“Migrant” Fatalities Rise! - Bush to Blame

It’s migrant to you sir. None of the usual illegals or the one I love… “suspected illegals”. The latest shootings on the border and the recent death have sparked off a renewed approach. Well, not so new but in this case it is.

Recent attempts to secure the border are now being blamed on increasing security measures. The best line is that the rise comes as Bush is also pulling out troops leaving the defenseless migrants at the hands of what the media may now view as rogue agents. From the AZCentral news.

People seeking prosperity in this country are dying at record-setting rates in the deserts around Nogales, even though the number of illegal immigrants perishing throughout the Southwest continues to decline.

The alarming reversal of last year’s dip in fatalities between Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and New Mexico runs counter to government statistics that suggest fewer immigrants are crossing into Arizona. The rise in fatalities comes as more Border Patrol agents, fences, roads and cameras are arriving at the border. The increase also coincides with the start of the Bush administration’s phased withdrawal of supporting National Guard units from the border.

The article also highlights the decline in apprehensions as if the whole effort either is a sign of the waste of money for incompetence… or a future sign of the fall of the US economy.

There are several explanations for the decline in apprehensions: The Border Patrol says its strategy for securing the frontier is working. Some economists attribute the decline to a slowdown in the U.S. economy, which has reduced the number of available jobs. Others say the Border Patrol is more focused on drug seizures, which are up, than on apprehensions. Still others say the number of apprehensions doesn’t accurately reflect the number of people who cross the border.

 Either way the whole thing is Bush’s fault and the US economy is so bad even the migrants don’t want to come as badly. Either way the article really just misses the point… they are not migrants… they are ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. Many of whom are repeat offenders.

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