Immigration to the United States from Mexico has always been a dangerous and often perilous decision. The United States made several attempts to stymie and fortify illegal movement in established crossings zones beginning with the introduction of Operation Gatekeeper in San Diego, and Operation Hold The Line in El Paso, Texas. One intended and reported result of the operation was to funnel...
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Immigration to the United States from Mexico has always been a dangerous and often perilous decision. The United States made several attempts to stymie and fortify illegal movement in established crossings zones beginning with the introduction of Operation Gatekeeper in San Diego, and Operation Hold The Line in El Paso, Texas. One intended and reported result of the operation was to funnel illegal movement into geographically inhospitable areas of the Sonora desert in Arizona in an attempt to deter potential migrants from crossing the border. As a result of the longer and hotter path through the desert in Arizona, border deaths have increased dramatically. According to the conservative death estimates of the Border Patrol statistics there were 171 deaths in Arizona in 2008 alone.
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