05 OCTOBER 2005 - DOUGLAS, AZ: US Border Patrols agents apprehend illegal immigrants from Mexico near Douglas, AZ. The lights and fence in the background are the US/Mexico border. Apprehensions of illegal immigrants in the Douglas area are down significantly in the last 18 months. In 2003, the Border Patrol apprehended an average of 1,500 people a day in and around Douglas. In September and October 2005 they are apprehending only about 150 - 200 people a day. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ