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A lot of people want to crack down on illegal immigrants in arizona and other border states believe theyre taking jobs away from american workers but is that really true? gary tuchman decided to see how firsthand in a sweltering heat of a california vineyard. >> reporter: before dawn, migrant laborers in the california desert. despite triple digit temperatures still to come, they wear long sleeves, scarves and bandannas to protect themselves from the sun and the dust. their job today, to pick th...

Preventers as early as sunday. today, the effort was postponed until possibly monday or tuesday because workers need to clean out debris they found in one of the relief wells being drilled. the debris is preventing a final section of pipe casing from being installed. that casing is essential for reinforcing the relief well and keeping it secure during the static kill. tom foreman has more for us tonight. tom? >> hey, randi. what they want to do is make sure that relief well is ready in case the ...

A lot of illegal immigrants. theyre believed to hold one out of every ten jobs in this area. so, if you live there and you dont have at least a high school diploma, you could find enough competition for certain very hard, low-skilled jobs that, indeed, you might not even apply for the wage thats being offered, especially once its been established that those are handled by other people. in other places like say over here in west virginia, they also have very hard, very dirty jobs. like coal minin...

For their crackdown on illegal immigrants and their controversial sheriff who says hes just doing the job he was elected to. >> we go out with my volunteer posse. i have 3,000 volunteer posse, about 400 carry guns. >> you sound like a cowboy. >> no. yeah, you know, i do act like a cowboy. but instead of going after horse thieves, i go after car thieves. things have changed. >> sheriff joe arpaio joins us. also tonight, that fence along the border, a lot of big promises made over the years. a l...

They, like all the other workers here, wont discuss their immigration status. if youre legal, you would usually seek a less punishing occupation. either way, taxes are taken out of all the paychecks. they each make a base rate of $64 for the day. after taxes its about $45 for the eight hours. as the hours go by, the workers sing to help make time pass, take their minds off the heat. theyre aware many people believe mexican immigrants take away american jobs, but over the years on this ranch -- [...

Little guy hiding behind a curtain. its crazy. >> reporter: well have to leave it there, billy. it is a really tough situation. i know youll stay on top of it and keep giving them a hard time to get what you need. thanks tonight. that is the latest from the gulf. back to you now, anderson. >> randi, thanks. up next, to the front lines, battle on the border with the arizona deputies drawing fire for their crackdown on illegal immigrants and controversial sheriff who says hes just doing the job ...

Fields, no. >> reporter: temperatures have climbed to 102. as it gets hotter, the sun gets brighter, your mind starts playing tricks on you. are they purple, are they green? you start not being able to make out the colors anymore. these are purple, though. the trucks start getting loaded up with the grapes were picking. im doing some wheelbarrow duty, which cant be good for the back. i knew before i started this work would be hard. i didnt realize how monotonous it would be. these people do it s...

Theres mass exodus. benjamin, maria and i have done 900 boxes. thats a $30 bonus for the two of them. i wish benjamin and maria luck as they head home as quickly as possible. they have to do it all over again at 6:00 am. >> thats clearly one grape field. what about the bigger picture? we turn now to tom foreman. are illegal immigrants taking the jobs of americans? >> that really depends on where you live. we spent the day talking to folks on both sides of this debate and looking at studies. the ...

Casing in of the relief well. that is set to go if this static kill doesnt work. if they do the static kill, and it works, thats going to actually -- that will help the end relief well sealing or kill there. if it doesnt work, they notice leakage, that will give valuable data when they go about doing the actual relief well sealing which still is slated for mid august. as far as that is concerned, status quo here, looking for another briefing from thadal later in the day which may shed light on w...

It had hoped to start a static kill, pumping mud and cement from above into the blow-out preventers as early as sunday. today, the effort was postponed until possibly monday or tuesday because workers need to clean out debris they found in one of the relief wells being drilled. the debris is preventing a final section of pipe casing from being installed. that casing is essential for reinforcing the relief well and keeping it secure during the static kill. tom foreman has more for us tonight. tom...