By John Burnett
“You farmers, I’m telling you right now, arm yourselves. As they say the old story is, it’s better to be tried by 12 than carried by six. Damn it, I don’t want to see six people carrying you.”
~ Hudspeth County Sheriff Arvin West
Along the border, fears are growing that the escalating drug violence in Mexico will spill into the United States
Last month, a well-known rancher was murdered in southeastern Arizona. Authorities suspect an illegal immigrant did it
The murder prompted governors in New Mexico and Texas to send forces to the border. This week, the Mexican government sent dozens of police and soldiers to the Juarez Valley to restore order.
For many on both sides of the border, the fear is very real.
‘Arm Yourselves
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