“but what to do about this?
Over 2,200 Apprehensions for the El Paso Sector Border Patrol on Memorial Day”
There is no single silver bullet, that will knock out the whole problem.
We need a sustained full court press on all the causes. We really need Congress to revamp the immigration and asylum laws, to strengthen enforcement, and remove incentives.
Barrier building is a multi-year effort. The Trump Administration, in response to the President’s Executive Order from his first week in office, has done the analysis, and developed a comprehensive plan for full operational control of the Southern Border. It is a five year program, requiring $25 billion, 1,100 miles of barrier, thousands of full time positions and several technology programs.
That program is just from the Law Enforcement side of the issue. The laws themselves need to be corrected to select immigrants based on merit, dissuade people from coming illegally, identify and expedite removal of violators.
There is some “emergency” legislation currently drafted in the Senate to address a few of the pressing issues, like the asylum and accompanied/unaccompanied child loopholes that are drawing the current surge. I don’t know how it might fare in the House of Representatives, with the Democrats in control there.
The Trump Administration is pressing ahead strongly on building barrier, and several other fronts to control immigration and secure the border.
Bullshit! The greatest military force in the world cannot even defend itself?