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What's driving the migrant surge? powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/… via @powerlineUS
@powerlineUS Let’s start by identifying what’s not driving it. The surge in immigration from Central America to the United States is not caused by violence in the countries the migrants are leaving.
@powerlineUS . As Matt Sussis points out in the video below, since 2011 the murder rate has declined significantly in Guatemala and Honduras. It has declined significantly in El Salvador since 2015.
@powerlineUS Aliens now understand that if they ask to be put into asylum proceedings, their children — and often if not usually the adults, too — will be released into the country shortly after they are apprehended as they await their removal proceedings.
@powerlineUS Once that happens, they are normally here to stay.
This, not fear of violence or climate change, is what’s driving the surge in migration.
This, not fear of violence or climate change, is what’s driving the surge in migration.
