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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas began 2023 with a bet: He figured if he gave illegal immigrants a chance to schedule their arrivals, he could get them to come in an “orderly” fashion through airports and official crossings and stop sneaking into the U.S.
As the year nears its end, it is clear that his gamble has failed.
Illegal immigrants have jumped at his offer of scheduled arrivals, but that has done little to tamp down the flow of people trying to sneak into the country.
The result is unprecedented border chaos from a rush of people either scheduling their arrivals or coming unannounced.
Among the yardsticks, the Border Patrol said it detected record numbers of convicted criminals in fiscal 2023, which just concluded. Agents also shattered the record for terrorism suspects, with more than the previous six years combined. More fentanyl flowed across the border than ever. Agents were called to make more rescues than in 2021 and 2022 combined.
Actual illegal migration numbers show that Customs and Border Patrol recorded encounters of 3.2 million inadmissible migrants in fiscal 2023. That was five times the number in 2020, the last full year under President Trump.
www.washingtontimes.com
As the year nears its end, it is clear that his gamble has failed.
Illegal immigrants have jumped at his offer of scheduled arrivals, but that has done little to tamp down the flow of people trying to sneak into the country.
The result is unprecedented border chaos from a rush of people either scheduling their arrivals or coming unannounced.
Among the yardsticks, the Border Patrol said it detected record numbers of convicted criminals in fiscal 2023, which just concluded. Agents also shattered the record for terrorism suspects, with more than the previous six years combined. More fentanyl flowed across the border than ever. Agents were called to make more rescues than in 2021 and 2022 combined.
Actual illegal migration numbers show that Customs and Border Patrol recorded encounters of 3.2 million inadmissible migrants in fiscal 2023. That was five times the number in 2020, the last full year under President Trump.
Mayorkas’ border bet fails as illegal immigration rises
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas began 2023 with a bet: He figured if he gave illegal immigrants a chance to schedule their arrivals, he could get them to come in an “orderly” fashion through airports and official crossings and stop sneaking into the U.S.
www.washingtontimes.com
