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Border Arrests Decline For 2nd Year In Arizona
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Published: October 4, 2008
TUCSON, Ariz. - Arrests of people entering the United States illegally along the busiest stretch for such crossings fell for a second year, possibly reflecting economic conditions in both countries, a spokesman said Friday.
From October 2007 through August, agents in the 260-mile Tucson sector arrested just fewer than 300,000 illegal immigrants. That's 16 percent less than the nearly 359,000 caught during the same period last year.
In the 125-mile Yuma sector, fewer than 8,000 illegal immigrants were captured in the same period - down from more than 37,000 last year, for a 78 percent decrease.
"There are a number of different elements for any change, including, of course, our right mix of manpower, technology and infrastructure," Tucson sector spokesman Rob Daniels said.
The Associated Press
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