Key question in immigration debate: Is U.S. border secure? - The Washington Post
Someone must be living in a bubble, separated from the real world......
UNITED STATES BORDER (Source DHS/CBP)
FY -- Apprehends - BP Agents - Ratio.....Apprehension Rate
1987--1,190,488-----3,181-----374.2.........1 out of 7
1988--1,008,145-----3,766-----267.7
1989----954,243-----3,783-----252.2
1990--1,169,939-----3,715-----314.9
1991--1,197,875-----3,635-----329.5
1992--1,258,482-----4,026-----312.6
1993--1,327,259-----3,965-----334.7
1994--1,094,717-----4,217-----259.6
1995--1,394,554-----4,786-----291.4
1996--1,649,986-----5,863-----281.4
1997--1,412,953-----6,817-----207.3
1998--1,555,776-----7,890-----197.2
1999--1,579,010-----8,259-----191.9
2000--1,676,438-----9,212---- 182.0.........1 out of 6
2001--1,266,213-----9,821---- 128.9
2002----955,310----10,045------95.1
2003----931,557----10,717------86.9
2004--1,160,395----10,819---- 107.2
2005--1,189,075----11,264---- 105.6
2006--1,089,902----12,349------88.3
2007----876,704----14,923------58.7.........1 out of 5
2008----723,825----17,499------41.4
2009----556,041----20,119------27.6
2010----463,382----20,558------22.6
2011----340,252 ---21,444------15.9.........1 out of 4
2012 ... 371,000 est. ...(356,873 Southwest Border ONLY) a 9% increase
UNITED STATES BORDER DRUG INTERCEPTS
(Source DHS/CBP)
FYEAR----MARIJUANA (lbs)----COCAINE(lbs)---HEROIN(oz)-----METH(lbs)
1999-------1,170,941------------29,672-------------771-------------xxx
2000-------1,316,849------------23,203-----------1,209-------------18
2001-------1,166,764------------18,535-----------1,491------------144
2002-------1,234,329------------14,334-----------2,516------------229
2003-------1,350,809------------14,892-----------3,852------------356
2004-------1,347,356------------14,819-----------2,316------------977
2005-------1,208,663------------11,903-----------3,206------------728
2006-------1,369,602------------12,885-----------2,758------------594
2007-------1,859,299------------14,242-----------1,866------------342
2008-------1,642,420-------------9,272--------------735----------- 483
2009-------2,591,215------------10,907-----------3,056------------951
2010-------2,413,214------------10,459-----------4,655------------941
2011-------2,529,685-------------9,963------------8,394---------1,846
2012-------xxxxxxxx-------------xxxxx------------xxxxx---------xxxxx
originally, according to the 2007 agreement, 700 miles of double-layered fence were supposed to be constructed at the border ... unfortunately, this agreement was sold out in the back rooms of Congress ... and the result was 350 miles of mostly Pedestrian fence (less 37 miles of the originally planned double-layered fence), and 300 miles of Vehicle Barriers. Continue fencing the border, double-layering the present Pedestrian fence, where necessary, replacing the Vehicle Barriers, with a fence, where needed, as well as constructing a substantial amount of new fence where needed most.
A smaller amount of fence, but even this reduced amount and quality of fence helped immensely in slowing down the invasion by illegals.. We just need a lot more of it.
The Pedestrian Fence (P.F.) and Vehicle Barrier (V.B.) miles, (06/04/2011)
(Source DHS/CBP)
Apprehensions---2005-----2011---BORDER ---P.F.-----V.B.
San Diego------126,879---42,447------66------46.2-----0.4
El Centro---------55,725---30,191--- --71------44.0----14.2
Yuma------------138,492----5,833----118------46.8----44.5
Tucson ----------439,053--123,285----262------76.4---138.0
El Paso----------122,624---10,345 ---268------63.7---101.2
Marfa -------------10,532----4,036----510-------4.6------0.0
Del Rio -----------68,547---16,144----268-------3.4------0.0
Laredo ------------75,268---36,053----171-------1.2------0.2
Rio Grande Valley134,136---59,243----316------45.3------0.0
Apprehensions---1,171,386--327,577--1992----350.0 --300.0
In anticipation of amnesty, border crossers, in the Rio Grande Valley, are increasing at an alarming rate.
Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector Monthly Apprehensions Of Illegals--- 316 miles
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FY2013---**----**-----**
FY2012--6203--5513--4285--5514--6707--9622-11161-11583-10108--9023--**-----**
FY2011--3630--3624--3349--3485--4232--6810--6508--5954--5410--5277--5973--5004
**NOTE: apprehension numbers for the last five months have not yet been provided by DHS/CBP, and they refuse to release further numbers until they, themselves,release their own FY2012 Border Report, which is already three months overdue.
The Border Patrol says they have operational control of 873 miles of the 2,000 mile Southwest border.
Less Than Half of Southwest Border Secure, Government Report Says | Fox News
Per GAO
129 miles of border under full control
873 miles of border under operational control