRIBUTE IT TO THE 466 00:15:05,005 --> 00:15:06,738 HAVE, I WILL ATTRIBUTE IT TO THE IMPROVEMENTS AND PROPER MIXTURE 467 00:15:06,740 --> 00:15:08,106 IMPROVEMENTS AND PROPER MIXTURE OF ON OUR PERSONNEL AND 468 00:15:08,108 --> 00:15:08,539 OF ON OUR PERSONNEL AND TECHNOLOGIES. 469 00:15:08,541 --> 00:15:09,774 TECHNOLOGIES. I SEE US GOING IN THE RIGHT 470 00:15:09,776 --> 00:15:11,809 I SEE US GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BY SEEING EACH YEAR, 471 00:15:11,811 --> 00:15:14,879 DIRECTION BY SEEING EACH YEAR, WE ARE GAINING, SEIZING MORE OF 472 00:15:14,881 --> 00:15:16,981 WE ARE GAINING, SEIZING MORE OF THESE NARCOTIC LOADS AND 473 00:15:16,983 --> 00:15:19,484 THESE NARCOTIC LOADS AND DIFFERENT NARCOTIC NUMBERS. 474 00:15:19,486 --> 00:15:23,121 DIFFERENT NARCOTIC NUMBERS. THEREFORE, WE ARE USING A LOT OF 475 00:15:23,123 --> 00:15:26,791 THEREFORE, WE ARE USING A LOT OF INTELLIGENCE AND THREAT LEVEL 476 00:15:26,793 --> 00:15:27,225 INTELLIGENCE AND THREAT LEVEL INTELLIGENCE. 477 00:15:27,227 --> 00:15:28,860 INTELLIGENCE. AND FINDING OUT WHERE WE SHOULD 478 00:15:28,862 --> 00:15:31,095 AND FINDING OUT WHERE WE SHOULD DEPLOY OUR ASSETS AND RESOURCES. 479 00:15:31,097 --> 00:15:33,965 DEPLOY OUR ASSETS AND RESOURCES. IT IS MAKING OUR BORDER MORE 480 00:15:33,967 --> 00:15:36,401 IT IS MAKING OUR BORDER MORE SAFE TODAY THAN IT HAS BEEN. 481 00:15:36,403 --> 00:15:40,171 SAFE TODAY THAN IT HAS BEEN. >> EVERY YEAR, UNDOCUMENTED 482 00:15:40,173 --> 00:15:44,075 >> EVERY YEAR, UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS LOSE LIVES CROSSING 483 00:15:44,077 --> 00:15:45,510 IMMIGRANTS LOSE LIVES CROSSING THE DESERT. 484 00:15:45,512 --> 00:15:46,911 THE DESERT. MEN, WOMEN AND EVEN CHILDREN 485 00:15:46,913 --> 00:15:49,347 MEN, WOMEN AND EVEN CHILDREN FROM VARIOUS REGIONS OF LATIN 486 00:15:49,349 --> 00:15:50,915 FROM VARIOUS REGIONS OF LATIN AMERICA. 487 00:15:50,917 --> 00:15:54,152 AMERICA. ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA ALEXANDER 488 00:15:54,154 --> 00:15:58,222 ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA ALEXANDER HAS THE STORY. 489 00:15:58,224 --> 00:16:02,226 HAS THE STORY. >> AT THE CORE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, 490 00:16:02,228 --> 00:16:09,600 >> AT THE CORE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, WE TRY TO COMPARE TOES TO THE 491 00:16:09,602 --> 00:16:11,903 WE TRY TO COMPARE TOES TO THE BIOLOGICAL MEDICAL EXAMINER, WE 492 00:16:11,905 --> 00:16:17,041 BIOLOGICAL MEDICAL EXAMINER, WE HAVE A CRY SES HERE IN SOUTHERN 493 00:16:17,043 --> 00:16:17,775 HAVE A CRY SES HERE IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. 494 00:16:17,777 --> 00:16:28,686 ARIZONA. >> WHEN 93 SAY MI-- THE WORK -- 495 00:16:28,688 --> 00:16:31,122 >> WHEN 93 SAY MI-- THE WORK -- WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A 496 00:16:31,124 --> 00:16:32,557 WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A CONSTRUCTED CRISIS, WE HAVE 497 00:16:32,559 --> 00:16:35,493 CONSTRUCTED CRISIS, WE HAVE PEOPLE DYING IN THE DESERT 498 00:16:35,495 --> 00:16:36,995 PEOPLE DYING IN THE DESERT BECAUSE OF THE POLICIES, THE 499 00:16:36,997 --> 00:16:38,396 BECAUSE OF THE POLICIES, THE SECURITY INITIATIVES AND THE 500 00:16:38,398 --> 00:16:43,034 SECURITY INITIATIVES AND THE ECONOMIC POLICIES OF THE UNITED 501 00:16:43,036 --> 00:16:45,570 ECONOMIC POLICIES OF THE UNITED STATES, SO WE HAVE POLE FACTORS 502 00:16:45,572 --> 00:16:47,872 STATES, SO WE HAVE POLE FACTORS THAT ARE DISPLACING PEOPLE FROM 503 00:16:47,874 --> 00:16:51,242 THAT ARE DISPLACING PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOMES AND THEY ARE 504 00:16:51,244 --> 00:16:52,610 THEIR HOMES AND THEY ARE FUNNELED INTO REMOTE REGIONS. 505 00:16:52,612 --> 00:16:54,946 FUNNELED INTO REMOTE REGIONS. SO IN ESSENCE, IT'S A TRAGEDY 506 00:16:54,948 --> 00:16:57,215 SO IN ESSENCE, IT'S A TRAGEDY THAT HAS BEEN CREATED. 507 00:16:57,217 --> 00:16:59,117 THAT HAS BEEN CREATED. >> AN ISSUE THAT STRETCHES 508 00:16:59,119 --> 00:17:01,452 >> AN ISSUE THAT STRETCHES BEYOND ANY BORDER. 509 00:17:01,454 --> 00:17:02,186 BEYOND ANY BORDER. >> DEATHS IN THE DESERT AFFECT 510 00:17:02,188 --> 00:17:03,054 >> DEATHS IN THE DESERT AFFECT ALL OF US. 511 00:17:03,056 --> 00:17:05,423 ALL OF US. THEY EFFECT OUR COMMUNITY. 512 00:17:05,425 --> 00:17:08,126 THEY EFFECT OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEY ESPECIALLY EFFECT THE 513 00:17:08,128 --> 00:17:09,794 AND THEY ESPECIALLY EFFECT THE FAMILIES OF THE MISSING AND 514 00:17:09,796 --> 00:17:10,828 FAMILIES OF THE MISSING AND DEAD. 515 00:17:10,830 --> 00:17:13,097 DEAD. WHO OFTEN TIMES CAN'T MOVE ON. 516 00:17:13,099 --> 00:17:13,965 WHO OFTEN TIMES CAN'T MOVE ON. THEY CANNOT MOVE FORWARD. 517 00:17:13,967 --> 00:17:15,867 THEY CANNOT MOVE FORWARD. BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANSWERS. 518 00:17:15,869 --> 00:17:21,139 BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANSWERS. THEY CANNOT ACCEPT THE DEATH 519 00:17:21,141 --> 00:17:22,206 THEY CANNOT ACCEPT THE DEATH BECAUSE SOCIALLY SPEAKING, A 520 00:17:22,208 --> 00:17:25,643 BECAUSE SOCIALLY SPEAKING, A DEATH CANNOT HAPPEN WITHOUT A 521 00:17:25,645 --> 00:17:25,943 DEATH CANNOT HAPPEN WITHOUT A BODY. 522 00:17:25,945 --> 00:17:29,981 BODY. >> SHE WANTS THE FAMILIES OF 523 00:17:29,983 --> 00:17:31,682 >> SHE WANTS THE FAMILIES OF THOSE MISSING TO HAVE THEIR 524 00:17:31,684 --> 00:17:32,383 THOSE MISSING TO HAVE THEIR STORY TOLD. 525 00:17:32,385 --> 00:17:34,318 STORY TOLD. >> I THINK WHEN PEOPLE FOCUS TOO 526 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:35,253 >> I THINK WHEN PEOPLE FOCUS TOO MUCH ON THE NUMBERS. 527 00:17:35,255 --> 00:17:36,554 MUCH ON THE NUMBERS. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DYING. 528 00:17:36,556 --> 00:17:38,656 HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DYING. WELL, MAYBE THAT IS NOT ENOUGH. 529 00:17:38,658 --> 00:17:39,924 WELL, MAYBE THAT IS NOT ENOUGH. OR MAYBE THAT THE IS TOO MUCH. 530 00:17:39,926 --> 00:17:42,126 OR MAYBE THAT THE IS TOO MUCH. I THINK THAT WHAT WE HAVE TO 531 00:17:42,128 --> 00:17:43,227 I THINK THAT WHAT WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE IS THAT ONE PERSON 532 00:17:43,229 --> 00:17:44,495 RECOGNIZE IS THAT ONE PERSON WOULD BE TOO MUCH. 533 00:17:44,497 --> 00:17:46,564 WOULD BE TOO MUCH. LET ALONE 2500. 534 00:17:46,566 --> 00:17:50,101 LET ALONE 2500. SO, WHEN YOU HAVE 2500 PEOPLE 535 00:17:50,103 --> 00:17:54,872 SO, WHEN YOU HAVE 2500 PEOPLE WHO DIED IN THE DESERT AND 2,000 536 00:17:54,874 --> 00:17:56,674 WHO DIED IN THE DESERT AND 2,000 MORE, OR POSSIBLY MORE MISSING 537 00:17:56,676 --> 00:17:57,875 MORE, OR POSSIBLY MORE MISSING YOU HAVE A DISASTER. 538 00:17:57,877 --> 00:18:00,845 YOU HAVE A DISASTER. >> THE CENTER WORKS CLOSELY WITH 539 00:18:00,847 --> 00:18:01,913 >> THE CENTER WORKS CLOSELY WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INCLUDING 540 00:18:01,915 --> 00:18:03,781 GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INCLUDING THE U.S. BORDER PATROL SEARCH. 541 00:18:03,783 --> 00:18:06,050 THE U.S. BORDER PATROL SEARCH. TRAUMA AND RESCUE UNITS. 542 00:18:06,052 --> 00:18:10,221 TRAUMA AND RESCUE UNITS. KNOWN AS BOR-STAR. 543 00:18:10,223 --> 00:18:12,256 KNOWN AS BOR-STAR. THEY TRACK MISSING PERSON 544 00:18:12,258 --> 00:18:15,226 THEY TRACK MISSING PERSON INFORMATION AND WORK TO MAKE AN 545 00:18:15,228 --> 00:18:15,693 INFORMATION AND WORK TO MAKE AN IDENTIFICATION. 546 00:18:15,695 --> 00:18:17,128 IDENTIFICATION. >> THEY DO CHECK FOR 547 00:18:17,130 --> 00:18:18,796 >> THEY DO CHECK FOR APPREHENSION HISTORY FOR US. 548 00:18:18,798 --> 00:18:20,531 APPREHENSION HISTORY FOR US. THEY CAN PROVIDE FINGERPRINTS IN 549 00:18:20,533 --> 00:18:22,500 THEY CAN PROVIDE FINGERPRINTS IN THE PERSON HAS BEEN APPREHENDED 550 00:18:22,502 --> 00:18:26,971 THE PERSON HAS BEEN APPREHENDED IF WE REQUEST IT AND BOR-STAR 551 00:18:26,973 --> 00:18:28,840 IF WE REQUEST IT AND BOR-STAR EXECUTES SEARCHES IF WE HAVE 552 00:18:28,842 --> 00:18:29,373 EXECUTES SEARCHES IF WE HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION. 553 00:18:29,375 --> 00:18:30,641 ENOUGH INFORMATION. THEY KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE 554 00:18:30,643 --> 00:18:31,576 THEY KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE TERRAIN IN THE AREA AND THEY 555 00:18:31,578 --> 00:18:33,678 TERRAIN IN THE AREA AND THEY HAVE BEEN HELPFUL IN HELPING US 556 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:34,645 HAVE BEEN HELPFUL IN HELPING US NARROW DOWN, BUT SOMETIMES AT 557 00:18:34,647 --> 00:18:36,514 NARROW DOWN, BUT SOMETIMES AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY ARE 558 00:18:36,516 --> 00:18:37,381 THE END OF THE DAY, THEY ARE LIKE, WE ARE REALLY SORRY, THIS 559 00:18:37,383 --> 00:18:39,750 LIKE, WE ARE REALLY SORRY, THIS IS THE TOO BIG OF A HAY STACK. 560 00:18:39,752 --> 00:18:40,785 IS THE TOO BIG OF A HAY STACK. TOO SMALL OF A NEEDLE. 561 00:18:40,787 --> 00:18:43,187 TOO SMALL OF A NEEDLE. >> WORKERS FOR THE NEWLY 562 00:18:43,189 --> 00:18:45,189 >> WORKERS FOR THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATION FOUNDED 563 00:18:45,191 --> 00:18:47,024 ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATION FOUNDED LAST AUGUST KNOW THE TRENDS OF 564 00:18:47,026 --> 00:18:48,593 LAST AUGUST KNOW THE TRENDS OF THE DESERT DEATHS ALL TOO WELL. 565 00:18:48,595 --> 00:18:51,662 THE DESERT DEATHS ALL TOO WELL. >> MOST OF THE TIME, THE PEOPLE 566 00:18:51,664 --> 00:18:54,432 >> MOST OF THE TIME, THE PEOPLE GO MISSING IS BECAUSE THEY ARE 567 00:18:54,434 --> 00:18:56,067 GO MISSING IS BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER LOST OR SEPARATED FROM 568 00:18:56,069 --> 00:18:57,468 EITHER LOST OR SEPARATED FROM THE GROUP OR BECAUSE THEY CAN 569 00:18:57,470 --> 00:18:58,336 THE GROUP OR BECAUSE THEY CAN PHYSICALLY NOT CONTINUE. 570 00:18:58,338 --> 00:19:00,371 PHYSICALLY NOT CONTINUE. AND THE GROUP CHOOSES TO MOVE ON 571 00:19:00,373 --> 00:19:01,439 AND THE GROUP CHOOSES TO MOVE ON WITHOUT THEM. 572 00:19:01,441 --> 00:19:05,209 WITHOUT THEM. SO, MOST OF TIME, IT HAS TO DO 573 00:19:05,211 --> 00:19:06,511 SO, MOST OF TIME, IT HAS TO DO WITH MEDICAL DISTRESS. 574 00:19:06,513 --> 00:19:09,614 WITH MEDICAL DISTRESS. >> THE CENTER PUT DATA ON THE 575 00:19:09,616 --> 00:19:09,881 >> THE CENTER PUT DATA ON THE MAP. 576 00:19:09,883 --> 00:19:14,652 MAP. AND IT PAINTS A PAINFUL PICTURE 577 00:19:14,654 --> 00:19:15,953 AND IT PAINTS A PAINFUL PICTURE OF DEATHS ON THE BORDER. 578 00:19:15,955 --> 00:19:16,921 OF DEATHS ON THE BORDER. >> THESE WERE MAPPED OVER A 579 00:19:16,923 --> 00:19:19,157 >> THESE WERE MAPPED OVER A PROGRESSION OF YEARS AND IT 580 00:19:19,159 --> 00:19:20,992 PROGRESSION OF YEARS AND IT PROVIDES A VISUAL AT LEAST FOR 581 00:19:20,994 --> 00:19:25,463 PROVIDES A VISUAL AT LEAST FOR THE PERIOD OF 1999 TO 2007 AND 582 00:19:25,465 --> 00:19:27,165 THE PERIOD OF 1999 TO 2007 AND THIS EXAMPLE, OF HOW THE DEATHS 583 00:19:27,167 --> 00:19:29,634 THIS EXAMPLE, OF HOW THE DEATHS SORT OF EXPLOEDED AND WHERE IT 584 00:19:29,636 --> 00:19:33,137 SORT OF EXPLOEDED AND WHERE IT IS HAPPENING SPECIFICALLY IN 585 00:19:33,139 --> 00:19:33,471 IS HAPPENING SPECIFICALLY IN ARIZONA. 586 00:19:33,473 --> 00:19:35,139 ARIZONA. SO I THINK IT WORKS BEST TO SEE 587 00:19:35,141 --> 00:19:35,640 SO I THINK IT WORKS BEST TO SEE IT IN PROGRESSION. 588 00:19:35,642 --> 00:19:40,545 IT IN PROGRESSION. SO I WILL DO IT THAT WAY. 589 00:19:40,547 --> 00:19:42,280 SO I WILL DO IT THAT WAY. THIS IS STARTING WITH 1999, 590 00:19:42,282 --> 00:19:45,983 THIS IS STARTING WITH 1999, 2000, 2001. 591 00:19:45,985 --> 00:19:47,285 2000, 2001. 2002. 592 00:19:47,287 --> 00:19:47,585 2002. 2003. 593 00:19:47,587 --> 00:19:49,921 2003. 2004. 594 00:19:49,923 --> 00:19:53,057 2004. 2005. 595 00:19:53,059 --> 00:19:55,560 2005. 2006. 596 00:19:55,562 --> 00:20:00,565 2006. 2007. 597 00:20:00,567 --> 00:20:02,767 2007. AND THEN THIS MAP IS APPROXIM19 598 00:20:02,769 --> 00:20:04,302 AND THEN THIS MAP IS APPROXIM19 2009 THAT SHOWS IT WITH THE MORE 599 00:20:04,304 --> 00:20:05,336 2009 THAT SHOWS IT WITH THE MORE DETAILED MAP IN THE BACKGROUND. 600 00:20:05,338 --> 00:20:08,105 DETAILED MAP IN THE BACKGROUND. >> WE MAY NOT FIND THEM EVER. 601 00:20:08,107 --> 00:20:09,440 >> WE MAY NOT FIND THEM EVER. OR IT MAY TAKE YEARS AND YEARS 602 00:20:09,442 --> 00:20:11,242 OR IT MAY TAKE YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AND ON SO, THE 603 00:20:11,244 --> 00:20:13,144 AND YEARS AND ON SO, THE FAMILIES DON'T STOP LOOKING. 604 00:20:13,146 --> 00:20:15,446 FAMILIES DON'T STOP LOOKING. >> WHO THAN A DOT ON THE MAP, 605 00:20:15,448 --> 00:20:17,215 >> WHO THAN A DOT ON THE MAP, THERE'S HOPE FORECLOSURE. 606 00:20:17,217 --> 00:20:22,587 THERE'S HOPE FORECLOSURE. FOR ARIZONA WEEK, I'M ALEXANDER 607 00:20:22,589 --> 00:20:22,920 FOR ARIZONA WEEK, I'M ALEXANDER SALAZAR. 608 00:20:22,922 --> 00:20:24,689 SALAZAR. >> BECAUSE SOME PORTIONS OF THE 609 00:20:24,691 --> 00:20:33,898 >> BECAUSE SOME PORTIONS OF THE ARIZONA DESERT ARE SO VAST AND 610 00:20:33,900 --> 00:20:35,233 ARIZONA DESERT ARE SO VAST AND DRY, AGENTS WERE EMPLOYED TO 611 00:20:35,235 --> 00:20:36,567 DRY, AGENTS WERE EMPLOYED TO HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS. 612 00:20:36,569 --> 00:20:38,603 HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS. THOUGH WE CANNOT GIVE AWAY THE 613 00:20:38,605 --> 00:20:39,303 THOUGH WE CANNOT GIVE AWAY THE LOCATIONS OF ONE. 614 00:20:39,305 --> 00:20:41,405 LOCATIONS OF ONE. WE WERE ESCORTED TO WHAT IS 615 00:20:41,407 --> 00:20:47,111 WE WERE ESCORTED TO WHAT IS KNOWN AS A FORD OPERATING BASE 616 00:20:47,113 --> 00:20:47,612 KNOWN AS A FORD OPERATING BASE CAMP. 617 00:20:47,614 --> 00:20:48,946 CAMP. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. 618 00:20:48,948 --> 00:20:49,947 THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. >> YOU ARE WELCOME. 619 00:20:49,949 --> 00:20:51,649 >> YOU ARE WELCOME. >> WE ARE STANDING OUTSIDE OF 620 00:20:51,651 --> 00:20:53,784 >> WE ARE STANDING OUTSIDE OF WHAT IS KNOWN AS CAMP GRIP, 621 00:20:53,786 --> 00:20:55,152 WHAT IS KNOWN AS CAMP GRIP, DESCRIBE TO PEOPLE WHAT THIS 622 00:20:55,154 --> 00:20:57,188 DESCRIBE TO PEOPLE WHAT THIS PLACE MEANS, WHAT IT ENTAILS IN. 623 00:20:57,190 --> 00:20:58,623 PLACE MEANS, WHAT IT ENTAILS IN. >> IT'S OUR FORWARD OPERATING 624 00:20:58,625 --> 00:21:00,691 >> IT'S OUR FORWARD OPERATING BASE FOR THE STATION. 625 00:21:00,693 --> 00:21:02,126 BASE FOR THE STATION. IT'S ONE OF THE FORWARD 626 00:21:02,128 --> 00:21:03,694 IT'S ONE OF THE FORWARD OPERATING BASES THAT YUMA SECTOR 627 00:21:03,696 --> 00:21:06,397 OPERATING BASES THAT YUMA SECTOR HAD HAS, IN FACT THE ONLY ONE. 628 00:21:06,399 --> 00:21:10,568 HAD HAS, IN FACT THE ONLY ONE. WAS PUT OUT HERE IN 2002001, BA 629 00:21:10,570 --> 00:21:11,802 WAS PUT OUT HERE IN 2002001, BA ON AN OPERATION THAT HAPPENED. 630 00:21:11,804 --> 00:21:15,172 ON AN OPERATION THAT HAPPENED. WHERE WHERE 14 OF THE PEOPLE 631 00:21:15,174 --> 00:21:17,508 WHERE WHERE 14 OF THE PEOPLE THAT TRIED TO KCROSS THE BORDER 632 00:21:17,510 --> 00:21:18,743 THAT TRIED TO KCROSS THE BORDER ENDED UP DYING. 633 00:21:18,745 --> 00:21:20,578 ENDED UP DYING. THEY DOE EMPLOY METHOD CAMP TO 634 00:21:20,580 --> 00:21:21,212 THEY DOE EMPLOY METHOD CAMP TO ADDRESS THAT. 635 00:21:21,214 --> 00:21:22,647 ADDRESS THAT. >> THIS IS SORT OF IN THE MIDDLE 636 00:21:22,649 --> 00:21:23,581 >> THIS IS SORT OF IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. 637 00:21:23,583 --> 00:21:25,349 OF NOWHERE. HAS IT SERVED ITS PURPOSE? 638 00:21:25,351 --> 00:21:27,418 HAS IT SERVED ITS PURPOSE? ARE THE DEATHS DECLINING BECAUSE 639 00:21:27,420 --> 00:21:28,252 ARE THE DEATHS DECLINING BECAUSE THERE'S MANPOWER OUT HERE? 640 00:21:28,254 --> 00:21:30,321 THERE'S MANPOWER OUT HERE? >> THE DEATHS HAVE DEFINITELY 641 00:21:30,323 --> 00:21:31,122 >> THE DEATHS HAVE DEFINITELY DECLINED OUT HERE. 642 00:21:31,124 --> 00:21:34,091 DECLINED OUT HERE. I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFICS ON 643 00:21:34,093 --> 00:21:35,726 I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFICS ON HOW MANY HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 644 00:21:35,728 --> 00:21:36,060 HOW MANY HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THEN. 645 00:21:36,062 --> 00:21:37,628 THEN. BUT I KNOW THAT SINCE I HAVE 646 00:21:37,630 --> 00:21:40,164 BUT I KNOW THAT SINCE I HAVE BEEN OUT HERE, FROM 2002 ON, 647 00:21:40,166 --> 00:21:43,000 BEEN OUT HERE, FROM 2002 ON, VERY FEW DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED 648 00:21:43,002 --> 00:21:45,036 VERY FEW DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE CAMP AND OUR 649 00:21:45,038 --> 00:21:46,637 BECAUSE OF THE CAMP AND OUR ABILITY TO QUICKLY GET TO THE 650 00:21:46,639 --> 00:21:48,239 ABILITY TO QUICKLY GET TO THE AREA AND RESPOND TO THE TRAFFIC. 651 00:21:48,241 --> 00:21:49,307 AREA AND RESPOND TO THE TRAFFIC. >> THIS IS MORE PRACTICAL FOR 652 00:21:49,309 --> 00:21:50,908 >> THIS IS MORE PRACTICAL FOR THE AGENCY IN THAT YOU DO NOT 653 00:21:50,910 --> 00:21:52,810 THE AGENCY IN THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE AGENTS LOGGING MULTIPLE 654 00:21:52,812 --> 00:21:54,512 HAVE AGENTS LOGGING MULTIPLE MILES A DAY AND DRIVING IN FROM 655 00:21:54,514 --> 00:21:55,780 MILES A DAY AND DRIVING IN FROM MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS. 656 00:21:55,782 --> 00:21:57,148 MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS. THIS IS A HOME BASE FOR A TIME 657 00:21:57,150 --> 00:21:58,582 THIS IS A HOME BASE FOR A TIME PERIOD AND THAT IS THEIR JOB IS 658 00:21:58,584 --> 00:22:00,384 PERIOD AND THAT IS THEIR JOB IS TO WATCH FOR PEOPLE AND DRUG 659 00:22:00,386 --> 00:22:01,018 TO WATCH FOR PEOPLE AND DRUG SEIZERS, IS THAT CORRECT? 660 00:22:01,020 --> 00:22:01,919 SEIZERS, IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. 661 00:22:01,921 --> 00:22:03,321 >> THAT IS CORRECT. THAT IS CORRECT. 662 00:22:03,323 --> 00:22:04,255 THAT IS CORRECT. >> WOULD YOU DESCRIBE A LITTLE 663 00:22:04,257 --> 00:22:06,457 >> WOULD YOU DESCRIBE A LITTLE ABOUT BIT ABOUT WHAT THIS AREA 664 00:22:06,459 --> 00:22:06,791 ABOUT BIT ABOUT WHAT THIS AREA IS LIKE? 665 00:22:06,793 --> 00:22:08,459 IS LIKE? I MEAN, IT'S VERY REMOTE, YOU DO 666 00:22:08,461 --> 00:22:09,760 I MEAN, IT'S VERY REMOTE, YOU DO SEE PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH. 667 00:22:09,762 --> 00:22:12,129 SEE PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH. THEN YOU HAVE SMUGGLERING 668 00:22:12,131 --> 00:22:13,164 THEN YOU HAVE SMUGGLERING BRINGING IN CONTRABAND. 669 00:22:13,166 --> 00:22:14,832 BRINGING IN CONTRABAND. WHAT ARE THE THINGS YOU SAW OUT 670 00:22:14,834 --> 00:22:15,132 WHAT ARE THE THINGS YOU SAW OUT HERE? 671 00:22:15,134 --> 00:22:17,301 HERE? >> WELL, YOU GET A VARIETY OF 672 00:22:17,303 --> 00:22:18,703 >> WELL, YOU GET A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT CROSS OUT 673 00:22:18,705 --> 00:22:19,003 DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT CROSS OUT HERE. 674 00:22:19,005 --> 00:22:19,837 HERE. WE HAVE SOME FROM DIFFERENT 675 00:22:19,839 --> 00:22:20,805 WE HAVE SOME FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. 676 00:22:20,807 --> 00:22:22,173 PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. LATELY THE TREND SEEMS TO BE A 677 00:22:22,175 --> 00:22:24,075 LATELY THE TREND SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF BACKPACKERS JUST BRINGING 678 00:22:24,077 --> 00:22:25,943 LOT OF BACKPACKERS JUST BRINGING IN THE CONTRABAND AS YOU WERE 679 00:22:25,945 --> 00:22:26,344 IN THE CONTRABAND AS YOU WERE DESCRIBING. 680 00:22:26,346 --> 00:22:28,079 DESCRIBING. MOST OF IT IS MARIJUANA. 681 00:22:28,081 --> 00:22:30,715 MOST OF IT IS MARIJUANA. THE GROUPS VARY THIS IN SIZE. 682 00:22:30,717 --> 00:22:32,583 THE GROUPS VARY THIS IN SIZE. YOU CAN GET GROUPS AS SMALL AS 2 683 00:22:32,585 --> 00:22:34,919 YOU CAN GET GROUPS AS SMALL AS 2 AND 3 AND ALL THE WAY UP TO, I 684 00:22:34,921 --> 00:22:36,620 AND 3 AND ALL THE WAY UP TO, I HAVE SEEN GROUPS OF 50 OUT HERE. 685 00:22:36,622 --> 00:22:37,988 HAVE SEEN GROUPS OF 50 OUT HERE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL 686 00:22:37,990 --> 00:22:38,255 YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL GET. 687 00:22:38,257 --> 00:22:39,523 GET. >> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE DANGER 688 00:22:39,525 --> 00:22:41,926 >> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE DANGER ELEMENT THAT FACES A BORDER 689 00:22:41,928 --> 00:22:43,327 ELEMENT THAT FACES A BORDER PATROL AGENT, IT'S SOMEWHAT 690 00:22:43,329 --> 00:22:44,295 PATROL AGENT, IT'S SOMEWHAT INCREASED WHEN YOU ARE OUT HERE 691 00:22:44,297 --> 00:22:45,996 INCREASED WHEN YOU ARE OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT. 692 00:22:45,998 --> 00:22:47,798 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT. >> YEAH, THE RESPONSE TIME 693 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,234 >> YEAH, THE RESPONSE TIME OBVIOUSLY WAS A BIT MORE, 694 00:22:50,236 --> 00:22:51,569 OBVIOUSLY WAS A BIT MORE, BECAUSE YOU ARE SO FAR SPREAD 695 00:22:51,571 --> 00:22:52,336 BECAUSE YOU ARE SO FAR SPREAD OUT FROM THE STATION. 696 00:22:52,338 --> 00:22:53,804 OUT FROM THE STATION. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU ARE OUT HERE, 697 00:22:53,806 --> 00:22:57,808 HOWEVER, WHEN YOU ARE OUT HERE, YOU ARE GENERALLY WORKING WITH 698 00:22:57,810 --> 00:22:59,043 YOU ARE GENERALLY WORKING WITH QUALIFIED AGENTS THAT KNOW WHERE 699 00:22:59,045 --> 00:23:03,414 QUALIFIED AGENTS THAT KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, AND THERE'S EMERGENCY 700 00:23:03,416 --> 00:23:04,148 YOU ARE, AND THERE'S EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRAINED TECHNICIANS OUT 701 00:23:04,150 --> 00:23:05,082 MEDICAL TRAINED TECHNICIANS OUT HERE AS WELL. 702 00:23:05,084 --> 00:23:06,717 HERE AS WELL. SO ANY HELP, THERE'S AN 703 00:23:06,719 --> 00:23:07,685 SO ANY HELP, THERE'S AN EMERGENCY, THEY RESPOND TO IT 704 00:23:07,687 --> 00:23:09,487 EMERGENCY, THEY RESPOND TO IT AND TRY TO HELP OUT IN ANY WAY 705 00:23:09,489 --> 00:23:10,821 AND TRY TO HELP OUT IN ANY WAY THAT THEY CAN. 706 00:23:10,823 --> 00:23:11,956 THAT THEY CAN. >> YOU SAID THAT THERE ARE 707 00:23:11,958 --> 00:23:13,491 >> YOU SAID THAT THERE ARE SEIZERS OUT HERE DAILY? 708 00:23:13,493 --> 00:23:13,824 SEIZERS OUT HERE DAILY? WEEKLY? 709 00:23:13,826 --> 00:23:16,193 WEEKLY? CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE FREQUENCY? 710 00:23:16,195 --> 00:23:17,461 CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE FREQUENCY? >> EVERY NIGHT THERE'S GROUPS 711 00:23:17,463 --> 00:23:18,095 >> EVERY NIGHT THERE'S GROUPS COMING THROUGH HERE. 712 00:23:18,097 --> 00:23:19,930 COMING THROUGH HERE. AND LIKE I HAD, SOMETIMES THEY 713 00:23:19,932 --> 00:23:21,399 AND LIKE I HAD, SOMETIMES THEY ARE TO THE WEST AND SOMETIMES 714 00:23:21,401 --> 00:23:22,666 ARE TO THE WEST AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE TO THE EAST OF US. 715 00:23:22,668 --> 00:23:25,269 THEY ARE TO THE EAST OF US. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE STATION 716 00:23:25,271 --> 00:23:26,670 WE ARE WORKING WITH THE STATION TO CLAMP DOWN MORE ON THE AREA. 717 00:23:26,672 --> 00:23:28,672 TO CLAMP DOWN MORE ON THE AREA. IT'S A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. 718 00:23:28,674 --> 00:23:31,409 IT'S A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. THE GROUPS LIKE I SAID VARY IN 719 00:23:31,411 --> 00:23:32,910 THE GROUPS LIKE I SAID VARY IN SIZES, BUT THE TREND SEEMS TO BE 720 00:23:32,912 --> 00:23:34,311 SIZES, BUT THE TREND SEEMS TO BE THAT MORE MARIJUANA IS COMING 721 00:23:34,313 --> 00:23:36,046 THAT MORE MARIJUANA IS COMING THROUGH AT THIS TIME. 722 00:23:36,048 --> 00:23:40,818 THROUGH AT THIS TIME. >> THE YUMA SECTION COME BRIEZS 723 00:23:40,820 --> 00:23:43,053 >> THE YUMA SECTION COME BRIEZS THREE STATIONS, IT ONCE WAS AN 724 00:23:43,055 --> 00:23:44,989 THREE STATIONS, IT ONCE WAS AN EXTREME HOT SPOT FOR DRUG AND 725 00:23:44,991 --> 00:23:45,956 EXTREME HOT SPOT FOR DRUG AND HUMAN SMUGGLING. 726 00:23:45,958 --> 00:23:47,792 HUMAN SMUGGLING. HERE WE ARE IN 2014, SOME TEN 727 00:23:47,794 --> 00:23:51,328 HERE WE ARE IN 2014, SOME TEN YEARS AFTER IT REALLY HIT THE 728 00:23:51,330 --> 00:23:56,133 YEARS AFTER IT REALLY HIT THE PEAK, WHAT IS S-- WHAT IS IT LIE 729 00:23:56,135 --> 00:23:56,400 PEAK, WHAT IS S-- WHAT IS IT LIE NOW? 730 00:23:56,402 --> 00:24:01,238 NOW? >> WE HAD 138,000 PEOPLE IN 731 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:02,306 >> WE HAD 138,000 PEOPLE IN 2005, AND THIS PAST YEAR, IT WAS 732 00:24:02,308 --> 00:24:04,642 2005, AND THIS PAST YEAR, IT WAS ABOUT 6100 PEOPLE. 733 00:24:04,644 --> 00:24:05,676 ABOUT 6100 PEOPLE. SO THEY HAVE GONE DOWN 734 00:24:05,678 --> 00:24:06,110 SO THEY HAVE GONE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. 735 00:24:06,112 --> 00:24:07,611 SIGNIFICANTLY. WITH THE TECHNOLOGY AND IF 736 00:24:07,613 --> 00:24:08,479 WITH THE TECHNOLOGY AND IF INFRASTRUCTURE AND MANPOWER THEY 737 00:24:08,481 --> 00:24:11,348 INFRASTRUCTURE AND MANPOWER THEY HAVE DEPLOYED SUCH A AS, YOU 738 00:24:11,350 --> 00:24:13,617 HAVE DEPLOYED SUCH A AS, YOU KNOW TO CAMP GRIP, IT'S BEEN 739 00:24:13,619 --> 00:24:14,718 KNOW TO CAMP GRIP, IT'S BEEN ABLE TO COMBAT THE TRAFFIC 740 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:15,553 ABLE TO COMBAT THE TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH THE AREA. 741 00:24:15,555 --> 00:24:17,488 COMING THROUGH THE AREA. SO IT HAS HELPED OUT 742 00:24:17,490 --> 00:24:17,922 SO IT HAS HELPED OUT SIGNIFICANTLY. 743 00:24:17,924 --> 00:24:20,291 SIGNIFICANTLY. >> SO REPRESENTING THE YUMA 744 00:24:20,293 --> 00:24:22,393 >> SO REPRESENTING THE YUMA SECTOR, YOU THINK IT HAS IN FACT 745 00:24:22,395 --> 00:24:25,229 SECTOR, YOU THINK IT HAS IN FACT SERVED I.T. PURPOSE. 746 00:24:25,231 --> 00:24:28,532 SERVED I.T. PURPOSE. THE INCREASE HAS WORKED WELL. 747 00:24:28,534 --> 00:24:29,333 THE INCREASE HAS WORKED WELL. >> YES. 748 00:24:29,335 --> 00:24:31,902 >> YES. IT CAN GET UP TO 120 DEGREES OUT 749 00:24:31,904 --> 00:24:33,704 IT CAN GET UP TO 120 DEGREES OUT HERE AND PEOPLE THAT CROSS HERE, 750 00:24:33,706 --> 00:24:35,840 HERE AND PEOPLE THAT CROSS HERE, THEY ARE TOLD IT'S A SHORT WALK 751 00:24:35,842 --> 00:24:37,408 THEY ARE TOLD IT'S A SHORT WALK TO THE OTHER SIDE, YOU KNOW, 752 00:24:37,410 --> 00:24:39,410 TO THE OTHER SIDE, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO LOAD UP. 753 00:24:39,412 --> 00:24:40,411 WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO LOAD UP. SOMETIMES THEY ARE OUT HERE FOR 754 00:24:40,413 --> 00:24:42,413 SOMETIMES THEY ARE OUT HERE FOR FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN DAYS 755 00:24:42,415 --> 00:24:44,415 FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN DAYS DEPENDING ON THE ROUTE THEY 756 00:24:44,417 --> 00:24:44,715 DEPENDING ON THE ROUTE THEY TAKE. 757 00:24:44,717 --> 00:24:46,517 TAKE. IT CAN BE 60 PLUS MILES, AGAIN, 758 00:24:46,519 --> 00:24:48,652 IT CAN BE 60 PLUS MILES, AGAIN, DEPENDING ON THE ROUTE THEY 759 00:24:48,654 --> 00:24:48,953 DEPENDING ON THE ROUTE THEY TAKE. 760 00:24:48,955 --> 00:24:50,521 TAKE. IT CAN BE DANGEROUS, YOU HAVE TO 761 00:24:50,523 --> 00:24:51,755 IT CAN BE DANGEROUS, YOU HAVE TO BATTLE THE ELEMENTS AND 762 00:24:51,757 --> 00:24:52,389 BATTLE THE ELEMENTS AND OBVIOUSLY THE CRIMINAL 763 00:24:52,391 --> 00:24:53,757 OBVIOUSLY THE CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE OUT HERE AS 764 00:24:53,759 --> 00:24:54,058 ORGANIZATIONS ARE OUT HERE AS WELL. 765 00:24:54,060 --> 00:24:55,926 WELL. IT'S AN INTERESTING PLACE TO 766 00:24:55,928 --> 00:24:56,961 IT'S AN INTERESTING PLACE TO WORK AND INTERESTING PLACE TO 767 00:24:56,963 --> 00:24:57,728 WORK AND INTERESTING PLACE TO TRY TO CROSS. 768 00:24:57,730 --> 00:24:58,562 TRY TO CROSS. NOT A GOOD IDEA. 769 00:24:58,564 --> 00:25:00,097 NOT A GOOD IDEA. >> YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME OF 770 00:25:00,099 --> 00:25:02,700 >> YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE SITUATIONS FIRST HAND 771 00:25:02,702 --> 00:25:03,601 THE SITUATIONS FIRST HAND YOURSELF AS AN AGENT HAVING TO 772 00:25:03,603 --> 00:25:04,969 YOURSELF AS AN AGENT HAVING TO HELP THESE PEOPLE. 773 00:25:04,971 --> 00:25:06,337 HELP THESE PEOPLE. CAN YOU KIND OF MAYBE STEP OUT 774 00:25:06,339 --> 00:25:07,638 CAN YOU KIND OF MAYBE STEP OUT OF YOUR UNIFORM FOR A SECOND AND 775 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:08,973 OF YOUR UNIFORM FOR A SECOND AND DESCRIBE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO 776 00:25:08,975 --> 00:25:10,241 DESCRIBE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO ENCOUNTER THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE 777 00:25:10,243 --> 00:25:12,843 ENCOUNTER THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUR ARRIVED THESE HARDSHIPS OUT 778 00:25:12,845 --> 00:25:14,044 SUR ARRIVED THESE HARDSHIPS OUT IN THE TERRAIN? 779 00:25:14,046 --> 00:25:16,714 IN THE TERRAIN? >> WELL, LIKE I SAID, TO BRING 780 00:25:16,716 --> 00:25:19,049 >> WELL, LIKE I SAID, TO BRING THIS MUCH WATER TO TRAVEL 60 781 00:25:19,051 --> 00:25:21,151 THIS MUCH WATER TO TRAVEL 60 MILES IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO. 782 00:25:21,153 --> 00:25:23,354 MILES IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO. I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD DO IT. 783 00:25:23,356 --> 00:25:24,455 I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD DO IT. IT DOES TAKE A LOT. 784 00:25:24,457 --> 00:25:27,424 IT DOES TAKE A LOT. AND A LOT OF THE GUYS WILL FILL 785 00:25:27,426 --> 00:25:29,560 AND A LOT OF THE GUYS WILL FILL UP AT DIFFERENT TANKS DURING THE 786 00:25:29,562 --> 00:25:29,860 UP AT DIFFERENT TANKS DURING THE AREA. 787 00:25:29,862 --> 00:25:31,095 AREA. THEY ARE DRINKING DIRTY WATER 788 00:25:31,097 --> 00:25:33,531 THEY ARE DRINKING DIRTY WATER AND IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THEM DOING 789 00:25:33,533 --> 00:25:34,732 AND IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THEM DOING THAT. 790 00:25:34,734 --> 00:25:37,134 THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU FIND 791 00:25:37,136 --> 00:25:39,003 BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU FIND SOMEBODY IN DISTRESS, YOU WANT 792 00:25:39,005 --> 00:25:40,137 SOMEBODY IN DISTRESS, YOU WANT TO HELP THEM OUT. 793 00:25:40,139 --> 00:25:42,406 TO HELP THEM OUT. DOESN'T MATTER WHAT NATIONALITY 794 00:25:42,408 --> 00:25:42,773 DOESN'T MATTER WHAT NATIONALITY THEY ARE. 795 00:25:42,775 --> 00:25:44,241 THEY ARE. WE HAVE OUR AGENTS THAT ARE 796 00:25:44,243 --> 00:25:45,309 WE HAVE OUR AGENTS THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO HELP OUT AND THEY 797 00:25:45,311 --> 00:25:46,644 ASSIGNED TO HELP OUT AND THEY ARE THE SEARCH AND RESCUE. 798 00:25:46,646 --> 00:25:49,713 ARE THE SEARCH AND RESCUE. SO WHEN WE DO KNOW OF PEOPLE IN 799 00:25:49,715 --> 00:25:51,382 SO WHEN WE DO KNOW OF PEOPLE IN DISTRESS, WE DEPLOY OUR AGENTS 800 00:25:51,384 --> 00:25:53,083 DISTRESS, WE DEPLOY OUR AGENTS OUT THERE TO TRY TO HELP TOO 801 00:25:53,085 --> 00:25:53,951 OUT THERE TO TRY TO HELP TOO PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF YOU KNOW, 802 00:25:53,953 --> 00:25:57,288 PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF YOU KNOW, THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES. 803 00:25:57,290 --> 00:25:58,589 THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES. >> AND THAT IS OUR PROGRAM FROM 804 00:25:58,591 --> 00:25:59,390 >> AND THAT IS OUR PROGRAM FROM THE BORDER. 805 00:25:59,392 --> 00:26:00,824 THE BORDER. WE WILL SEND IT BACK TO THE 806 00:26:00,826 --> 00:26:02,760 WE WILL SEND IT BACK TO THE STUDIO FOR THE BUZZ WITH MY 807 00:26:02,762 --> 00:26:07,932 STUDIO FOR THE BUZZ WITH MY COLLEAGUE, CHRISTOPHER CONOVER. 808 00:26:07,934 --> 00:26:10,668 COLLEAGUE, CHRISTOPHER CONOVER. >> THE BUZZ AROUND THE CAPITOL 809 00:26:10,670 --> 00:26:12,202 >> THE BUZZ AROUND THE CAPITOL WAS ONCE AGAIN THE STATE BUDGET. 810 00:26:12,204 --> 00:26:13,637 WAS ONCE AGAIN THE STATE BUDGET. THE HOUSE MOVED IT'S VERSION OF 811 00:26:13,639 --> 00:26:15,673 THE HOUSE MOVED IT'S VERSION OF OF A SPENDING PLAN QUICKLY 812 00:26:15,675 --> 00:26:17,107 OF A SPENDING PLAN QUICKLY THROUGH COMMITTEE ON MONDAY, BUT 813 00:26:17,109 --> 00:26:18,943 THROUGH COMMITTEE ON MONDAY, BUT WHEN IT GOT TO THE FLOOR, IT 814 00:26:18,945 --> 00:26:19,843 WHEN IT GOT TO THE FLOOR, IT BOGGED DOWN. 815 00:26:19,845 --> 00:26:21,312 BOGGED DOWN. SIX MODERATE REPUBLICANS 816 00:26:21,314 --> 00:26:22,379 SIX MODERATE REPUBLICANS INITIALLY SIDED WITH DEPOSITIONS 817 00:26:22,381 --> 00:26:24,348 INITIALLY SIDED WITH DEPOSITIONS TO KEEP THE BUDGET FROM BEING 818 00:26:24,350 --> 00:26:24,715 TO KEEP THE BUDGET FROM BEING APPROVED. 819 00:26:24,717 --> 00:26:27,384 APPROVED. THEY WANTED MORE MONEY FOR CHILD 820 00:26:27,386 --> 00:26:28,786 THEY WANTED MORE MONEY FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND THE 821 00:26:28,788 --> 00:26:30,187 PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND THE CONTINUATION OF A PROGRAM 822 00:26:30,189 --> 00:26:31,522 CONTINUATION OF A PROGRAM ALLOWING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO 823 00:26:31,524 --> 00:26:34,692 ALLOWING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO CONVERT SOME SCHOOLS TO CHARTER 824 00:26:34,694 --> 00:26:35,025 CONVERT SOME SCHOOLS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. 825 00:26:35,027 --> 00:26:36,360 SCHOOLS. THEY HELD UP THE BUDGET UNTIL 826 00:26:36,362 --> 00:26:37,561 THEY HELD UP THE BUDGET UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. 827 00:26:37,563 --> 00:26:39,296 LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE BUDGET PASSED BY THE HOUSE, 828 00:26:39,298 --> 00:26:40,831 THE BUDGET PASSED BY THE HOUSE, AND IT'S SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN 829 00:26:40,833 --> 00:26:42,299 AND IT'S SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE ONE PASSED BY THE SENATE. 830 00:26:42,301 --> 00:26:45,102 THE ONE PASSED BY THE SENATE. IT SETS ASIDE, $33 MILLION FOR 831 00:26:45,104 --> 00:26:46,604 IT SETS ASIDE, $33 MILLION FOR DISTRICT CHARTER SCHOOLS. 832 00:26:46,606 --> 00:26:48,472 DISTRICT CHARTER SCHOOLS. KEEPING THAT PROGRAM ALIVE FOR 833 00:26:48,474 --> 00:26:49,673 KEEPING THAT PROGRAM ALIVE FOR ONE MORE YEAR. 834 00:26:49,675 --> 00:26:51,075 ONE MORE YEAR. SENATE PRESIDENT ANDY BIGS THIS 835 00:26:51,077 --> 00:26:52,776 SENATE PRESIDENT ANDY BIGS THIS WEEK HOWEVER PASSED THE BILL 836 00:26:52,778 --> 00:26:54,545 WEEK HOWEVER PASSED THE BILL THROUGH COMMITTEE ENDING THAT 837 00:26:54,547 --> 00:26:55,312 THROUGH COMMITTEE ENDING THAT PROGRAM. 838 00:26:55,314 --> 00:26:58,515 PROGRAM. IN THE AREA OF CPS, THE MODERATE 839 00:26:58,517 --> 00:26:59,850 IN THE AREA OF CPS, THE MODERATE REPUBLICANS REQUESTED 15 MILLION 840 00:26:59,852 --> 00:27:02,920 REPUBLICANS REQUESTED 15 MILLION MORE THAN THE SENATE PROPOSAL. 841 00:27:02,922 --> 00:27:04,888 MORE THAN THE SENATE PROPOSAL. THEY GOT 3 MILLION, THAT COULD 842 00:27:04,890 --> 00:27:06,523 THEY GOT 3 MILLION, THAT COULD BE A STICKING POINT WITH 843 00:27:06,525 --> 00:27:08,258 BE A STICKING POINT WITH GOVERNOR BREWER WHO WANTS MORE 844 00:27:08,260 --> 00:27:09,994 GOVERNOR BREWER WHO WANTS MORE MONEY TO REVAMP THE CHILD 845 00:27:09,996 --> 00:27:10,761 MONEY TO REVAMP THE CHILD PROTECTION AGENCY. 846 00:27:10,763 --> 00:27:12,663 PROTECTION AGENCY. THE GROUP REQUESTED MORE FUNDING 847 00:27:12,665 --> 00:27:15,065 THE GROUP REQUESTED MORE FUNDING FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. 848 00:27:15,067 --> 00:27:16,634 FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. SPECIFICALLY THEY WANTED $4 849 00:27:16,636 --> 00:27:18,002 SPECIFICALLY THEY WANTED $4 MILLION TO HELP THE UNIVERSITY 850 00:27:18,004 --> 00:27:19,937 MILLION TO HELP THE UNIVERSITY GET A VETERINARY SCHOOL STARTED 851 00:27:19,939 --> 00:27:21,105 GET A VETERINARY SCHOOL STARTED IN THE END THEY CONVINCED THE 852 00:27:21,107 --> 00:27:23,507 IN THE END THEY CONVINCED THE HOUSE LEADERS TO GIVE THEM $2.5 853 00:27:23,509 --> 00:27:23,907 HOUSE LEADERS TO GIVE THEM $2.5 MILLION. 854 00:27:23,909 --> 00:27:25,442 MILLION. THE SENATE WILL TAKE UP THE 855 00:27:25,444 --> 00:27:26,844 THE SENATE WILL TAKE UP THE HOUSE BUDGET BILLS NEXT WEEK. 856 00:27:26,846 --> 00:27:29,046 HOUSE BUDGET BILLS NEXT WEEK. AND THAT'S THE BUZZ FROM THE 857 00:27:29,048 --> 00:27:29,980 AND THAT'S THE BUZZ FROM THE STATE CAPITOL. 858 00:27:29,982 --> 00:27:31,315 STATE CAPITOL. THAT IS ALSO OUR SHOW FOR THIS 859 00:27:31,317 --> 00:27:33,884 THAT IS ALSO OUR SHOW FOR THIS THIS WEEK, NEXT WEEK, WE WILL 860 00:27:33,886 --> 00:27:36,787 THIS WEEK, NEXT WEEK, WE WILL TAKE AN INDEPTH LOOK AT 861 00:27:36,789 --> 00:27:37,154 TAKE AN INDEPTH LOOK AT WILDFIRES. 862 00:27:37,156 --> 00:27:39,456 WILDFIRES. FOR ALL OF US HERE, I'M 863 00:27:39,458 --> 00:27:40,491 FOR ALL OF US HERE, I'M CHRISTOPHER CONOVER, THANK YOU 864 00:27:40,493 --> 00:27:41,625 CHRISTOPHER CONOVER, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.