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- NATION, Page 45American NotesTHE BORDERA Final Deadly Barrier
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- For the thousands of illegal immigrants entering the U.S.
- from Mexico each year, the journey north is harrowing enough.
- But just across the border in California, they encounter a final
- and at times fatal obstacle. Weary and bewildered, pursued by
- the Border Patrol and sometimes carrying small children, as many
- as 150 people a night dart out into the hurtling freeway
- traffic. Already, seven fatalities have been reported this year.
- Since the body count began in 1985, the total has reached an
- alarming 71.
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- To reduce the carnage, crews are trimming back shrubbery
- along the freeway, a sign has been installed alerting motorists
- to watch for pedestrians, and a $180,000 freeway lighting system
- will be installed later this year.
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