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Too few in the media have bothered to understand why the situation at our southern border is a national emergency in the first place.
The reality is that our immigration problem today is vastly different than it was even just a few years ago.
The reality is that our immigration problem today is vastly different than it was even just a few years ago.
In fiscal year 2000, for example, most @CBP apprehensions were of single male adults. 95% were sent back within hours. Today, apprehensions largely consist of families and minors, who end up remaining in the U.S. for a long time because of loopholes in our immigration laws.
Smugglers know these loopholes and exploit them to circumvent our legal immigration system. As a result, apprehensions of “family units” have surged by 338% this year. Daily attempts to cross the southern border illegally have hit a 13-year high.
"The surge has maxed out the capacity of existing detention centers," NBC News reported yesterday. @DHSgov is now working with @DeptofDefense to handle the overflow on U.S. military bases.
Congress refuses to address this crisis—so the President must.
Congress refuses to address this crisis—so the President must.
