Border Crossing Deaths More Common As Illegal Immigration Declines

Friday, August 17, 2012 Border Crossing Deaths More Common As Illegal Immigration Declines The number of people attempting to illegally cross the U.S-Mexico border has plummeted, but the number of migrants dying during the trek through the mostly desert region has not. "We never thought that we'd be in the business of helping to identify remains like in a war zone, and here we are," said Isabel Garcia, co-chair and founder of the Tucson-based Coalición de Derechos Humanos. When 'America's Toughest Sheriff' Met The Caravan For Peace Undocumented Youth May Still Find College Elusive PHOTOS: Google Tours Mayan Ruins BLOG POSTS Mamas Latinas: I am the Face of Illegal Immigration I count myself among those who are affected by this new policy because even though I'm a U.S. citizen today, I didn't start out as a legal immigrant when I came into this country. David Bier: "They're taking our medals!" Driving away job creators and innovators does not make any more sense than driving away potential Olympic medalists. If America's immigration laws force Manzano and those like him out of the country, we will lose more than just another medal... Judith Browne Dianis: Upheld Pennsylvania ID Law Leaves Voters Voiceless at the Polls With all these holes in Pennsylvania's voter ID law, exposing it as illogical and disenfranchising, perhaps one can understand Aichele's "I don't know" evasions. But this law simply cannot stand, and we will take our case straight to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

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