A Broken Immigration System

“In 2003, the bodies of 205 immigrants seeking work in the United States were found in the Sonoran desert of Southern Arizona,” stated Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva. "These gruesome deaths are the predictable consequences of border enforcement strategies that close off urban border crossings and reroute migrants through treacherous areas. The time is right for a larger audience of decision makers to begin discussing how to fix a broken immigration system."

The following articles and websites further point to a broken immigration system:

Briefing on Tragedy along the Arizona-Mexico Border: Undocumented Immigrants Face the Desert. Before the Arizona Advisory Committee to the
U. S. Commission on Civil Rights, August 23, 2002.  [http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/sac/az0802/sum.htm]

AP, Migrant Deaths tragic and familiar
http://www.eco.utexas.edu/~archive/chiapas95/2001.05/msg01010.html

Dying to Work: [http://www.azcentral.com/news/specials/migrants/overview.html]

40 miles past border, crossers ‘know they’re home free’
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/projects/immig01/9_3_01border.html

Once across, they’re home free
[http://www.azcentral.com/news/specials/migrants/how.html]