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https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/undocumented-john-doe-cemetary-large.jpg19201080In the past decade, reinforcements to the U.S. - Mexico border have pushed immigrants to the Sonoran Desert, one of the most desolate and unforgiving sections of the border. Even though attempts to cross into the United States have dropped, deaths have risen. Here is a snapshot of border-crossing by the numbers.