According to the Border Patrol, the wire has reduced assaults by more than 50 percent - from 122 to 58 - if the five months before and after its installation are compared. Illegal entries are also down more than 50 percent, from 16,322 to 6,319, according to Border Patrol statistics.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Border Fence Critics Assail razor wire
The San Francisco Chronicle reports: