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March 6, 2007

    In the Southwest, illegal immigrants and illicit drugs are funneled into the United States through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Coronado National Memorial, just to name two gateways.
     In the South, Everglades and Dry Tortugas national parks are entry points for Cubans looking for a new life in the United States.
    During the last week of February, 56 Cubans reached the beach at Dry Tortugas while 46 were found on Cape Sable in Everglades. In each case the immigrants were taken into U.S. custody but not expected to be returned to Cuba.
     "So far this year, 121 Cuban migrants have made 'dry foot' in Dry Tortugas National Park," says Chief Ranger Bonnie Foist. "The Cuban Readjustment Act, also known as the 'wet-foot/dry-foot' policy, allows Cuban migrants to remain in the United States if they make it to U.S. soil.
    "Dry Tortugas has been dealing with the Cuban migrant issue since 2004. Over that period, more than 1,700 migrants have landed in the park," she adds. "These landings are significant park events and require considerable staff and time to handle due to the logistics of coordinating transportation and transfer..."
    Where's the Border Patrol and the Department of Homeland Security when you need them?

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Submitted by admin on March 7, 2007 - 7:35pm.
Whatever the case, we have very porous borders that will continously be a problem with illegal immigration. The question is, how do we stop the rich from reaping the wealth off of cheap labor: no workmens comp. to worry about, no benefit packages or health care concerns for the dirt poor illegal. Just pay them a cheap pittance! Let the middle class suffer with there broken bodies from excessive brute labor, let the middle class pick up the tab for all their illegal children born in this country, the free health care, the free this and the free that. Yes, what about all the drug gangs and what that's costing the police with blood and money? What about the drug farms in the National Parks: Point Reyes and Sequoia National Park? My point is, I love the Mexicans and the Latin Americans much as most Americans, but this killing the middle class in the pocket book and draining are human resources and money away from are natural resources that needs it to sustain itself effectively.

Submitted by admin on March 8, 2007 - 7:56am.
Clearly illegal border crossers using the national parks as trash dumps and dope growers turning the parks into marijuana farms are a major problem for the NPS and those of us who love the National Parks. Meanwhile the national media is virtually silent on the damage done to the parks by illegals.

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