United States Border Patrol Border Capstone Project

Nor will the illegal immigrants who want a better life in the U.S. stop trying to come across into the U.S. And while all that goes on, the Border Patrol agents are out there on the front lines, doing their best to protect the border and risking life and limb in doing so. The families of Michael V. Gallagher (died Sept. 2, 2010) and Mark F. Van Doren (died May 23, 2010) can tell you how dangerous it is on the border with Mexico -- they both agents were killed in the line of duty this year (http://www.cbp.gov). Works Cited

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