Looks like we've got a new Border Patrol Chief coming. This is a fairly normal action for a new administration, even though the role of Chief isn't a political, Senate-confirmed position. There have been 7 acting or permanent Chiefs in the last decade.
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washingtonpost.com/national/biden…
As a side note—and my apologies to @NickMiroff here for singling him out for an extremely common error—it continues to be false that we are seeing a 20-year-high in "border crossings."
Border encounters =/= border crossings and crossings are likely closer to 2008/09 than 2000.
Border encounters =/= border crossings and crossings are likely closer to 2008/09 than 2000.
Thanks to a statistical model produced by the DHS Office of Immigration Statistics, I can chart DHS's estimate of border crossings from 2000-2018—not just apprehensions.
As the border became more secure, the gap between crossings and apprehensions has fallen significantly.
As the border became more secure, the gap between crossings and apprehensions has fallen significantly.
Another thing to keep in mind? Border crossings =/= the number of unique people crossing. Imagine 10 people cross the border. Half make it through and the rest are caught. 3 of those 5 people try again, and 1 makes it through.
- 13 crossings
- 10 people
- 7 apprehensions
- 13 crossings
- 10 people
- 7 apprehensions
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