afraid of crime in the state because of illegal immigration? being afraid of crime, illegal immigration has nothing to do with asking someone for their birth certificate. it does not solve the crime problem this is just gonna create it more. this is going to create crime, you agree? they are turning it into a race thing. it doesn t have anything to do with your race. if you are an american and legal resident you have a right to be here if you don t, you need to come in the right way. people who are hispanic americans, born in arizona, in california, are americans. they have every right to be here, just like i have a right to be here. they have nothing to fear they are legal. gentleman they have to fear when they get stopped by a cop it is up to him to ask if they are legal citizens and show their birth it is kits birth certificates. this has caused a division
ainsley earhardt filed this report. it is a day-to-day basis. reporter: deputy lopez patrols some of pinal county s 5,000 miles of desert and mountains. take a closer look. take a cl9ñer look. reporter: everyday illegal immigrants and smugglers move through the county by the thousands. as politicians argue about how secure the border really is. a few years ago you had 10,000 border patrol now you have 20,000. a few years ago you didn t have any fence. now you have almost 700 miles. a few years ago there was no technology employed on the border. now you have all kinds of radar and other systems. reporter: dealing with the problem is like squeezing a balloon we you clamp down on one area it swells up in another. they are running right now. reporter: a few years ago yuma, arizona was a major
out. sean: president, january napolitano told the american people our borders have never been more your i guess this video tells a different story. if that is the case i would have hated to see this area two or three years ago. if she is saying that there s been 12 shootings in this area in 2010 alone. four have been involved with arizona citizens out here just camping and using this area, public land to recreate. then you have the shooting of the deputy and other two, maricopa county deputy shot at out here. it is getting more violence. somebody oblivious will end up dead out here. it is out of hand. sean: residents of pinal county know too well the impact the smugglers have on their community.
county, arizona the sheriff s border crime unit wages a daily battle against smugglers. we are an interdict shun unit for the drug smuggling, weapons trafficking and/or illicit drug money trafficking. we have another very, very important aspect, which is the aspect of terrorism. if the individuals are bringing up loads of humans and drug there is no telling what else is coming up. sean: increasingly out-gunned the border patrol has begun to use the same armor as our troops in iraq and afghanistan. our big concern is the assault rifles. sean: violence is real and stakes high. now the politicians are starting to take notice. if we do not secure our borders, skweubgly, we are at quickly, we are at great risk. the syndicates are highly flexible paramilitary
do their time. when someone gets to prison for the cause of the gang they elevate their status. obviously, the higher you are in the hierarchy, theé.k can control a gang. now you served time you are up in the food chain. sean: in their home countries they return with an elevated status now more violent and more determined to return to american streets. next, arizona s new immigration law remains bogged down in the courts. the controversy continues. frank luntz headed to phoenix for bun of the most contentious is this the year you make a commute that s a little more worthwhile? then you belong at bass pro shops.