Nearly 7.3 million migrants have illegally crossed the southwest border under President Biden's watch, a number greater than the population of 36 individual states, a Fox News analysis finds.
That figure comes from US Customs and Border Protection, which has already reported 961,537 border encounters in the current fiscal year, which runs from October through September.
If the current pace of illegal immigration does not slow down, fiscal year 2024 will break last year's record of 2,475,669 southwest border encounters -- a number that by itself exceeds the population of New Mexico, a border state.
The total number of southwest land border encounters since Biden assumed office in 2021 is 7,298,486, CBP data shows.
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Compared to the largest US states, the 7.3 million number is about 18.7% of California's population of 39 million, 23.9% of the state of Texas and its 31 million residents, 32.3% of the population of Florida and 37.3% of New York. It's more than half the size of Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio.
Were the number of illegal immigrants who entered the United States under President Biden gathered together to found a city, it would be the second-largest city in America after New York.
And the total does not include an estimated additional 1.8 million known "gotaways" who evaded law enforcement, which would make it bigger than New York.
Taken together, nearly 10 million migrants have crossed into the US illegally during the Biden administration, a record Biden's critics assert could only be achieved by intentionally refusing to enforce the law.
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The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to a request for comment.
The border is under control, they perjured themselves.
As Texas reinforces the border, criminal border-crossers move west, to San Diego:
San Diego sees 500% increase in border apprehensions as crisis shifts west
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The San Diego Sector reports over 140,000 apprehensions in FY24, with more than 20,000 individuals from China -- marking a 500% increase compared to the previous fiscal year. These numbers highlight a significant shift in immigration patterns under President Biden's tenure and a shi
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The San Diego Sector has apprehended over 140,000 individuals, a notable increase from previous years.
Over 20,000 apprehensions from China, representing a dramatic 500% rise compared to the last fiscal year-to-date.
Under President Trump, apprehension numbers were lower, with policies focused on stricter border control and immigration enforcement.
David Strom points out that Biden has repeatedly said he can't close the border, not without Congress "helping" him close the border, by granting mass amnesty and work visas. (How does showering illegal border-crossers with more welfare and more inducements to break our laws help close the border?)
But now that his fake "presidency" is at stake, Biden begin saying "Oh wait, maybe there are some things I could do myself to shut down the flow of illegals..."
Biden's inconsistency [on executive power to close the border] stems from something darker, though--he is pivoting in an election year from a policy of open borders and active importation of illegal immigrants to one that he believes necessary to win an election. Everybody knows his goal is to reopen the border if he wins reelection.
We know this for many obvious reasons, the most prominent of which is his refusal to do anything to stanch the flow of illegals until it started hurting him with his constituents. He kept on insisting that the border was open solely because the Republicans refused to cooperate with his policies, and he could do nothing on his own.
Suddenly, that excuse has gone out the window. Not because he discovered any new principles in the law but because open borders threatened his reelection prospects. He is losing Black voters, and he needs them.
NBC "News" mentions some steps Biden is contemplating, which are well within his power to do (unlike, say, granting mass amnesty for student loans).
One thing he could do is just require those judging fake asylum claims to bring a little more skepticism to the proceedings than none at all:
Under the new policies, asylum officers would be instructed to raise the standards they use in their "credible fear interviews," the first screening given to asylum-seekers who are trying to avoid deportation for crossing the border illegally.
As you might guess, to be eligible for an asylum hearing at all (and to be "paroled" into the interior of the country while you wait eight years for that hearing), you have to explain that you have a "credible fear" of persecution. Every illegal currently meets this low threshold by simply lying. If their country isn't politically repressive, they'll say there's some criminal gang threatening them. They are required to provide zero evidence to show this "credible fear" is actually... credible.
And Biden can change that zero standard hearing with the stroke of a pen.
And Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be told to prioritize recently arrived migrants for deportation, in a "last in, first out" policy, the officials said.<
A congressional aide with knowledge of the deliberations said the Biden administration has yet to make a decision, but raising the bar on asylum and deporting more newly arrived migrants are considered "low hanging fruit" and actions that can be taken quickly.
Ohhhhh! It's "low-hanging fruit," now!
But I thought Biden couldn't do anything unless Congress granted a mass amnesty!
I doubt he'll do these things. But it's interesting that he admits that, like Dorothy, he had the power inside him all along.