So crime is down in Arizona:
cnn.com

Except for the kidnapping for ransom stuff:
latimes.com

“Phoenix police say they have never lost a victim during a rescue attempt. But detectives wondered how long their record would hold, and how long they could stave off the violence that has left more than 8,000 people dead in Mexico in the last two years.”

I guess the question I have then are the kidnappings being done illegal to illegal or are they kidnapping American citizens and people here legally?
(not that it would make it OK if they are only kidnapping other people here illegally.)