Old clothes are strewn everywhere in this garbage dump...everything from undergarments to shoes to coats, to the plastic trashbags illegals use for raincoats.

Images of illegal immigrant trash dumps on the outskirts of Tucson, AZ. This area (32.13779° N, 110.85944° W), is about 5 miles (direct) from where I work, and it's literally on the border of Tucson and county lands. I read about this place in an article about how illegal immigration is trashing Arizona http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/trashing-arizona/Content?oid=1168857]. I felt the need to check it out for myself. I am absolutely astounded by the amount of trash here, and the desperation that it represents. Illegal immigration is a problem on so many fronts, but harm to the environment is not one we usually think about.

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GoNorthWest > This is probably the most heinous of the items you'll find at an illegal immigrant trash dump - a "rape tree." Coyotes, the name for those who bring illegals into Arizona, will sometimes rape a member of the party and put their panties in the tree as a sort of trophy, and a "see what I can do" statement to other coyotes.

GoNorthWest > Old clothes are strewn everywhere in this garbage dump...everything from undergarments to shoes to coats, to the plastic trashbags illegals use for raincoats.

GoNorthWest > A pair of blown out shows amidst the hundreds, literally, of backpacks that lie strewn about the area.

GoNorthWest > Some of this stuff has apparently been here for quite some time.

GoNorthWest > Looking back over the area. Imagine this place at night, crawling with illegal immigrants, waiting to be picked up and taken to points all around North America.

GoNorthWest > Water is a HUGE factor for anybody who tries to cross into the US via Arizona. In the summer, temperatures often reach 100+F in the desert, and hundreds of people die each year trying to cross the deserts.

GoNorthWest > An abandoned parka from a crossing during a recent cold spell. Notice the trash bags laying nearby, which are often used as rain coats.

GoNorthWest > Never have I seen so many beer bottles in my life. Given the nature of this area, it's highly doubtful any of this comes from teenage party goers.

GoNorthWest > One of the dozens of pairs of shoes I saw while walking around the area.

Old clothes are strewn everywhere in this garbage dump...everything from undergarments to shoes to coats, to the plastic trashbags illegals use for raincoats.