Until Congress enacts meaningful immigration reform that allows would-be workers to cross legally, Hoover said, "we're going to see more deaths. Period."
Nationwide, at least 291 illegal immigrants have died during border crossing attempts from Oct. 1 through Sunday, Border Patrol spokesman Gustavo Soto said. That includes 75 deaths due to heat exposure, 45 drownings, and 42 motor vehicle incidents.
Additionally, the skeletal remans of another 63 people have been found along the nation's borders, Soto said.
In the Yuma sector, which spans 118 miles of land in Arizona and California, 20 illegal immigrants had died through Sunday and another six skeletal remains had been found, Soto said.
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