Published October 07, 2016
The Department of Homeland Security asked the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federally funded research organization, to help develop measures that assess security on the country's nearly 2,000-mile border with Mexico. Here are some key findings from the group's report, completed in May:
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ESTIMATED ILLEGAL ENTRIES: 1.9 million in 2005, 200,000 in 2015
ILLEGAL ENTRIES BETWEEN BORDER CROSSINGS: 1.7 million in 2005, 170,000 in 2015
ILLEGAL ENTRIES AT BORDER CROSSINGS: 230,000 in 2005, 28,000 in 2015
ILLEGAL ENTRIES AT SEA: 8,100 in 2009, 840 in 2015
ASYLUM REQUESTS: 27,000 in 2005, 140,000 in 2015
PERCENTAGE CAPTURED BETWEEN BORDER CROSSINGS: 36 in 2005, 54 in 2015
PERCENTAGE CAPTURED AT BORDER CROSSINGS: 24 in 2005, 39 in 2015
PERCENTAGE CAPTURED AT SEA: 25 in 2009, 61 in 2015
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