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1 | Coyote charges vs. Border Patrol staffing, 1980-2008 | ||||||||||
2 | Sources: Border Patrol staffing -- Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, 3/2/2005 (1980-1990), Transactional Records Clearinghouse (1991 only), Border Patrol (1992-2008) | ||||||||||
3 | Source: Alien smuggler charges -- Mexican Migration Project | ||||||||||
4 | Notes: Coyote charges are in 2008 dollars. Coyote numbers are for calendar year, Border Patrol staffing for fiscal years ending Sept. 30. | ||||||||||
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6 | Year | Agents | Coyote charge | ||||||||
7 | 1980 | 2,329 | $582.30 | ||||||||
8 | 1981 | 2,240 | $545.70 | SUMMARY - INCREASE IN BORDER PATROL AGENTS | |||||||
9 | 1982 | 2,227 | $508.77 | President | Change | ||||||
10 | 1983 | 2,339 | $492.93 | Reagan (1980-88) | 74.9% | ||||||
11 | 1984 | 2,333 | $507.30 | G.H.W. Bush (1989-92) | 7.3% | ||||||
12 | 1985 | 3,023 | $512.83 | Clinton (1993-2000) | 128.7% | ||||||
13 | 1986 | 3,238 | $527.10 | G.W. Bush (2001-2008) | 78.2% | ||||||
14 | 1987 | 3,180 | $504.80 | ||||||||
15 | 1988 | 4,074 | $510.83 | ||||||||
16 | 1989 | 3,857 | $508.17 | For chart, go here: | http://www.ocregister.com/articles/-266490--.html?graphics=2 | ||||||
17 | 1990 | 3,778 | $557.80 | ||||||||
18 | 1991 | 3,635 | $588.77 | ||||||||
19 | 1992 | 4,139 | $681.23 | ||||||||
20 | 1993 | 4,028 | $721.70 | ||||||||
21 | 1994 | 4,287 | $840.07 | ||||||||
22 | 1995 | 4,945 | $968.33 | ||||||||
23 | 1996 | 5,942 | $1,103.17 | ||||||||
24 | 1997 | 6,895 | $1,206.93 | ||||||||
25 | 1998 | 7,982 | $1,333.13 | ||||||||
26 | 1999 | 8,351 | $1,528.13 | ||||||||
27 | 2000 | 9,212 | $1,640.97 | ||||||||
28 | 2001 | 9,821 | $1,677.17 | ||||||||
29 | 2002 | 10,045 | $1,761.27 | ||||||||
30 | 2003 | 10,717 | $1,940.10 | ||||||||
31 | 2004 | 10,819 | $2,087.03 | ||||||||
32 | 2005 | 11,264 | $2,086.10 | ||||||||
33 | 2006 | 12,349 | $2,175.90 | ||||||||
34 | 2007 | 14,923 | $2,558.47 | ||||||||
35 | 2008 | 17,499 | $2,848.55 | ||||||||
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