(Return matching records with ALLANY of these words.)    ................................................................ state Choose State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illiniois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississipi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming District of Columbia    regions Choose region Pacific Southwest Midwest Southeast Northeast Mountain-Prairie Alaska California-Nevada All Regions    ................................................................ ................................................................ Journal Entry   Back Secretary of the Interior visits Arizona to review border issues Southwest Region, January 3, 2007 Print Friendly Version Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne, met in Phoenix with officials from Interior agencies on January 2, 2007, to discuss issues associated with illegal immigration along the U.S./ Mexico border.  Each DOI agency provided a brief powerpoint presentation on the key issues that they are facing.  Issues included increased crime and law enforcement response; trash, abandoned vehicles, and illegal roads in wilderness areas; adverse effects of illegal traffic on wildlife and plants; the potential for trespass cattle and smuggled wildlife to transmit disease in the U.S.; and support of vehicle barriers and opposition to pedestrian fences in non-urban areas.  Regional Director Tuggle provided the presentation on the effects of illegal immigration to Refuges and plants and wildlife along the entire border.  On January 3, 2007, the Secretary flew along the border to see some of the issues discussed at the meeting. Contact Info: Martin Valdez, 505-248-6599, martin_valdez@fws.gov Send to: From: Notes: ..........................................................................................

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