Summary

15 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HAVE BEEN FOUND DEAD IN THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA DESERT OVER THE PAST WEEK BECAUSE OF THAT, THE BORDER PATROL IS MOVING MORE AGENTS AND EQUIPMENT TO THE BORDER REGION

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 231341
Story Slug Immigrant - Deaths
Location Near Arizona/Mexico Border
Format VO
Date 06/11/2002
Archive Time 57:24
TRT :52
Supers Courtesy KGUN Near Arizona and Mexico border
Video Description MAN GETTING OUT OF POLICE CAR, HELICOPTER LANDING, PEOPLE TALKING AT CARS, BRUSH AT BORDER, IMMIGRANTS AT BORDER, MAN TALKING TO PEOPLE, POLICE ON SITE
Description 15 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HAVE BEEN FOUND DEAD IN THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA DESERT OVER THE PAST WEEK BECAUSE OF THAT, THE BORDER PATROL IS MOVING MORE AGENTS AND EQUIPMENT TO THE BORDER REGION
Script (LEAD IN) RISING TEMPERATURES IN ARIZONA ARE BEING BLAMED FOR THE DEATHS OF MORE THAN A DOZEN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IN LESS THAN A WEEK (TAKE VO) BECAUSE OF THAT THE BORDER PATROL IS MOVING MORE AGENTS AND EQUIPMENT INTO THE STATE TO HELP FIND STRANDED IMMIGRANTS ARIZONA CONGRESSMAN JEFF FLAKE IS ALSO CALLING FOR A AGENT AND IMMIGRANTS CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY AND MAKING A PLEA FOR LEGAL JOBS FOR IMMIGRANTS FOURTEEN HAVE DIED TRYING TO CROSS THE DESERT IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA SINCE THURSDAY AND HUNDREDS MORE HAVE BEEN RESCUED FLAKE SAYS A GUEST WORKER PROGRAM WOULD ALLOW THE STATE TO MEET ITS LABOR NEEDS, AND KEEP IMMIGRANTS FROM RISKING DEATH TO FIND WORK IN THE U-S RECAP
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