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Scores of migrant corpses are found each year. Last fiscal year, the tribe said 55 corpses were discovered on the reservation, and in past years, it's been as high as 83, according to other sources. These recovered remains make up a huge chunk of the yearly desert death toll compiled by the Tucson civil rights group Derechos Humanos.

An organized humanitarian response seems called for on the nation, but groups such as Humane Borders and No More Deaths are not allowed onto the reservation to leave water. Indeed, some activists have been banished from tribal land.

State Senator Russell Pearce, driving the state toward bankruptcy, one Mexican at a time.
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State Senator Russell Pearce, driving the state toward bankruptcy, one Mexican at a time.

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So for the meantime, Wilson trudges on alone, leaving water with the help of a few friends, such as former tribal council member David Garcia. Wilson says he's obligated by his conscience to take the action. Those who find his gift of agua under the blazing sun are grateful he has one.

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