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Deserts Are Still Claiming Lives | Tucson News
Arizona’s deserts are swallowing lives—73 bodies found this year alone, with June and July hitting brutal highs. Behind the drop in border apprehensions lies a deadly strategy: pushing migrants into scorching, remote terrain where water is scarce and survival is nearly impossible. Smugglers now abandon those who lag, while policies labeled “prevention through deterrence” ignore the human cost. Over 4,500 deaths in Southern Arizona over 25 years reveal a grim pattern: hardening borders doesn’t stop people—it just makes their journey deadlier. With countless more missing and unaccounted for…
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