The U.S. Border Patrol is the organization that polices the
             entry of illegal immigrants into our country. The official
             mission of the United States Border patrol is to protect the
             boundaries of the United States by preventing illegal entry, and
             by detecting, interdicting, and apprehending illegal aliens,
             smugglers, and contraband. Today, the United States Border
             Patrol consists of 21 sectors. Each sector is headed by a chief
             patrol agent. There are 145 stations located throughout the
             continental United States, and in Puerto Rico. The Border Patrol
             controls the border by land, sea, and air. The Border Patrol has
             jurisdiction across all United States borders and at least 25
             miles off the border. The Border Patrol agents are responsible
             to check factories for illegal workers. As of September of 1995,
             The Border Patrol's efforts may be sufficient but many
             people believe that there are many problems in the methods of the
             Border Patrol. First, many people think that all of the
             equipment is costing the taxpayers too much. An estimation by
             TIME magazine states that in California alone, $400 million is
             spent on healthcare for illegal immigrants. CNN says that the
             care of illegal immigrants in one hospital in Jacksonville,
             Florida costs taxpayers $44.5 million. A Federal Government
             estimate says that $1.6 billion dollars is spent on the education
             of illegal immigrants each year in California alone. Just think
             of how much money is spent on illegal immigrants across the
             country. Now this is just the cost of the immigrants that get
             through the border patrol. These costs could be greatly lowered
             if the Border Patrol would do its job. Let alone the cost of the
             illegal immigrants that manage to get through the Border Patrol,
             the Border Patrol alone is costing plenty. In an overview, some
             people believe that we are spending too much money on the border
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