A TREND TOWARD FEWER APPREHENSIONS AT NEW MEXICO’S SOUTHERN BORDER IS CONTINUING. DOUG MOSIER WITH CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SAYS AROUND 120-THOUSAND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN THE EL PASO SECTOR, INCLUDING NEW MEXICO, THIS FISCAL YEAR. THAT’S DOWN 25 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO.
MOSIER SAYS A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH STEPPED UP SECURITY. ONE REASON IS HE SAYS IT’S BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CROSS THE BORDER ILLEGALLY…AND FEWER PEOPLE ARE ATTEMPTING IT.
