That's much lower than the 81 percent success rate that Homeland Security cited publicly using a different counting method. The 98-page report was completed in May, and Homeland Security officials have declined to release it, despite urging from some members of Congress. The huge drop in illegal entries over the last decade coincides with major increases in border security spending, which has reached $14 billion annually. The Border Patrol achieved an 11-point improvement in 2014 after years of slow but steady gains. Homeland Security approaches the job by tracking physical evidence, such as footprints in the desert and other signs of human presence, and by agent sightings.

Source: Fox News October 07, 2016 02:15 UTC