Posted on 09/09/2019 1:36:15 PM PDT by jazusamo
Edited on 09/09/2019 2:06:17 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Back in June, many on the left pooh-poohed Trump's deal with Mexico to avoid tariffs in exchange for stronger efforts by Mexico to curb the flow of immigrants through their country into the United States. While the positive impact of that deal became apparent almost immediately, we now have a much clearer picture of the impact of the deal Trump struck with Mexico as border apprehensions have plummeted the past three months.
Immigration officials apprehended just over 64,000 migrants at the southern border in August – a dramatic drop that the Trump administration is presenting as a sign its diplomatic engagement with Mexico and other countries is having positive effects on the ground.
The 64,006 migrants apprehended or deemed inadmissible represents a 22 percent drop from July, when 82,055 were apprehended, and a 56 percent drop from the peak of the crisis in May, when more than 144,000 migrants were caught or deemed inadmissible. While the numbers typically drop in the summer, the plummet is steeper than typical seasonal declines.
Meanwhile, the number of caravans has also dropped. In May, 48 caravans of migrants were recorded coming to the U.S. In August, the tally was six. Border Patrol now has fewer than 5,000 migrants in custody, down from 19,000 at the peak in the spring.
Exactly
Sorry, FRiends, but correlation != causation.
I’m not buying ‘fun w/ govt #s’ just because they have a (R) after ‘em.
One can just as easily lower the # of detainees by...failing to apprehend.
Esp. when the current $8B+ in spending could have been saved if the President had done ONE legal, constitutional thing:
TERMINATE THE WELFARE STATE
$8B+ in savings would be a drop in the bucket comparatively.
That is fantastic.
Most definitely.
The Dems must be pi*ssed, and the media won’t report the success either.
For now. The Democrats will get back into The White House. And then it’s all over.
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