That is more effective than Gatekeeper. Operation Gatekeeper, a 1994 border-patrol initiative, caused a 67 percent increase in border apprehensions from its inception in 1994 to 2000. Critics, however, charge it did not stem migrant flows but simply diverted them to more dangerous crossings, causing 1,437 migrant deaths during the same period. Experts estimate that 70 percent to 80 percent of migrants elude the patrols, beat the weather and arrive in the United States alive. In June, July and August it is really hot.
Tomorrow begins another.
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