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Here is a great message from a FReeper who lives near the border, Tammy8:

Yes, Trump policies had my area of the border really quiet, from the beginning of his term...until the Central Americans began to come in October, for a bit there was just a few of them, small groups...and funny thing is they began to show up before the media ever reported the first caravan. So numbers were not big and this part of the border was still under control. Then when courts began to rule against his immigration policies more and more came from Central America. Congress was also fighting him on the wall, and his policies and that didn’t help. Then large groups were being dumped and while Border Patrol was busy with them smugglers were coming through with people who were evading BP, not asylum seekers at all...human trafficking and drug smuggling. Then it got really out of control.

So my answer is Trump policies were working until he had to change them. And until the cartels realized he had little support in Congress or courts to be tough or build a wall. The flood increased with each decision...and not getting the money from Congress for the wall. Believe me when I say the illegals know our laws better than we do...special interest groups make sure they know what to say and not say...

The worst thing that happened was the Supreme Court ruling in December that people could ask for asylum any time anywhere as long as they were on our soil, and even if they came here illegally. Trump’s policy before that ruling was if people came here illegally they were not eligible to even apply for asylum.

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/supreme-court-keeps-asylum-limits-on-hold

The other thing that made things even worse is the rulings in these:

https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/sites/default/files/documents/pdfs/Immigrants/Grace%20v.%20Whitaker.pdf

https://www.courthousenews.com/9th-circuit-says-asylum-seekers-have-right-to-appeal-deportation/

The wall is heading my way...contracts being bid right now, money is there. I know someone involved in that so hear more than reported but that is happening real soon. We had illegals at our house a few nights ago...NOT asylum seekers...and the response by BP and LEO was far beyond any I have seen living here for decades. Trump has gone above and beyond to do everything he can with his policies, and having to fight every step of the way, even our governor is fighting against him securing the border and enforcing our laws. I have lived on the border since 1970 and we have never had a President that understood the issues better, or fought harder. Anyone that says otherwise needs to really educate themselves about what is going on.