BlueGin
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- Jul 10, 2004
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Not exactly surprised that illegal immigration soared last year.
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The southwestern U.S. border has become an increasingly lethal snare: Brutal heat, desert freezes, harsh currents, poisonous snakes and sporadic gunfire are killing a rising number of undocumented migrants who are picking progressively treacherous routes to elude extra federal patrols.
And the "border surge" a Senate proposal to double U.S. agents on the Mexican boundary and extend 700 miles of fencing would squeeze even more incoming migrants onto perilous and scorching overland paths, likely boosting the death toll of crossers from the 477 who perished attempting to enter America during 2012, experts say.
People are going into more dangerous areas. Its probably very difficult to carry water the farther out youre going, said Stuart Anderson, executive director of the National Foundation for American Policy, an Arlington, Va.-based group that researches immigration issues. He authored a March study that showed the death rate among people trying to illegally traverse the Mexican border soared by 27 percent last year while overall migration from Mexico continued to decline.
Sun, frost, thirst and bullets: A deadly border could become even more dangerous under Senate plan - U.S. News
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The southwestern U.S. border has become an increasingly lethal snare: Brutal heat, desert freezes, harsh currents, poisonous snakes and sporadic gunfire are killing a rising number of undocumented migrants who are picking progressively treacherous routes to elude extra federal patrols.
And the "border surge" a Senate proposal to double U.S. agents on the Mexican boundary and extend 700 miles of fencing would squeeze even more incoming migrants onto perilous and scorching overland paths, likely boosting the death toll of crossers from the 477 who perished attempting to enter America during 2012, experts say.
People are going into more dangerous areas. Its probably very difficult to carry water the farther out youre going, said Stuart Anderson, executive director of the National Foundation for American Policy, an Arlington, Va.-based group that researches immigration issues. He authored a March study that showed the death rate among people trying to illegally traverse the Mexican border soared by 27 percent last year while overall migration from Mexico continued to decline.
Sun, frost, thirst and bullets: A deadly border could become even more dangerous under Senate plan - U.S. News
