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DamianTV
03-08-2019, 04:53 AM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/illegal-border-crossings-on-pace-to-hit-almost-1-million-this-year_2829039.html


WASHINGTON—Large groups of migrants from Central America, traveling by bus through Mexico, have become the new norm in illegal border crossings into the United States.

In one instance, border agents encountered 334 illegal immigrants who had been dropped off by eight commercial buses right at the U.S.–Mexico border, Kevin McAleenan, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commissioner, said in a Senate hearing on March 6.

More than 70 large groups (of 100 or more migrants) have been apprehended by Border Patrol so far this fiscal year—equaling more than 12,000 apprehensions. That compares to a total of 13 large groups in all of fiscal 2018.

In February alone, Border Patrol apprehended more than 66,000 people crossing the border illegally. A further 10,000 were detained after presenting at ports of entry without legal paperwork to enter the United States.

“At the current pace, we are on track to encounter close to one million illegal aliens at our southern border this year,” Department of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen told the House Homeland Security Committee on March 6.

El Paso Uptick

A recent 24-hour surge in El Paso, Texas, highlighted the issue. Border Patrol agents were inundated with several large groups of illegal aliens starting late on March 5.

Two large groups—consisting primarily of Central American families and unaccompanied minors—crossed the border fence near downtown El Paso. The first group contained 112 people and the second 252, according to CBP. Several smaller groups also crossed in different locations along the El Paso metro area. In one of the groups, border agents discovered an unaccompanied 2-year-old child.

In total, more than 700 illegal aliens were apprehended in the 24-hour period.

“While dealing with this influx of illegal aliens, Border Patrol agents also arrested two convicted sex offenders attempting to enter illegally, while the agents were preoccupied with the large groups,” CBP said in a statement. “Both sex offenders were arrested in different groups.”

Both subjects had previously served jail time in the United States before being deported, according to CBP.

Another six people were arrested further east, including one who was a U.S. citizen with a lengthy criminal record and an outstanding federal warrant for escape.

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So... basically, the US has become Mexico's Welfare System? Anyone they DONT WANT they encourage to come here? Thats an act of WAR.

Danke
03-08-2019, 05:30 AM
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AW0ltBjF_Q4/hqdefault.jpg

Anti Globalist
03-08-2019, 08:26 AM
I can only imagine what the number will be next year. 2 million? 3 million?

Superfluous Man
03-08-2019, 08:31 AM
I can only imagine what the number will be next year. 2 million? 3 million?

If Trump follows through on his recent commitments to increase legal immigration, then the number of illegal immigrants will go down commensurately.

Here's to hoping.

PAF
03-08-2019, 09:28 AM
If Trump follows through on his recent commitments to increase legal immigration, then the number of illegal immigrants will go down commensurately.

Here's to hoping.


^^ This is where I can not get on board.



PAF:

They also can't see that he is once again establishing precedent among the party of "R", a term that was unheard of before: "illegal". Of course this will align with "fair labor", reduction/elimination of Contract Rights, and set immigrants up to not only be eligible for government programs, but also supply tax money to the FED.

Groooooowwwwwww gubermint!

That Great Wall will ASSIST in that effort.

Superfluous Man
03-08-2019, 09:31 AM
^^ This is where I can not get on board.

You are right that, as Trump intends it (to the extent that there are thoughts behind his words), there are surely strings attached, which could lessen the benefits of simply letting people in without requiring documents and tracking of who works where and so on.

enhanced_deficit
03-08-2019, 11:39 AM
Media/Dems would try to blame MAGA for it and may try to make it an election issue.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?532247-Tighter-enforcement-along-the-U-S-Mexico-border-backfired-researchers-find&p=6763557&viewfull=1#post6763557

dannno
03-08-2019, 11:43 AM
If Trump follows through on his recent commitments to increase legal immigration, then the number of illegal immigrants will go down commensurately.

Here's to hoping.

That won't solve the problem at all.

I would love to get rid of the welfare state, but since that is not even fathomable to our current political system, but a wall is, the wall will let in the good people who will be apart of the legal immigration system, and not allow the cartels and gangs to cross back and forth at their leisure.

Superfluous Man
03-08-2019, 12:07 PM
That won't solve the problem at all.

The problem of the high number of illegal border crossings?

Sure it would solve that.

The reason people cross the border illegally is because they can't do it legally. If we start making it easier for them to come legally than illegally, then that's what they'll do. The only people left crossing illegally will be the cartel traffic you mentioned. Not only does that make up a tiny fraction of the one million illegal border crossings, but once we remove from that all the other non-cartel immigration, then it would make stopping the cartel traffic that much easier.

dannno
03-08-2019, 12:11 PM
The problem of the high number of illegal border crossings?

Sure it would solve that.

The reason people cross the border illegally is because they can't do it legally. If we start making it easier for them to come legally than illegally, then that's what they'll do.

The problem is not that people are crossing the border illegaly, the problem is the result of people crossing the border illegaly. The result will be the same under your plan.


NEXT.

fcreature
03-08-2019, 02:16 PM
I can only imagine what the number will be next year. 2 million? 3 million?

Just wait until Mexico goes full socialist and ends up like Venezuela.

Superfluous Man
03-08-2019, 02:17 PM
The problem is not that people are crossing the border illegaly

OK, then you're in the wrong thread.

dannno
03-08-2019, 02:44 PM
OK, then you're in the wrong thread.

No, you are just really bad at obfuscation.

Nobody gives a shit if somebody crosses an imaginary line.. if there were ten million illegal border crossings, but they all went back after they crossed the border nobody would complain. The problem is what is happening after that. The solution lies in what happened before that, thus the focus on illegal border crossings.

Swordsmyth
03-08-2019, 05:36 PM
No, you are just really bad at obfuscation.

Nobody gives a $#@! if somebody crosses an imaginary line.. if there were ten million illegal border crossings, but they all went back after they crossed the border nobody would complain. The problem is what is happening after that. The solution lies in what happened before that, thus the focus on illegal border crossings.
It is easier and better for liberty to keep people out than to throw them out after they come and try to stay.

Swordsmyth
03-08-2019, 05:36 PM
Just wait until Mexico goes full socialist and ends up like Venezuela.

AMLO is taking them there.

Swordsmyth
03-08-2019, 05:39 PM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/illegal-border-crossings-on-pace-to-hit-almost-1-million-this-year_2829039.html



So... basically, the US has become Mexico's Welfare System? Anyone they DONT WANT they encourage to come here? Thats an act of WAR.

Yes, it is.