Apprehensions by Border Patrol this fiscal year:
Mexico - 927,582; Honduras - 17,862; El Salvador - 12,985; Guatemala - 8425; Brazil - 6,026; Nicaragua - 1,073; China - 618; Ecuador - 420
Mind you, these are only apprehensions, not a projection of the total number of illegal crossings.
Marine Inspector is more qualified to estimate the percentage of apprehensions vs. total crossings than I, so I defer to MI.
I heard last night that MI estimates we only apprehend 5% - 10% of the border crossers. Using the 1,000,000 number of apprehensions you mention, that would mean, according to MI's apprehension rates, somewhere between 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 come across every year. At this rate there will be no able bodied working class people left in Mexico within a couple more years. I think something is drastically wrong with the numbers and rates. Would like to see some actual stats and or reliable numbers.