What the latest border statistics really mean:
In February 2019, there were 66,450 Southwest border, with 42,999 or 65% of the apprehensions were family units or unaccompanied minors. In February 2019, 55% of Southwest border apprehensions were family units compared to only 3% as recently as February 2013.
The Department of Homeland Security acknowledges that due to families and children turning themselves in apprehensions data overstate illegal entry.
In fact, the “metering” policy at the ports of entry – an administration policy choice – appears to be driving much of the illegal entry, including the higher February 2019 apprehensions numbers that have received so much attention. “One woman said she had been turned away three times by an officer on the bridge before deciding to take her chances on illegal entry,” according to the Office of Inspector General.
“Sarah Pierce, an analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, a bipartisan think tank in Washington, D.C., said it is the administration’s own border policies that have spurred the surge of families crossing illegally,” reported the
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