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1、Unit10DyingtogetinWhenitcomestoillegalimmigration,theleadersofbothpartieshaven'tfoundmuchtoagreeon-exceptforonething・Justabouteveryonewantstospendbillionsofdollarstotightenthe2,000mileU・S.-Mexicanborder.Thereisnothingnewaboutthis・Since1993,theU.S.governmenthastripledthebudgetforbor
2、dercontrol,spendingasmallfortuneonfences,high-techsurveillanceequipment—nottomentionthousandsofadditionalborderpatrolagents・Allofthiswassupposedtomakeitharderforillegalimmigrantstocrossoverincitiesandtownsalongtheborder.Anditdid.But,ascorrespondentEdBradleyreportedlastDecember;some
3、ofthesamepeoplewhodesignedthatstrategynowsayit*sbeenahugewasteoftaxpayers*moneyandthatithasdonenothingtostopmigrantsfromcomingtotheU.S.illegally・Whatithasdone,theysay,istoforcethosemigrantstocrossremoteandtreacherousstretchesofdesert,wheremanyaredying・ThedeathtollissohighthattheBor
4、derPatrolnowhasaspecialunitwhoseonlyjobtohelpmigrantsintrouble・Duringthefilmingofour60Minutesstory,OfficerGarrettNeubauerreceivedadistresscallabout20milesnorthoftheborderinsouthernArizona・"Whatwehadisapersonwalkedouttooneoftheroads,flaggeddownsomeagents,wavedthemdownandstatedthathe
5、hadlefthisfriendoutonthedesert,"saysNeubauer.Themigrantthey'relookingforisan18-year-oldMexicannamedAbranGonzales,whohasbeenwanderinginthedesertforsevendays・Agentshavenarrowedthesearchareaandhavefoundoneofhisshoes・"That'swhatwe'relookingfor,andthat'swhyIwantedtoseehisshoe・Justtokind
6、ofgetanideaofwhathisothershoelookslike・SoIknowwhatI'mlookingforontheground・Itsoundstomelikehe'skindofoutofit.He'sdehydrated・Hisconditionisgoingdownhill,sohe'sprobablynotthinkingrationally,"saysNeubauer.AgentNeubauerhasgoodreasontobeconcerned・60Minutestookafirst-handlookatthepathsta
7、kenbymigrantsthroughthedesertlastsummerwhentemperatureshoveredabove100degreesforweeksatatime.Lastyear;theBorderPatrolreportedarecord464deaths,butbyallaccountsthenumberismuchhigherbecauseofbodiesthathaven'tbeenfound.Dr.BruceParks,Tueson'sMedicalExaminer;hasbeenonthejobforyearsandsay
8、shehasneverseenanythinglik
