In Arizona, 'Los Samaritanos' leave water, food on trails used by immigrants: ...At a time when state and federal governments are focused on tightening the border to keep out immigrants who cross illegally from Mexico, Wallin and her colleagues help people who make the trip. They leave water and food along well-known foot trails. They distribute maps that show the water sites and search for trekking migrants. Sometimes, they find dead bodies.Their efforts are at odds with a new Arizona law that makes it a state crime to be in the United States illegally. One of the staunchest advocates of the hard-line approach, Gov. Jan Brewer (R), is due to meet behind closed doors on Thursday afternoon at the White House with President Obama.
Brewer contends the law, known as SB1070, is necessary to fill a federal leadership vacuum on immigration reform. Obama, who has called the measure 'misguided,' has directed the Justice Department to assess the law's constitutionality.
