Dec 3rd, 2008 · Night vision scopes, motion detectors and cameras, combined with an increase in Border Patrol agents on foot, aim to stop people from illegally crossing into the United States. Despite the increases in monitoring, border crossers who have been caught say they will continue to try to re-enter the states.
Jun 25th, 2008 · Two years ago, thousands of National Guard troops went to the southwest U.S. border with Mexico to secure it from illegal entry. That temporary assignment ends in July. It's been hailed as a success. The Border Patrol says it now has the numbers to take over, but border state governors say they want the troops to remain.
May 7th, 2008 · U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents in San Diego are seeing an increase in smuggling by sea. Improvements in border security on land have pushed immigrant and drug smugglers offshore. During the past few months, dozens of small boats have been found on the beaches near the border. Now federal agents are responding. Amy Isackson reports from member station KPBS.
Oct 30th, 2007 · Across southern San Diego County, the wildfires have driven the Border Patrol out of the areas it normally monitors for illegal crossings. As the flames recede and border agents get back into those areas, they're finding signs that migrants were caught in the fires.
Aug 24th, 2007 · Residents of southern Arizona oppose a Border Patrol plan to build a permanent vehicle checkpoint on Interstate 19, about 30 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. They say the checkpoint disrupts business and sends illegal immigrants into their communities.
May 23rd, 2007 · The idea that immigration reform cannot happen without improved border security is one of the recurring themes of the current debate on Capitol Hill. Operation Jump Start, in which up to 6,000 National Guard troops were sent to the southern U.S. border, has been a success. But units are being pulled back as the Border Patrol adds new recruits.
Jun 18th, 2006 · Operation Jump Start begins this week. The program brings National Guard troops to the aid of the Border Patrol in the effort to stop illegal immigration. Host Debbie Elliott gets a picture of what exactly the National Guard will be doing from Col. Robert Cannon, Joint Task Force Commander for Operation Jump Start in Texas.
May 18th, 2006 · President Bush is on the border Arizona shares with Mexico today, visiting the Border Patrol he wants to bolster with National Guard troops. The president's spokesman said the White House would accept the 370-mile fence approved by the Senate, even though it has previously opposed building walls to block immigration.