Alto a Guárdian (Stop Operation Gatekeeper) I

The entire northern border of Tijuana is a wall -- beginning in the Pacific Ocean and stretching 14 miles (currently there are 52 miles of primary and secondary fencing on the entire California/Mexico border). More than 624 people have died trying to cross the 138 mile California/Mexico border between 1994-2001. Approximately 100 people died trying to cross the Berlin Wall over the 28-year period from 1961-1989. A total of 265 people perished along the entire 97 mile East Germany/West Germany border during the same period. (David Hanks/Global Exchange - Saturday 21 April 2001)