BORDERLAND
U.S.-Mexico border by the numbers.
1.14: Number, in millions, of U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border in 2004.
9,700: Number of Border Patrol agents in 2005.
1.4: Budget, in billions of dollars, for border enforcement in the Southwest.
366,282: Number of apprehensions by the Tucson sector from October 2004 to July 2005, about 1,000 a day.
95,910: Number of apprehensions by the Border Patrol’s El Paso sector, which includes all of New Mexico and two West Texas counties, from October 2004 to July 2005.
1,102: Number of Border Patrol agents in the El Paso sector.
172: Number of deaths of migrants crossing the border in Arizona in fiscal year 2004, according to the Border Patrol.
219: Number of migrant deaths crossing the border in Arizona in fiscal year 2004, according to The Arizona Republic, which independently compiled data.
22: Number of migrant deaths crossing into New Mexico and two West Texas counties from October 2004 to July 2005, according to the Border Patrol.
10.3: Estimated number, in millions, of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.
Sources: Pew Hispanic
Story by Luis Sánchez Saturno
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