Immigration: Activists protest border fence after deaths increase
The fence that runs along the U.S./Mexico Border
Operation Gatekeeper, the border enforcement policy implemented in 1994, created nearly 800 miles of border fence along the U.S- Mexico boundary in an attempt to deter illegal immigrants from crossing into the United States.
While the fence has worked to decrease the number of immigrants illegally crossing the border, activists are blaming the strategy for the dramatic increase in migrant deaths. At least one migrant dies each day while trying to cross the U.S-Mexico border.
As Carly Figueroa reports, activists are calling for a resolution to the issue, but San Diego Congressman Brian Bilbray defends the policy.
