That's an understatement. And the real life, real world numbers prove it:
In FY 2018, an average of more than 33,000 were apprehended on the southern border EVERY month. A small cities worth of population, month after month after month after month.
Nearly 400,000 were caught FY 2018 alone.
**** Keep in mind, these numbers represent those who were caught. How many were not caught? ****
Southwest Apprehensions By Fiscal Year
| Total Apprehensions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sector | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
| Big Bend TX | 8,045 | 6,002 |
| Del Rio TX | 15,833 | 13,476 |
| El Centro CA | 29,230 | 18,633 |
| El Paso TX | 31,561 | 25,193 |
| Laredo TX | 32,641 | 25,460 |
| Rio Grande TX | 162,262 | 137,562 |
| San Diego CA | 38,591 | 26,086 |
| Tucson AZ | 52,172 | 38,657 |
| Yuma AZ | 26,244 | 12,847 |
| USBP Southwest Border Total | 396,579 | 303,916 |
Texas apprehensions FY 2018 - 250,342
Texas apprehensions FY 2017 - 207,693
Arizona apprehensions FY 2018 - 78,416
Arizona apprehensions FY 2017 - 51,504
California apprehensions FY 2018 - 67,821
California apprehensions FY 2017 - 44,719
How many actually showed up for any kind of immigration hearing? Less than 10%? How many are actually deported? Less than 5%?
That also doesn't take into account those who are NOT apprehended.
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/sw-border-migration
We were told for years that there were 11 million foreign nationals in our country unlawfully. It was a lie.
Yale, MIT study: 22 million, not 11 million, undocumented immigrants in US [1]
And 22,000,000 undoubtedly, is under estimated as well.
That's more people than the ENTIRE state of Florida, and darn near as many as the whole state of Texas! An entire large state's worth of foreign nationals who have disrespected our sovereignty and rule of law and are living here illegally, many (most, who really knows?) receiving taxpayer paid for housing, food, medical, dental, legal, schooling and other "welfare."
According to a recent Gallup "World" poll, 158 MILLION people would "immigrate" to the United States if they could.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/245255/750-million-worldwide-migrate.aspx
One thing is rarely discussed about the Mexican constitution is beside being unable to vote one must be a citizen to own land and they are very restrictive about granting citizenship.Because of that a US citizen cannot have title in their name to any property in Mexico. And until that is changed the US and the state should seriously consider making that reciprocal.Prohibiting citizens of Mexico or countries with similar restrictions from doing so. .