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Dupnik plans to use his increased budget to hire more border patrol officers. |
Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson oversees the 134 miles that make up her district along the Mexican border. In an interview with the Tucson Citizen, she described the current border situation as a "war zone." Dupnik agreed.
"We're getting people shot and killed on a regular basis in our county," he told the Tucson Citizen.
Dupnik's county has promised him an increase of $1 million in his budget for the next year, and Dupnik plans to use the money to increase the current border squad from six to as many as twelve or eighteen officers. He plans to start training two corrections officers, two detectives, and eight border patrol deputies in immigration law this summer.
In addition to helping the deputies control illegal immigration, the roadblocks would also help the deputies catch drug dealers and other individuals involved in illegal activities. In keeping with the department's policy, anyone found to be an illegal immigrant will be questioned and then given over to the Border Patrol, not arrested by the deputies.
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