# Obama gives part of AZ to Mexico

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**Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/obama-gives-part-of-az-to-mexico/252755/12 "2010-06-17T19:33:00Z")

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> [@Whats the chinese food...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-chinese-food/32766/9):
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> Complete Bull…
> 
> ```
> <b> Fox News is full of it..... </b>
> 
> [http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges...016%202010.pdf](http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/arizona/buenosaires/PDFs/USFWS%20MediaAdvisory%20BorderRefugeRemainsOpen%206%2016%202010.pdf)
> 
> ```
> 
> For Immediate Release  
> Contacts: Jose Viramontes, 505/248-6404 (of); 505/550-3113 (cell); [jose\_viramontes@fws.gov](mailto:jose_viramontes@fws.gov)  
> BORDER REFUGE NOT CLOSED  
> Several media outlets have been inaccurately reporting that a massive stretch of the US border at  
> Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was recently closed. Buenos Aires NWR in  
> southern Arizona has not been closed to the public. **Nearly 5-years ago** , a very small portion of the  
> Refuge closed to public access due to public safety concerns. However, the remainder (99.98%) of  
> the refuge’s 118,000 acres is open to the public for recreational activities such as hiking, camping,  
> bird-watching, and seasonal hunting.  
> Recent news items further falsely stated that the closure extends from the border 80-miles to the  
> north. This distance is far from accurate. On October 6, 2006 roughly 3500 acres, or 0.02% of the  
> Refuge, was closed to public access due to human safety concerns. At that time there was a marked  
> increase in violence along the border due to human and drug trafficking. The closed area extends  
> north from the international border roughly ¾ of a mile. A notice of the closure, including a map  
> has been on the Refuge website since 2006.  
> At this time there are no plans to reopen this southernmost 3/4-mile wide portion of the Refuge.  
> However, since 2006 the Refuge has experienced a significant decline in violent activity in the area  
> thanks to ongoing cooperation between the US Fish and Wildlife Service and US Customs and  
> Border Protection. The Refuge will reopen the area at such time that it is determined to be safe for  
> visitors.  
> Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge’s placement along the international border with Mexico  
> within the Altar Valley of southern Arizona provides a unique opportunity to protect remnants of a  
> fragile desert ecosystem and to provide refuge for some of the region’s most imperiled species of  
> plants and wildlife. Since its establishment, refuge staff have diligently worked to protect species  
> such as the masked bobwhite quail and the Sonoran pronghorn, as well as to offer meaningful  
> public recreation opportunities.
> 
> * * *
> 
> The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect and  
> enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.  
> We are both a leader and trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation, known for our scientific  
> excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources, dedicated professionals and commitment to  
> public service. For more information on our work and the people who make it happen, visit  
> [www.fws.gov](http://www.fws.gov/).  
> [www.fws.gov/southwest/](http://www.fws.gov/southwest/)
> 
> [http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges…Fs/Closure.pdf](http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/arizona/buenosaires/PDFs/Closure.pdf)
> 
> The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service  
> has closed a portion of the Buenos  
> Aires National Wildlife Refuge  
> south of the Garcia Road to public  
> use, under authority found in 8  
> RM 13.5 and 50 CFR 25.21(e)  
> **effective October 3, 2006.** Garcia  
> Road runs east/west parallel to  
> the international boundary about  
> one mile north of the line. This  
> area is about 3500 acres in size.  
> Our concern for public safety is  
> paramount.  
> The situation in this zone has  
> reached a point where continued  
> public use of the area is not prudent.  
> The Buenos Aires National Wildlife  
> Refuge has been adversely affected  
> by border-related activities. The  
> international border with Mexico has  
> also become increasingly violent.  
> Assaults on law enforcement officers  
> and violence against migrants have  
> escalated. Violence on the Refuge  
> associated with smugglers and  
> border bandits has been welldocumented.  
> Many of these activities  
> are concentrated at, or near, the  
> border. The concentration of illegal  
> activity, surveillance and law  
> enforcement interdictions make  
> these zones dangerous.  
> Closure is in effect until further  
> notice.  
> Mitch Ellis  
> Buenos Aires NWR  
> Refuge Manager

typical faux news stunt. They stopped telling the news 2 years ago. Since then they’ve been a propaganda machine. The really sad part is a large portion of Americans buy into this shit. They take everything they hear as fact, when much of the time it is far from the truth.

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