Brewer: Most Illegals Are Drug Mules

Well, this surely won’t help accusations that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is guilty of racial profiling. On Friday, the controversial lawmaker said she believes “that the majority of the illegal trespassers that are coming into the state of Arizona are under the direction and control of organized drug cartels and they are bringing drugs in.” She confessed that “a lot” of illegal immigrants enter the country to look for honest work, but said that most are “mules.” The comments sparked widespread outrage. Mexican Senator Jesus Ramon Valdes called her comments racist and irresponsible, saying, "Traditionally, migrants have always been needy, humble people who in good faith go looking for a way to better the lives of their families." T.J. Bonner, president of the border agent union concurred: “The majority of people continue to come across in search of work, not to smuggle drugs," he said. "Most of the drug smuggling is done by people who intend to do that. That's their livelihood.”