The Vekol Valley- Arizona's Smuggling Super Highway

by The Heritage Foundation Think Tank

Earlier this month Heritage Research Assistant, Jessica Zuckerman, traveled to Arizona's Vekol Valley. A region some 80 miles north of the southwest border with Mexico, the Vekol Valley is a super highway for illegal immigrants traveling to the United States, and is marked by clear evidence of their passage. If a picture is worth 1,000 words, these pictures stand as a lengthy indictment of the border security challenges Arizona is facing.

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