Once again, in trying to control illegal immigration, the government made the problem worse by endangering the immigrant s lives. Most of these immigrants come to the United States out of fear for themselves and their children. They seek refuge. Even the heavily armed Border Patrol cannot stop people from fleeing political and economic oppression. Just as Operation Gatekeeper fails to stop the illegal entry of migrants, when the Border Patrol uncovers migrants attempting to sneak across the border, they promptly return them to Mexican soil without punishment.
Migrants simply try again the next night.
What is worse, once upon U.S. soil, coyotes bribe police officers to look the other way as they move the immigrants to their final destination. Instead of enforcing this law, police officers ignore their duty to serve and protect citizens by letting the coyotes bribe them. While I realize that our government tries to please the people, its chosen methods to combat illegal immigration are a failure at every conceivable level. At first, Operation Gatekeeper seemed like a good idea. The dangerous change in migrant flow and the booming human trafficking industry across the international border illustrates the utter failure of the projects.