Arizona struggles to identify dead migrants

[Chris_]

Every year for a decade, more than 200 suspected illegal immigrants die crossing the U.S.-Mexican border into Arizona. That's roughly half of all such immigrants who die in the U.S., according to the U.S. Border Patrol and a 2009 American Civil Liberties Union study. Anderson's job is to get the bodies back to their families.

Years ago, [Pima County's] office averaged 19 undocumented immigrant bodies a year. The death tide in Arizona started in 1994 with Operation Gatekeeper and rose in 2002 when President George W. Bush signed a bill that led to the largest restructuring of border enforcement since World War II, according to a 2009 Migration Policy Institute (MPI) study.

"The smugglers have gone to more isolated areas because we have more of a presence and a deterrence than ever before," said Rob Daniels, a Border Patrol spokesman.

Bruce Anderson, Pima County's forensic anthropologist still has 90 suspected undocumented immigrant bodies from last year that haven't been identified. Of the 88 bodies that have already come in this year, at least 25 are piles of bones with no leads on who they are. "I still look forward to the day when something happens where the migrants aren't dying," he said.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-06-28-immigrant-bodies_N.htm

A sob story and lets-blame-George-Bush wrapped up in one neat little package.

[Eupher]

Hey, here's an idea.

Instead of just escorting the daily crop of illegals that ARE caught back to the border where they can turn around and try again, go ahead and toss 'em a baloney sandwich and a cup of warm Kool Aid.

Then truck 'em out to where the stiffs are soiling U.S. property, hand 'em a shovel, and tell 'em to start digging.

Bury the mofos right where they dropped. Screw that bullshit of "getting the remains back to their families." If the families truly gave a shit, would they have allowed 'em to leave in the first place?

Freakin' liberal moonbat asshats. Sob stories and "wo is me."   

[Randy]

I was thinking along the lines of loading the bodies on the bus with the current crop of returnees and dumping them all out wherever it is they dump them. Let Mehiko figure out who their own citizens are.

[Wineslob]

I donno guys, there might be an un-natural rise in the Vulture population.................might piss off the envrio-weenies     

[rich_t]

Hey, here's an idea.

Instead of just escorting the daily crop of illegals that ARE caught back to the border where they can turn around and try again, go ahead and toss 'em a baloney sandwich and a cup of warm Kool Aid.

Then truck 'em out to where the stiffs are soiling U.S. property, hand 'em a shovel, and tell 'em to start digging.

Bury the mofos right where they dropped. Screw that bullshit of "getting the remains back to their families." If the families truly gave a shit, would they have allowed 'em to leave in the first place?

Freakin' liberal moonbat asshats. Sob stories and "wo is me."   

Amen brother.