Professor Hing on Operation Gatekeeper

Professor Hing recently posted on Herman Cain's "electrified fences" proposal as a solution to undocumented immigration and the Border Patrol's use of Operation Gatekeeper.  Professor Hing argues that Operation Gatekeeper, which stepped up Border Patrol enforcement and route blockades in the San Diego sector, has forced undocumented immigrants to attempt crossings in areas with dangerous, hazardous terrain and weather conditions, leading to an increase in deaths among migrants.  Operation Gatekeeper can be viewed as the "moral equivalent" of Cain's electrified fences proposal.