MORE PEOPLE AND BETTER ENFORCEMENT. THOSE ARE TWO FACTORS LEADING TO A 27 PERCENT INCREASE THROUGH APRIL IN APPREHENSIONS IN THE EL PASO SECTOR OF THE BORDER PATROL WHICH INCLUDES NEW MEXICO. DOUG MOSIER IS THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE BORDER PATROL IN NEW MEXICO AND HE SAYS THE INCREASE IS PARTLY DUE TO MORE PEOPLE TRYING TO ENTER THE COUNTRY, COUPLED WITH BETTER TECHNOLOGY USED IN CATCHING THEM.
