According to The Wall Street Journal "Number Caught Entering U.S. Illegally Rises Again" for two consecutive years. This adds up to the debate whether the almost 2,000 mile border should be better secured before any immigration laws are passed.
By the end Of August U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended 388,422 people trying to enter US territory without documents. That is 23,654 more people caught than 2012. The rise in apprehensions is likely to underscore calls to better secure the boundary with Mexico before Congress allows those already here illegally to gain legal status or citizenship. So what needs to be done to solve the Problem? Should another $75 billion + be invested in securing the border? Maybe quintuple the number of agents patrolling it? Truth is a strategy needs to be developed before any more money is spent in futile attempts to secure the immense border.
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