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Arizona has become a front on the war between Mexican drug cartels and the U.S. and Mexican Governments; yet it is a neglected front. Although the U.S. has made more of an effort to police the borders, those efforts have come nowhere close to matching the escalation in drug smuggling or human trafficking of the past few years.
A fight between the federal government and the Arizona state government over border protection and illegal immigration control erupted after Governor Brewer, responding to the fears and sense of abandonment felt by her constituents, took matters into her own hands in April of 2010 with Arizona SB1070
The situation is quickly reaching the boiling point as Arizona residents within 100 miles of the Mexican border contend with increased crime while those within closer proximity fear for their lives. Caught up in this war are those who want to sneak into the country to work; they are often forced to work as drug mules. It is not unusual to find their bodies in the desert either having been killed when they have outlived their usefulness or having died from dehydration. Stress levels for both citizens and non-citizens alike have increased with the recent drought and wild fires.