Illegal immigration is a bigger problem than ever. These five charts explain why.
Illegal immigration is a bigger problem than ever. These five charts explain why.
Illegal encounters at the border, annual
Covid pandemic.
Title 42 implemented.
Stay in Mexico
implemented
Illegal encounters at the border, annual
Covid pandemic.
Title 42 implemented.
Stay in Mexico
implemented
Illegal encounters at the border, annual
Covid pandemic.
Title 42 implemented.
Stay in Mexico
implemented
Illegal encounters at the border, annual
Covid pandemic.
Title 42 implemented.
Stay in
Mexico
implemented
Illegal encounters at the border, annual
Covid pandemic.
Title 42 implemented.
Stay in
Mexico
implemented
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A historically high number of people are entering the United States illegally, straining the immigration system.
already overwhelmed by the number of families crossing the border to seek asylum.
Border agents made 2.05 million arrests during the federal fiscal year that ended in September, according to new government data, with the figure surpassing two million for the second year in a row. In the past, these numbers have risen and fallen based on significant economic and political changes, such as recessions and pandemic-imposed border restrictions. But they have never exceeded 1.7 million and have never remained at such a high level as in recent years.
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