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Naturally. And no one should be surprised since Biden was waving them in during the campaign, with promises of medical care thrown in.
For all the news coverage focusing on unaccompanied minors crossing into the U.S. illegally and being allowed to stay, the numbers are far and away eclipsed by the number of single adults crossing the border unlawfully and encountering border agents.
By the end of May, the number of border agent encounters with illegal immigrants along the Southern border was nearing one million for the fiscal year at 929,868. Single adults accounted for more than 70% or 659,749 of the total.
The additional number who do not turn themselves in, or who get away, is unknown.
The spike has occurred primarily since President Biden was elected. He has insisted he inherited a mess at the border from President Trump. However, the numbers of illegal crossings under Trump was on a downward trend. That coincided with several factors including more miles of border wall construction completed after the Trump administration finally succeeded in winning a host of legal challenges launched by Democrats to stop the wall and stricter border enforcement; the Trump administration instituting a "Remain in Mexico" policy forcing those seeking asylum to wait for their court date in Mexico; and the Trump administration invoking an emergency policy during the Covid-19 restrictions that allowed agents to turn back many illegal immigrants without processing.
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For all the news coverage focusing on unaccompanied minors crossing into the U.S. illegally and being allowed to stay, the numbers are far and away eclipsed by the number of single adults crossing the border unlawfully and encountering border agents.
By the end of May, the number of border agent encounters with illegal immigrants along the Southern border was nearing one million for the fiscal year at 929,868. Single adults accounted for more than 70% or 659,749 of the total.
The additional number who do not turn themselves in, or who get away, is unknown.
The spike has occurred primarily since President Biden was elected. He has insisted he inherited a mess at the border from President Trump. However, the numbers of illegal crossings under Trump was on a downward trend. That coincided with several factors including more miles of border wall construction completed after the Trump administration finally succeeded in winning a host of legal challenges launched by Democrats to stop the wall and stricter border enforcement; the Trump administration instituting a "Remain in Mexico" policy forcing those seeking asylum to wait for their court date in Mexico; and the Trump administration invoking an emergency policy during the Covid-19 restrictions that allowed agents to turn back many illegal immigrants without processing.
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