Posted on 03/10/2017 3:40:01 AM PST by IBD editorial writer
Border Security: Just by saying that he would strictly enforce immigration laws already on the books, President Trump is already on his way to solving the illegal immigration problem. Imagine if previous presidents had done the same.
In February, border agents apprehended just 18,762 people at the U.S./Mexican border, a 40% drop from January, which was itself a 27% decline from December. In fact, illegal border crossings have fallen every month since Trump won the election. And February's number was lower than any month in the previous five years, according to data from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
"This trend is encouraging because it means many fewer people are putting themselves and their families at risk of exploitation, assault and injury by human traffickers and the physical dangers of the treacherous journey north," said Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly.
Another clear sign that things have changed: Smuggling fees have skyrocketed. Since November 2016, "coyotes" — smugglers that help illegal entrants cross the border — have hiked their fees in some areas by about 130%, Kelly said.
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Then comes that little faggot from CATO, on with Ed Henry on Tucker’s Show last night, dismissing the reduction by supposing all sorts of excuses to include that the border crashers are smart enough to stay away because they see the economy tanking. What a putz.
The scare tactics of Univision and Jorge are doing more than Trump is. Jorge has become a useful idiot of Trump.
It’s good news but the 40-60 million we already have here are a demographic time bomb. They are going to have lots and lots of babies that will grow up and vote Democrat.
Or that the new under border tunnel systems are taking more crossers than ever ...
Is that really why this trend is encouraging?
AMERICANS FIRST
send illegals home
enforce the law
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