Posted on 05/12/2021 11:48:43 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Parents emerge from the brush into a baseball field, carrying exhausted children. Border Patrol agents dictate orders: Families with young children in one line and unaccompanied children in another. The smallest of three lines is for single adults.
The scene Tuesday night in La Joya, a town of about 4,000 people, plays out nightly in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, presenting Joe Biden with one of the most serious challenges of his young presidency — high numbers of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum. April was the second-busiest month on record for unaccompanied children encountered at the border, following March’s all-time high.
But while asylum-seeking families and children dominate public attention, single adults represent a growing number of border encounters, nearly two of every three in April. They are less likely to surrender to authorities than families and children, making them less visible.
The Border Patrol’s 173,460 total encounters in April were up 3% from March, marking the highest level since April 2000.
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...
“US agents encounter more single adults are crossing border”
What kind of “ESL” Associated Press writer is this?
“ESL”
I had to look that up.
Yes, primary language affects effectiveness.
Are they looking for dates?
Are they all males between the age of 20 and 30 who happen to look more middle eastern than Mexican?
The border patrol has already captured a couple from Yemen.
The dims want another 9/11 type attack while they are in charge.
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