Illegal Southwest border crossings were down 40% last month, according to just released Customs and Border Protection numbers -- a sign that President Donald Trump's hardline rhetoric and policies on immigration may be having a deterrent effect.
Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly himself announced the month-to-month numbers, statistics that CBP usually quietly posts on its website without fanfare.
According to CBP data, the 40% drop in illegal Southwest border crossings from January to February is far outside normal seasonal trends. Typically, the January to February change is actually an increase of 10% to 20%.
The drop breaks a nearly 20-year trend, as CBP data going back to 2000 shows an uptick in apprehensions every February.
The number of apprehensions and inadmissible individuals presenting at the border was 18,762 people in February, down from 31,578 in January.
It will still take months to figure out if the decrease in apprehensions is an indication of a lasting Trump effect on immigration patterns. Numbers tend to decrease seasonally in the winter and increase into the spring months.
But the sharp downtick after an uptick at the end of the Obama administration could fit the narrative that it takes tough rhetoric on immigration -- backed up by policy -- to get word-of-mouth warnings to undocumented immigrants making the harrowing journey to the border.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/08/politics/border-crossings-huge-drop-trump-tough-talk/index.html
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(Score: 2) by NewNic on Monday March 13 2017, @05:38PM (9 children)
The two descriptions are not mutually exclusive, except in the minds of bigoted idiots.
lib·er·tar·i·an·ism ˌlibərˈterēənizəm/ noun: Magical thinking that useful idiots mistake for serious political theory
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday March 13 2017, @06:15PM (5 children)
I have a neighbor, who lives a quarter mile down the road. He comes on my property, and steals the fruit off of my trees, and the nuts off of the nut trees. When I plant a garden, he helps himself to the prettiets tomatoes, and the fullest ears of corn. He goes into my toolshed, and takes whatever he wants. I've even seen him walk into the house, and help himself to whatever is in the refrigerator and pantry.
Is this neighbor a "migrant", or a thief?
That word, "bigot", doesn't mean what you think it means. If I disliked that neighbor because he has blue eyes, then I would be a bigot. But, I dislike him because he is a parasite, taking my food and my tools. For that reason, your accusation of bigotry is completely unfounded. Use a dictionary, alright?
But, I'll admit - the term "migrant" and the term "thief" are not mutually exclusive. Nor are "migrant" and "illegal alien invader" mutually exclusive. One man's beauty is another man's beast. I say, if you like that ugly dog so much, then maybe you should go home with her - to Mexico.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 13 2017, @06:27PM (1 child)
I have a neighbor, who lives a quarter mile down the road. He comes on my property
blah, blah
hugely flawed analogy
blahdity, blah, blah
This country is not your property.
That word, "bigot", doesn't mean what you think it means.
bigoted [oxforddictionaries.com]
adjective
Obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, or faction, and intolerant towards other people's beliefs and practices.
Nope, I think they know exactly what bigot means.
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Tuesday March 14 2017, @01:45AM
I have a neighbor, who lives a quarter mile down the road. He comes on my property
blah, blah
hugely flawed analogy
blahdity, blah, blah
This country is not your property.
That word, "bigot", doesn't mean what you think it means.
bigoted
adjective
Obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, or faction, and intolerant towards other people's beliefs and practices.
Nope, I think they know exactly what bigot means.
I'd also add that Runaway1956 is a fanatic [quoteinvestigator.com] in the sense often attributed to Winston Churchill [brainyquote.com]:
Just sayin'.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 13 2017, @06:36PM (2 children)
Wow. Just wow. Just plain wow. That is some powerful reality distortion field you are living inside of. Is the sky blue in your alternative universe? Just wondering.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 14 2017, @01:49AM (1 child)
I have a neighbor, who lives a quarter mile down the road. He comes on my property, and steals the fruit off of my trees, and the nuts off of the nut trees. When I plant a garden, he helps himself to the prettiets tomatoes, and the fullest ears of corn. He goes into my toolshed, and takes whatever he wants. I've even seen him walk into the house, and help himself to whatever is in the refrigerator and pantry.
Is this neighbor a "migrant", or a thief?
Wow. Just wow. Just plain wow. That is some powerful reality distortion field you are living inside of. Is the sky blue in your alternative universe? Just wondering.
Don't bother, different AC The stupid is strong with this one. [quickmeme.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 14 2017, @02:52AM
Yeah, I get that the stupid is strong with this one. What I find horrifyingly amazing is how proud he is about it. Like I said, just plain wow.
(Score: 2) by Sulla on Monday March 13 2017, @07:16PM (2 children)
I think the big problem here is that you see race as the difference between the two. In my mind, and in a lot of peoples minds, a legal immigrant is completely different from an illegal immigrant. Why would I care if a legal immigrant is from Mexico? I want a complete stop to illegal immigration into the United States not because I don't want more Central/South Americans, but because they have proven that they will commit a felony to get what they want. I want to bring in more legal immigrants because these people have proven that they are willing to wait through the bullshit for their chance.
Legal vs illegal is an issue because the left is choosing to make it about race instead of what it is really about, crime. I would be okay with a one for one trade on kicking out an illegal to taking another one from the waiting list and bringing them into the US. Because I care about crime and not about race.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 13 2017, @07:31PM
he left is choosing to make it about race instead of what it is really about, crime.
And being an illegal immigrant means they are all criminals, so obviously they need to go!
Because, when it comes to crimes that actually have victims, illegal immigrants have a lower crime rate than the native born, so that can't be the problem.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 13 2017, @08:00PM
I think the big problem here is that you see race as the difference between the two.
...
Legal vs illegal is an issue because the left is choosing to make it about race
WTF? Your post is literally the first one in this entire subthread to mention race.
Project much?