Border Security: Apprehensions of “Other Than Mexican”Aliens

Nuñez-Neto, Blas ; Siskin, Alison ; Viña, Stephen R.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: International affairs;    Illegal aliens;    Boundaries - Security measures;    Immigration;    Homeland security;   

RP-ID  :  RL33097
RP-ID  :  RL33097 2005-09-22

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

As the United States Border Patrol (USBP) discharges its mission it encounters unauthorized aliens from around the world attempting to illegally enter the United States. In fiscal year (FY) 2004, USBP agents apprehended 1.16 million people attempting to enter the country illegally between official POE; 93% of these aliens were Mexican nationals. Because the vast majority of people apprehended each year by the USBP are Mexican nationals, the agency categorizes aliens as Mexicans or Other Than Mexicans (OTM). Over the past three years, OTM apprehensions have more than tripled nationwide and have been concentrated along the South Texas border. The reasons for this dramatic increase, and its geographical concentration in Texas, are not altogether clear.