Record death toll at U.S.-Mexican border

The number of illegal immigrants who died crossing the southern border into the United States hit a record 460 last year, the U.S. Border Patrol reports.

Record deaths in U.S.-Mexico crossings (October 1, 2005) — A record 460 migrants died crossing the United States-Mexico border in the last year, the U.S. Border Patrol says. The toll was pushed higher by … > full story

Minuteman patrol called off (September 18, 2005) — A volunteer group has called off plans to patrol the California-Mexico border after a minor scuffle with counter-demonstrators and low … > full story

Non-Mexican illegal aliens set U.S. record (July 26, 2005) — Federal agents say a crisis is emerging at the U.S.-Mexican border that could allow as many as 150,000 non-Mexican illegal aliens into the United … > full story

‘Minutemen’ recruiting in New Mexico (July 11, 2005) — One of the leaders of the minuteman program in Arizona has begun recruiting for a similar border-patrol project in New Mexico. A group calling … > full story

Frist seeks figures on border deaths (June 29, 2005) — Sen. Bill Frist has asked the Government Accountability Office to track the number of people who die while illegally crossing into the United … > full story

More than half — 261 people — died while crossing the Arizona deserts, the busiest illegal immigrant corridor along the nation’s 2,000-mile southern border, The Los Angeles Times reports.

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