Is a ’secure’ border really a ’safe’ border?

The Border Patrol likes to say that a secure border is a safe border. To that end over 200 miles of new fencing and vehicle barriers and over 3,300 Border Patrol agents have been installed in the Tucson Sector of the Arizona/Mexico border.

But is anyone safer for it?

The Arizona Daily Star is reporting that 2009 was one of the deadliest years ever for people attempting to cross the border. 2009 saw 88 deaths per every 100,000 apprehended crossing the border, compared to 57 per 100,000 in 2008.

Are Border Patrol’s efforts to blame? Some say that the increased presence of agents and new fencing is pushing desperate people into more hazardous routes across the border, or to much longer journeys than expected. Border Patrol’s own rescue operation, Borstar, rescued close to 600 people in the Tuscon Sector in 2009.

This underscores the need for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform as soon as possible. A humane and just immigration system would not force people to cross hazardous territory to be reunited with their families or to come in search of a better life.

You can urge your elected officials to pass comprehensive immigration reform here and help make sure that people aren’t dying senselessly for failed policies.

Categories: Arizona, comprehensive immigration reform, enforcement

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jdalton12

Absolutely unbelievable.
The border is supposed to be more dangerous for those who are attempting to cross it illegally. You call them desperate people being forced into more dangerous routes. We call them illegals who are sneaking across the border ILLEGALLY! My God, you can’t see the forest for the trees. The whole point of increased security is to KEEP THE ILLEGALS OUT. It’s NOT to make it more safe for their ILLEGAL crossing!
Jose Horaco

So the border, which has increased and successful security, which reduces the transport of drugs, which reduces massive illegal immigration – which caused this mess in the first place isn’t safe?

It’s not safe because the people who we want to keep out decide to take chances – of their own will and cognizance – have died.

And the number of people dying – which may be 1000 people in a year – is how many Americans are murdered, raped, robbed by an illegal immigrant in a DAY in the U.S.!

So we need to reduce border security for those 1000 criminals who decided to cross the border and ended up hurting themselves. So once they broken that law they can come into the U.S. and then murder, rape, and rob?

This blog makes a lot of sense?!?
http://myspace.com/grafftruth Francisco

1)Most Americans have immigrant roots, the “forefathers” of the US came here ILLEGALY and started a US holocaust with the Native Americans. Stole this land and now you want to talk about my people crossing the border illegally? My ancestors have been here for thousands of years. And we are not going anywhere. To be politically correct, everyone that argues against this dont know their history or roots. Very ignorant people repeat history over and over.

Is a ’secure’ border really a ’safe’ border?

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