Sorry, but words mean something (thanks Rush)...
APPREHENSIONS are down 53%
That does NOT mean that attempts to cross into the USA are down 53%.
For years, we have been told that ONLY about 10% of those crossing into the USA from our southern birder have been caught.
Let’s ask for some really clear facts & figures.
As a life long bookkeeper-—I can assure you that 2 + 2 is NOT 22.
From the excerpt: CBP sees apprehensions as a proxy for how many people are trying to cross the border, and says the drop in apprehensions indicates a drop in attempted illegal crossings.
Do we have a system in place to track actual border crossings? Probably not.