The problem at the border went from problem to crisis to, I hate to say it, a national emergency.
Since October of 2018, the arrests for illegal crossing at the border has been going up slowly. From October to January, the arrests at the border held at about 60,000 illegal aliens. That should sound like a lot and it is. But what is more disturbing, according to the Department of Homeland Security, only one in three actually get caught at the border. So, conservatively, multiply the people going over the border by three.
But it’s getting worse.
On Tuesday of last week, four thousand were arrested at the border. At that pace, we are looking at over a million illegal aliens being detained at the border this year. The border patrol stated that we are in a state of emergency. They can’t hold all these people. There were pictures from the detention center in El Paso where overflow of illegal aliens were being held in the parking lot. Of course, the pictures were twisted depending on the side of the aisle you happen to be. If one is a Republican, this proves there is a crisis. If one is a Democrat, it prove the inhumanity of DHS and ICE.
But it gets worse.
There is another caravan on its way from Central America. This one could be twenty thousand strong. Of course, Mexico just let them in and are letting them travel through the country. I’m pretty sure this will overwhelm our border. How do I know? The border patrol says so.
The Trump administration has not sat on their hands. Last week, Trump said he would close the border. He also received $1 billion dollars from the defense department. That will allow him to build about fifty-seven miles of wall. But, in his biggest move, he took away all aid for the three countries that were the biggest offender: Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. But he wasn’t done. He is now threatening to pull all aid to Mexico because they keep letting these people through their country.
It is getting so bad, even CNN and MSNBC have admitted that this is a crisis.
So Trump has decided to take action. Last week, Trump withdrew all aid to the countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. He also told Mexico, who has some of the strongest immigration laws in the world, he would pull aid from Mexico. This, apparently, isn’t going well with the Mexican government. They started arresting and deporting people who has crossed their southern border. By the way, Mexico deports illegal aliens immediately. No waiting for a trial or free medical check ups. They stick them back on a bus and send them back.
Trump has also threatened to shut the border down. Sort of. Since the border patrol has reported that they are completely overrun and people are crossing the border where there is no wall! So, it sounds like Trump is thinking of shutting down the ports of entry so the border patrol can cover the unguarded parts of the border. This can be a very tough hit on out economy. We get a lot of stuff from Mexico. But they get a lot of stuff from us. I bet closing the border will hurt Mexico far more than it will hurt the United States.
But, according to his staff, he has other ideas. He is, apparently, contemplating implementing an Executive Order to end birth right citizenship and chain migration. A lot of people from both sides of the aisle already believe in this and this could curve a lot of illegal immigration.
This story is going to get bigger. Stay tuned!
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