Daily News Article - December 8, 2005
1. How many foreigners were caught trying to sneak into the U.S. last year? How great an increase was that number from the previous year? What percent of illegals were caught trying to sneak in through Arizona?
2. How many Border Patrol agents does the agency currently employ? HOw many of the agents are assigned to the U.S.-Mexico border? Approximately how many agents patrol each mile?
3. How many new agents have been hired? For what reason has this been done?
4. List the major elements of the Secure Border Initiative.
5. How many criminal suspects trying to enter the U.S. illegally were arrested last year?
6. Depending on your support for or opposition to closing our borders to illegals, how would you use the information from question #5 to support your point of view?