guest worker program

According to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), 477 individuals died along the U.S.-Mexico border in 2012 during their attempt to enter the U.S.  That's an all-time high rate of 13.3 deaths per 10,000 CBP apprehensions.  It compares to a rate of 8 deaths per 10,000 in 2010, and 4 per 10,000 in 2005. The data was assembled by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) in the policy brief "How many more deaths? The moral case for a temporary worker program."   At a time when fewer migrants are attempting to enter the U.S. illegally, the author attributes the escalating…