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Arizona Sheriff Says Mexican Drug Cartels Control Parts of Arizona

Washington Times: Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu says, “”Mexican drug cartels literally do control parts of Arizona . . . , “They literally have scouts on the high points in the mountains and in the hills and they literally control movement. They have radios, they have optics, they have night-vision goggles as good as anything law enforcement has’.”

Buz Mills Raising Funds for Sheriffs’ SB 1070 Defense

Arizona Republic: “Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate and millionaire businessman Buz Mills is taking on a new challenge. He’s focusing his fundraising efforts on helping two Arizona sheriffs defend themselves against lawsuits challenging Arizona’s controversial immigration law.”

Santa Monica Cancels $3 Million Contract with Cavco because of SB 1070

Arizona Republic: “The Santa Monica, Calif., City Council has canceled a $3 million contract with a Phoenix-based maker of manufactured homes [Cavco Industries Inc.] to protest Arizona’s new immigration law, even though it will likely cost the city more money.”

US to Ignore Federal Immigration Law & Drop Deportation of Thousands of Illegal Immigrants

Arizona Republic: “The Obama administration is moving to throw out deportation cases against thousands of illegal immigrants if the immigrants have a potential path to legal residency. The move could affect as many as 17,000 immigrants who entered the country illegally or overstayed their visas, including some who are currently being detained and could be released from detention facilities as part of the move, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.”

Feds Dismissing Deportation Cases Creates Backdoor Amnesty

Houston Chronicle: “The Department of Homeland Security is systematically reviewing thousands of pending immigration cases and moving to dismiss those filed against suspected illegal immigrants who have no serious criminal records, according to several sources familiar with the efforts. Culling the immigration court system dockets of noncriminals started in earnest in Houston about a month ago and has stunned local immigration attorneys.”