Report Pegs Mexico-Arizona Border Crosser Deaths at Record High CIP Americas Program
go to original August 12, 2013

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A recent report analyzing the deaths of undocumented border crossers along the Arizona-Mexico border finds that deaths have remained steady while border crossings have decreased dramatically. Based on an analysis of the remains of 2,238 migrants discovered between FY 1990 and 2012 and analyzed by the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, researchers have found that today’s migrants face more risks of death than ever before. Their data shows that the death rate doubled between 2009 and 2011.

The report, titled “A Continued Humanitarian Crisis at the Border: Undocumented Border Crosser Deaths Recorded by the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, 1990-2012” (PDF), is compiled by the Binational Migration Institute of the University of Arizona and based on data from the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner. The Pima County forensics team has investigated more than 95% of all migrant remains discovered in Arizona since 2003.

The report comes out at a crucial moment in the debate on immigration reform and border security policy. As the authors point out, “Understanding the causes and solutions of unauthorized migration and migrant deaths requires an understanding of the extent of these phenomena.”

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