Immigrant Deaths Near Border Fall

In Phoenix an estimate of 400 immigrants died, while trying to cross the southern border illegally. The number of people that died decreased 12 percent from the deaths of the previous year. Lloyd Easterling, a Border Patrol, said that though the deaths numbers are still high, he feels that there has been a significant process this year. The main cause to these deaths was heat exposure. Many other reasons for the deaths were automobile accidents, drowning, exhaustion, and banditry (armed thief). The Border Patrol endorsed 2,500 new agents to seek out and stop immigrants from crossing isolated and dangerous territories.

America is perceived as a country of many riches. In the late 1800s, people from different parts of the world migrated to America in search of promising opportunities. Nearly 12 million migrants arrived between the years 1870-1900 all of whom were hoping for a brighter future. 70 percent of immigrants entered through the crowded city of New York. There were never enough jobs to give to immigrants and because of that they were taken advantage of; thus the idea of paying immigrants less money than the regular pay. The newcomers helped transform American society and culture but also caused overly crowded cities and brought about conflict.