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October 20, 2004
Table 1:
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Illegal Aliens Apprehended and Deported, 1997-2003 |
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(Border Patrol Sectors in California and Arizona) |
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%
Change, |
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Sector |
1997 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
1997-2003 |
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San
Diego, CA |
283,889 |
151,681 |
110,075 |
100,681 |
111,515 |
-60.7% |
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El
Centro, CA |
146,210 |
238,136 |
172,852 |
108,273 |
92,099 |
-37.0% |
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Livermore, CA |
10,607 |
6,205 |
5,211 |
4,371 |
3,565 |
-66.4% |
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Yuma, AZ |
30,177 |
108,747 |
78,385 |
42,654 |
56,638 |
87.7% |
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Tucson, AZ |
272,397 |
616,346 |
449,675 |
333,648 |
327,263 |
20.1% |
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Source: Dept. of Homeland Security,
2003 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics,
September 2004. Table 37, page 155 |
Edwin S. Rubenstein (email
him) is President of
ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis. |
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