Makomba works until past sunset separating scrap metal that he has gathered over the course of the day on Ocotber 23, 2007 in Barcelona, Spain. In order to stop this dangerous migration, the European Union's border control agency now patrols the shores of Senegal and Mauritania, just as they have been doing for many years along the Strait of Gibraltar. According to the Spanish Interior Ministry, during the period of August 2006 to December 2007, FRONTEX intercepted 12,864 immigrants off the coast of Africa. From 2004-2007, 40,787 people were repatriated back to their respective countries by plane.