The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), said the trash includes abandoned bicycles, broken-down vehicles, bottles, food and personal papers.
The total was based on the number of illegal immigrants arrested and what they presumably left behind n eight pounds a person.
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The illegals, of course, also leave trash behind on private property and state lands.
The program has $971,000 to spend this fiscal year, funding organizations that pick up litter, rehabilitate illegal trails and maintain roads.
Some of the groups working with the BLM include the Border Patrol, Humane Borders, Sky Island Alliance, the Audubon Research Ranch, Safford 4-H, the Cochise County prison crew and Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.
The Border Patrol says many of the trash dumps seen in the desert occur when illegals are picked up. They’re usually told to leave everything behind so more people can be packed into the pickup vehicles.
In three years, the volunteers working in the Southern Arizona Project recovered at least 25,000 pounds of trash n a fraction of the estimated total n 600 abandoned vehicles and 1,725 discarded bicycles.
The amount of trash left in the desert may decline because the number of illegal immigrants here seems to be declining.
In three years, the Border Patrol reported 3.2 million illegals were apprehended in Southern Arizona, an area reaching across the southern border 100 miles to the north. The Border Patrol says that number is declining, possibly because of increased staffing that deters immigrants from crossing the border.
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Comments
Gail Wilson wrote on Jun 18, 2008 10:16 AM:
My name is Gail Wilson.
Would you please help me with my son's case? I am sending this to you for "Exposure" if nothing else, please.
The email below was sent 3 days before this Public Defender Robin Lipetkzy "Changed things".
Subject: Re: Jay Shawn Johnson To: "GAIL WILSON" From: "Robin Lipetzky" View Contact Details Add Mobile Alert Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:22:16 -0700 Hi Gail- I spoke with the DA again yesterday. I explained that the most that Jay would be willing to do is an additional two to three years. He said they cannot agree to that. So, at this point we will be planning for another trial. The first step is deciding on the right attorney to handle the case within our office. I will be meeting with Jay this morning to discuss the next steps with him. I am extremely disappointed that the DA will not agree to something more reasonable for Jay. I am also determined that we will fight his case in trial with every resource that we have. I'll see you this afternoon. Robin -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Someone was PLAYING or GOT PLAYED Regarding JAY SHAWN JOHNSON –CASE NO 960691-4 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA V JAY SHAWN JOHNSON DEAR ROBIN LIPETZKY, DAVID COLEMAN, RON BOYER, WILLIAM GAGEN,STEPHEN BEDRICK Something very wrong happened on April 25, 2008. I believe ROBIN was playing both sides (Public Defender working for the DA) or ROBIN got played by the District Attorney (according to the DA's quote in the Newspaper). I BELIEVE ROBIN LIPETZKY WAS NOT TRUTHFUL WITH JAY AND INSTEAD OF COUNSELING, ROBIN USED HER POWER OF INFLUENCE, INGRAINED FEAR TO PERSUADE JAY TO ACCEPT THE PLEA. Mr. Gagen and Ron Boyer and let's not forget about Stephen Bedrick (who took this case to the UNITED STATES SUPREME COURTS and WON) all the work that you put into this case. For what, so the ROBIN LIPETZKY and her RELIABLE SOURCE can SPIT ON YOUR EFFORTS. When I spoke with Robin on Friday the 18th of April, I ask if she did not believe in Jay, PLEASE refer the case. I believe Robin has assigned herself as JUDGE AND JURY in respect to Jay's case. THIS IS WRONG. YOU MUST CORRECT THIS NOW. I could not remember everything that I would like to say about Jay and this situation. Jay is a wonderful person. As a child he was my right hand "man" even though he was only five years old. I truly don't know what I would have done without him. His three younger brothers were attached to him and vice versa. "