ARRESTS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AT THE BORDER IN THE EL PASO SECTOR, INCLUDING NEW MEXICO, ARE UP 12 PERCENT IN 2013 COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO. BORDER PATROL SPOKESMAN DOUG MOSIER TELLS 770 KKOB THAT REVERSES A TREND THAT, FOR THE MOST PART, HAS BEEN WITH US FOR YEARS. HE SAYS THERE'S BEEN A DROP IN ARRESTS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AT THE BORDER OVER THE PAST SEVEN TO EIGHT YEARS.
MOSIER SAYS THE REASON FOR THE INCREASE IN ARRESTS IS PROBABLY TWO-FOLD…AN IMPROVED ECONOMY IN THE U.S…AND POOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES THAT BRING THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HERE.
