Thread: Some Migrants Never Leave Brooks County

Some Migrants Never Leave Brooks County
texasobserver.org
by Melissa del Bosque
Published on: Monday, September 12, 2011


A sign warning migrants not to cross the border

One of the deadliest corridors along the U.S.-Mexico border is a remote stretch of ranchland in tiny Brooks County (pop. 7,223). Every year, thousands of migrants hike a network of remote trails through the scrub and mesquite to bypass the last Border Patrol checkpoint on U.S. Highway 281, headed north.

If migrants make it around the checkpoint on foot, it’s a straight shot by car or bus to San Antonio, Austin, and other points north. But many never make it.

At least 33 migrants have died since April in Brooks County and more than 160 have been rescued since October. The majority of deaths and rescues occur in the hottest months of summer.

This summer has been especially deadly, with unrelenting triple-digit heat and drought. In July, Border Patrol launched “Operation Heatwaveâ€

Extreme heat, drought contribute to increase in migrant deaths in Texas
chron.com
Posted by Francisca Ortega
September 12, 2011 at 3:53 pm

The extreme heat and drought Texas has undergone this summer has contributed to at least 33 migrant deaths in Brooks County, one of the busiest stretches of border for illegal immigrants attempting to gain entry to the United States. In addition to the confirmed deaths, over 160 people have been rescued in the county since last October, according to the Texas Observer.

The U.S. Border Patrol, in response to the heat, initiated “Operation Heatwave,â€

It is a numbers game to the Elitist Political Contributors that benefit financially from their ILLEGALS and their Elitist Politicians; they know that some of the ILLEGALS will be lost in transport but enough will survive to provide ILLEGAL cheap labor to increase their profits while the United States Taxpayers provide the BENEFITS for the ELITIST's ILLEGALS. I guess it is the same way they determine that lose of life of United States Citizens resulting from the murders and drunk driving are acceptable as long as their profits increase. And surprise, we have Politicians willing to do the bidding of the Elitist Political Contributors.