Deaths at the Mexico-U.S. border have increased rapidly over the past decade. The death toll has doubled since 1998 due to increased border patrols and border militarization. The result is the redistribution of migration flow to more dangerous and remote areas like southern Arizona. Even though the number of immigrants attempting to cross the border has decreased, the number of deaths continues to rise. Immigrants will not stop coming unless the situation in their country changes and with a more protected border they will seek more remote areas to try to cross. We are seeing the highest number of deaths on the border between Mexico and the United States. Increased border patrols as well as border militarization are driving migrants to very dangerous and isolated areas to cross the border. Unless the governments of both countries do something to solve this problem, people will continue to die at this border. Due to increased border security, the flow of immigration has been redirected to more remote areas of Arizona. It's here in southern Arizona that the "devil's highway" is found. Devil's Highway is an isolated wilderness with a long history of death. Many immigrants walk for days in the desert with little water and no food, making it a very dangerous place to die. In his book: “The Devil's Road: A True Story”, Luis Alberto Urrea tells us the context and the events that take place in this desert. Urrea mentions that: “The first known white man to die here in the heat of the desert did so on January 18, 1541” (Urrea 5). This shows that immigrant deaths here are nothing new. “Most certainly, others had died before. As long as...... middle of paper ......of. 11th ed. Ed. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell. New York: Bedford, 2010. 650-52. Feinstein, Dianne. “Declaration in Support of Comprehensive Immigration Reform.” Models of Academic Writing: A Reader and Rhetorical Guide. 11th ed. Ed. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell. New York: Bedford, 2010. 655-62. Gamboa, Erasmo and Kevin Leonard. Mexican Labor and World War II: Braceros in the Pacific Northwest, 1942-1947. 1st ed. Flight. 1. Austin: University of Texas, 1990. Print “Immigration Policy.” Problems and controversies. Facts On File News Services, April 8, 2013. Web. March 27, 2014. “Minority Rights.” Problems and controversies. Facts On File News Services, March 11, 2013. Web. May 5, 2014. Urrea, Luis Alberto. The Devil's Highway: A True Story. New York: Little, Brown, 2004. Print.