• There are currently 11,106 Active Border Patrol Officers in the US today.
• The US-Mexico border’s total length is 1,951 miles (3,141 km), according to figures given by the IBWC. It is the most frequently crossed international border in the world, with some 350 million people crossing legally from one country to the other every year.
• According to the USBP, 1,954 people died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border between the years 1998-2004, from all causes.
• It is currently estimated that between 8 and 12 million immigrants are living illegally in the United States.
• 1.6 million illegal entrants were detained by the USBP in 2005.
• The number of Chinese immigrants crossing illegally into the U.S. via Mexico has risen 3000% in the last few years. They now rank 5th on the list of the top 5 OTM (Other Than Mexican) immigrants attempting to enter the U.S. illegally.
• Over the last three years OTM apprehensions have more than tripled, increasing by almost 220%. This trend is in stark contrast to apprehensions of Mexican aliens, which have remained relatively stable over the same period.
• Language referring to "illegal entrants" has undergone numerous changes over the years. In the 1955 INS Annual Report, the term "wetbacks" was used for those illegally crossing the Mexican border. For many years "deportable aliens" was the phrase of choice. Since 9/11 "terrorists" appears in official documents to refer to all "illegal entrants" whatever their purpose — those seeking work, engaging in cross-border smuggling or other forms of criminal behavior, in addition to terrorists per se.
• Households headed by illegal aliens imposed more than $26.3 billion in costs on the federal government in 2002 and paid only $16 billion in taxes, creating a net fiscal deficit of almost $10.4 billion, or $2,700 per illegal household.
• The average minimum daily wage set by the Mexican Government for 2006 is the equivalent of $ 4.20.
