Posted on 01/15/2020 5:49:49 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
There are a lot of statistics Mark A. Morgan, acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner, uses to show how Trump policies have helped to cut illegal immigration into the United States.
But there are two that he feels really make clear the victory his agency has had in the past year, and he highlighted them in a small meeting Tuesday.
First is daily apprehensions, a number that hit 4,600 at the height of the latest crisis in May. That has now dropped to 1,300.
What's more, he said, the 21-daily average is below 1,000, a 78% cut. "That's a dramatic reduction," he said, in updating the numbers released last week.
Then there are the numbers of illegal immigrants "in custody." That was a horrific 20,000 in May for an agency that has just 4,000 beds.
Now a quarter of those beds are unused.
"We were having those conversations back then about how the system was overwhelmed, there was overcrowding. We're just not experiencing that now," Morgan said.
"Currently, right now, what we're seeing is our in-custody numbers right now are actually below 3,000, and it has been steady for the past few weeks," he said.
He added that some 731 Border Protection officers pulled off the border to handle the housing crisis last year have also been put back on the border. "They are all back," he said.
While he stressed that the crisis is far from over, especially as Mexican cartels turn to drugs to replace moving people across the border as their money source, he said that President Trump's policies get the credit for the change.
Noting that Congress has done little to change outdated immigration laws, he said that Trump took action and built relationships with Mexico and other Central American nations that now hold immigrants seeking to come into the U.S. until the government gives them the green light.
"This is not a political statement, it's because I believe it and because it is true: The success that I just outlined is absolutely a direct result of this president’s strategies," said Morgan, a career government officer. He added, "We are succeeding in addressing this crisis."
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Yeah, I’d like to think this is a sign of progress, but isn’t this just seasonality? It’s winter.
Caravans always ramp up in the Spring - after winter and before the hot months.
Start first with deporting the gubmernet officials of the sanctuary cities.
See, liberals it CAN be done! Of course, the lying liberals already knew that.
I told everyone the never trumpets show up en masse at walk threads.. Here is an example ..
I'm sure the New York Times will pick up this story. /s
Oh, nose! Hasn’t Beto been doing his job? Did he start charging them money, instead of billing his campaign?
Not barriers. Just landmines
This excellent
Thank you for the post.
They are returning them back to all ‘corners’ of the world. Don’t ask me how I know.
I won’t ask but I’ll guess. You read. :)
No. I know the person on the plane with them.
Oh. The guy that pushes them out the door?
Lol
I sent you a msg
This is bad news for the 2020 Election..for the demonrats that is..:)
Now, PDJT needs to work on making self deportation of the grass crawling invaders rise until by the end of his third term we will be free of these blood suckers.
This could be done by, stiff fines for businesses that hire them, removing all bennys, and raid upon raid on them, do not let them rest.
There is a lot of truth to that.
Instead of taking captured invaders and just dropping them across the river, they are flown to far reaches of Mehico and dropped off.
Makes it harder for them to team up with the cartel or coyote system they used at the border previously. It may cost us some more but it works.
There is no blame, but the prez is responsible. Some folks don’t know the difference because they refuse to hold everyone to the same standard.
He is not to blame, but he is responsible for stopping it. Record numbers under a republican.. think of the next democrat prez if trump continues to get a free pass from party pimps.
If we don’t hold him responsible, how do hold the next guy responsible.
At least, someone finally gives a damn.
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