Nearly 100 volunteers consisting of hunters, guides, sportsmen’s groups and other organizations joined Game and Fish Region V (southeastern Arizona) staff in cleaning up and removing an estimated 10 tons of trash left by illegal border crossers. The December event was organized by Hunters Who Care, a group engaged in desert cleanup and restoration in support of landowners near the border impacted by illegal immigration issues. The participants filled approximately 200 large garbage bags with trash, personal possessions and other debris left behind by unauthorized entrants into the United States while they were en route through local ranches and hunting and fishing areas. The U.S. Border Patrol estimates that there are between 400 and 500 illegal border crossings daily in its Tucson sector, ranging from the New Mexico state line to the Yuma County line.
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