NYT: Border at ‘Breaking Point’ as More than 76,000 Migrants Cross in a Month

New York Times ^ | March 5, 2019 | Caitlin Dickerson

[reaganaut1]

For the fourth time in five months, the number of migrant families crossing the southwest border has broken records, border enforcement authorities said Tuesday, warning that government facilities are full and agents are overwhelmed.

More than 76,000 migrants crossed the border without authorization in February, more than double the levels from the same period last year and approaching the largest numbers seen in any February in the last 12 years.

“The system is well beyond capacity, and remains at the breaking point,” Kevin K. McAleenan, commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, told reporters in announcing the new data.

Diverted by new restrictions at many of the leading ports of entry, migrant families continue to arrive in ever-larger groups in remote parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. At least 70 such groups of 100 or more people have turned themselves in at Border Patrol stations that typically are staffed by only a handful of agents, often hours away from civilization. By comparison, only 13 such groups arrived in the last fiscal year, and two in the year before.

More than 90 percent of the new arrivals were from Guatemala, officials said, with a significant change in the dynamics of the migration: While Central American migrants once took weeks to journey through Mexico to the United States, many Guatemalan families are now boarding buses and reaching the southwest border in as little as four to seven days “on a very consistent basis,” Mr. McAleenan said.

Mr. McAleenan also declared sweeping changes to the agency’s procedures for guaranteeing adequate medical care for migrants — an overhaul brought on by the deaths of two migrant children in the agency’s custody in December.

[Eagles6]

Exactly.

[ducks1944]

It is change voters in USA to illegals cause Dems know even black voters are turning on them now! And drugs coming into USA, sex trafficking, cheap labor and etc.. Its all about $$$$$$ follow the $$$ U get the answer.

[Leep]

Upstate or mostly NYC?

[OftheOhio]

“This invasion will not stop till the shooting starts.”

There is your reason for them posting it. To encourage violence against these “immigrants” to enact more gun control law.

[OftheOhio]

Expecting another false flag soon.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Gee New York Slimes, are you FINALLY admitting that there is a wait here it goes..NATIONAL EMERGENCY at the border..nah cant be, the commie media that never lies told me there is no national emergency, that this is a fake emergency

[Vaquero]

We shoot invaders. Or should.

[Freedom56v2]

On the Ben Shapiro radio show (which I sometimes catch after Rush while in my car), I heard something about Catholic charities stff acting like “Tour Guides with migrants at the bus terminals - he was commenting on the NYT article.

They and some other church-affiliated “charities” stand to make a lot of money if Cloward-Pivens strategy works and the borders are overwhelmed!

[CedarDave]

And NM's far-left idiot Dem Governor Lujan-Grisham spews the Rat party line that there is no problem and we don't need no stink'n wall.

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[BulletBobCo]

About 7 illegals every 10 seconds.

[MichaelCorleone]

“I’m surprised the NYT is actually reporting this.”

Because it’s obviously too late. This article is more to spike the ball than informing the public.

Everyone knew that once the spending bill was signed and the government reopened, it will be smooth sailing from here on in.

Word spread like wildfire all the way to South America and around the world.

By summertime, we’ll be lucky if the numbers stay below 500,000/month.

[MichaelCorleone]

“The comments on this thread are beyond stupid.”

Which ones specifically, so those who are ‘stupid’ can learn something.

[matt04]

Who is getting fired at NYT for letting this get published.

[livius]

Chorusing “I hate the New York Times, it’s a left wing rag” is stupid. Who doesn’t? And who ever thought it was anything other than left wing?

People should comment on the the article, not clog up the thread with repetitive gripes about the source.

[MichaelCorleone]

You are 100% right.

[BunnySlippers]

How about out taxes at the breaking point! All that welfare!

[TigersEye]

Sounds like an invasion. Someone should call it that. /s

[Chode]

break out the foo-gas...

[rurgan]

Who is providing the buses?

Soros

[Oldeconomybuyer]

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