12 of 12 - April 2009Images 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.http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0149/509608563_oFmXw-Ti.jpghttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/gallery/7861560_AQimZ/2009-04-10T06:31:52ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugThis 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 rap ...<p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com">GoNorthWest</a><br />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 rap ...</p><p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/7861560_AQimZ#509606798_bcmMB" title="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 rap ..."><img src="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0136/509606798_bcmMB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="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 rap ..." title="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 rap ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-10T06:57:01ZGoNorthWesthttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.comhttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0136/509606798_bcmMB-Th.jpg2009-04-10 11:55:48Old clothes are strewn everywhere in this garbage dump...everything from undergarments to shoes to coats, to the plastic trashbags illegals use for raincoats.<p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com">GoNorthWest</a><br />Old clothes are strewn everywhere in this garbage dump...everything from undergarments to shoes to coats, to the plastic trashbags illegals use for raincoats.</p><p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/7861560_AQimZ#509608839_pCanS" title="Old clothes are strewn everywhere in this garbage dump...everything from undergarments to shoes to coats, to the plastic trashbags illegals use for raincoats."><img src="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0154/509608839_pCanS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Old clothes are strewn everywhere in this garbage dump...everything from undergarments to shoes to coats, to the plastic trashbags illegals use for raincoats." title="Old clothes are strewn everywhere in this garbage dump...everything from undergarments to shoes to coats, to the plastic trashbags illegals use for raincoats." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-10T06:57:01ZGoNorthWesthttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.comhttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0154/509608839_pCanS-Th.jpg2009-04-10 12:07:17A pair of blown out shows amidst the hundreds, literally, of backpacks that lie strewn about the area.<p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com">GoNorthWest</a><br />A pair of blown out shows amidst the hundreds, literally, of backpacks that lie strewn about the area.</p><p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/7861560_AQimZ#509609013_e4Bsi" title="A pair of blown out shows amidst the hundreds, literally, of backpacks that lie strewn about the area."><img src="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0158/509609013_e4Bsi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A pair of blown out shows amidst the hundreds, literally, of backpacks that lie strewn about the area." title="A pair of blown out shows amidst the hundreds, literally, of backpacks that lie strewn about the area." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-10T06:57:01ZGoNorthWesthttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.comhttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0158/509609013_e4Bsi-Th.jpg2009-04-10 12:08:44Some of this stuff has apparently been here for quite some time.<p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com">GoNorthWest</a><br />Some of this stuff has apparently been here for quite some time.</p><p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/7861560_AQimZ#509609220_gB43G" title="Some of this stuff has apparently been here for quite some time."><img src="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0163/509609220_gB43G-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Some of this stuff has apparently been here for quite some time." title="Some of this stuff has apparently been here for quite some time." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-10T06:57:01ZGoNorthWesthttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.comhttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0163/509609220_gB43G-Th.jpg2009-04-10 12:11:04Looking 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.<p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com">GoNorthWest</a><br />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.</p><p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/7861560_AQimZ#509609375_o8w8L" title="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."><img src="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0167/509609375_o8w8L-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="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." title="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." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-10T06:57:01ZGoNorthWesthttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.comhttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0167/509609375_o8w8L-Th.jpg2009-04-10 12:12:17Water 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 cro ...<p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com">GoNorthWest</a><br />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 cro ...</p><p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/7861560_AQimZ#509608563_oFmXw" title="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 cro ..."><img src="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0149/509608563_oFmXw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="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 cro ..." title="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 cro ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-10T06:57:01ZGoNorthWesthttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.comhttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0149/509608563_oFmXw-Th.jpg2009-04-10 12:04:37An abandoned parka from a crossing during a recent cold spell. Notice the trash bags laying nearby, which are often used as rain coats.<p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com">GoNorthWest</a><br />An abandoned parka from a crossing during a recent cold spell. Notice the trash bags laying nearby, which are often used as rain coats.</p><p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/7861560_AQimZ#509608064_vNEM4" title="An abandoned parka from a crossing during a recent cold spell. Notice the trash bags laying nearby, which are often used as rain coats."><img src="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0147/509608064_vNEM4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="An abandoned parka from a crossing during a recent cold spell. Notice the trash bags laying nearby, which are often used as rain coats." title="An abandoned parka from a crossing during a recent cold spell. Notice the trash bags laying nearby, which are often used as rain coats." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-10T06:57:01ZGoNorthWesthttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.comhttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0147/509608064_vNEM4-Th.jpg2009-04-10 12:03:30Never 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.<p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com">GoNorthWest</a><br />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.</p><p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/7861560_AQimZ#509607049_ELS7Z" title="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."><img src="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0139/509607049_ELS7Z-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="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." title="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." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-10T06:57:01ZGoNorthWesthttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.comhttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0139/509607049_ELS7Z-Th.jpg2009-04-10 11:57:18One of the dozens of pairs of shoes I saw while walking around the area.<p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com">GoNorthWest</a><br />One of the dozens of pairs of shoes I saw while walking around the area.</p><p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/7861560_AQimZ#509607313_xLfP9" title="One of the dozens of pairs of shoes I saw while walking around the area."><img src="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0141/509607313_xLfP9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="One of the dozens of pairs of shoes I saw while walking around the area." title="One of the dozens of pairs of shoes I saw while walking around the area." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-10T06:57:01ZGoNorthWesthttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.comhttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0141/509607313_xLfP9-Th.jpg2009-04-10 11:57:43Backpacks, clothes, water bottles, medicine, trash bags, food...you name it, you can probably find it here.<p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com">GoNorthWest</a><br />Backpacks, clothes, water bottles, medicine, trash bags, food...you name it, you can probably find it here.</p><p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/7861560_AQimZ#509607583_TgYHZ" title="Backpacks, clothes, water bottles, medicine, trash bags, food...you name it, you can probably find it here."><img src="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0144/509607583_TgYHZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Backpacks, clothes, water bottles, medicine, trash bags, food...you name it, you can probably find it here." title="Backpacks, clothes, water bottles, medicine, trash bags, food...you name it, you can probably find it here." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-10T06:57:01ZGoNorthWesthttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.comhttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0144/509607583_TgYHZ-Th.jpg2009-04-10 12:01:46it would appear that proper hygiene is somewhat important to illegal immigrants. There are tooth brushes, toothpaste, female sanitary products, and deodorant all over the place.<p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com">GoNorthWest</a><br />it would appear that proper hygiene is somewhat important to illegal immigrants. There are tooth brushes, toothpaste, female sanitary products, and deodorant all over the place.</p><p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/7861560_AQimZ#509607806_Dfdsk" title="it would appear that proper hygiene is somewhat important to illegal immigrants. There are tooth brushes, toothpaste, female sanitary products, and deodorant all over the place."><img src="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0145/509607806_Dfdsk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="it would appear that proper hygiene is somewhat important to illegal immigrants. There are tooth brushes, toothpaste, female sanitary products, and deodorant all over the place." title="it would appear that proper hygiene is somewhat important to illegal immigrants. There are tooth brushes, toothpaste, female sanitary products, and deodorant all over the place." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-10T06:57:01ZGoNorthWesthttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.comhttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0145/509607806_Dfdsk-Th.jpg2009-04-10 12:02:19This bible, along with the promise of a job and a better life, is probably what gets most of the illegal immigrants this far on their journey.<p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com">GoNorthWest</a><br />This bible, along with the promise of a job and a better life, is probably what gets most of the illegal immigrants this far on their journey.</p><p><a href="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/7861560_AQimZ#509608307_qLZrr" title="This bible, along with the promise of a job and a better life, is probably what gets most of the illegal immigrants this far on their journey."><img src="http://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0148/509608307_qLZrr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This bible, along with the promise of a job and a better life, is probably what gets most of the illegal immigrants this far on their journey." title="This bible, along with the promise of a job and a better life, is probably what gets most of the illegal immigrants this far on their journey." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-16T03:18:49ZGoNorthWesthttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.comhttp://gonorthwest.smugmug.com/Other/12-of-12-April-2009/IMG0148/509608307_qLZrr-Th.jpg2009-04-10 12:04:04