Non-Mexicans arrested at U.S. border nearly doubled

Non-Mexicans arrested at U.S. border nearly doubled

Tue Jul 12, 6:32 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people from countries other than Mexico arrested trying to cross the U.S. southern border has almost doubled this year, the head of the U.S. border patrol told the U.S. Congress on Tuesday.

David Aguilar told the House of Representatives appropriations subcommittee on homeland security the United States was continuing to experience a rising influx of what he termed OTMs -- other than Mexicans -- trying to enter the country illegally.

SOURCE - http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050712/us_nm/security_immigration_dc