• Zaktor@sopuli.xyz
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    8 months ago

    That’s less immigration than during Bush Jr.'s term, simply with better enforcement. The country didn’t fall apart then, it’s not falling apart now. And since you post this link and argument every time the border comes up, I’ll just cut and past the link that shows this isn’t a record level of immigration. It should be familiar, as you’ve seen it before.

    The annual total — which includes people who were stopped at the border more than once — jumped by 37% from 1.7 million the year before.

    That isn’t to suggest 2022 saw the largest number of people trying to enter the U.S. illegally. For instance, the Department of Homeland Security estimates that there were nearly 4 million unauthorized border crossings in 2000 but only 1.6 million were counted. Over the years, immigration authorities have been able to track more migrants as a result of improved security technology.

    https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/1130841306/new-record-in-border-patrol-apprehensions