PRESCOTT — Officials in Yavapai County panned a proposal to expand the zone in Arizona where visitors from Mexico can legally visit for shopping or other purposes for up to 30 days.
The opposition came during a meeting of the Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Prescott Courier reported.
Dennis Smith, of the Maricopa Association of Governments, told the Yavapai group that expanding the zone would help the economy by encouraging visits from Mexico’s middle class.
However, Prescott City Councilman Chris Kuknyo and Yavapai County Supervisor Craig Brown voiced strong concern, with Kuknyo saying a broader zone could increase illegal immigration and drug trafficking.
Currently, the border zone is 25 miles deep in some areas but 75 miles if entry is made at certain ports.
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