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US northern border illegal crossings rise; many are Mexicans
ABC "News" / Disney ^ | May 7, 2020 | By WILSON RING Associated Press

Posted on 05/07/2020 1:00:10 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

SWANTON, Vt. -- The number of people apprehended for illegally crossing from Canada into the United States along its northern border has nearly tripled over the past three years, and a growing portion are Mexican citizens, according to federal data.

One Mexican man who crossed illegally to work on a Vermont dairy farm said it was easier than trying the southern border.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics obtained by The Associated Press after a public records request provide new detail on what was apparent anecdotally: Along the border from Maine to Washington, 446 of the 1,586 illegal crossers apprehended in the 2019 fiscal year were Mexican, or 28%. That's up from 20 of 558, or just 3.6%, in 2016.

The numbers also increased for Romanians — many identified as ethnic Roma — and other nationalities, such as Haitians and Indians. Those tallies don't include apprehensions for reasons other than illegal crossings, such as overstaying visas.

This year’s data will likely look different because of travel impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Michael McCarthy said there’s been “a decline in illegal entries” since the arrival of the virus and the border closure, though he didn’t have specific numbers. But they’re expected to pick up again as travel resumes.

A former U.S. Department of Homeland Security attache in Ottawa said she wasn’t surprised by more illegal crossings from Canada, though that total remains less than 1% of southern border apprehensions.

“Like water at the lowest point, migrants will find their best way in,” said Theresa Brown, now director of immigration and cross border policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; canada; illegalaliens; immigration; invasion

1 posted on 05/07/2020 1:00:11 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Makes sense.

The price of an airline ticket from Monterrey to Montreal is cheaper than the price paid to a coyote.


2 posted on 05/07/2020 1:03:56 PM PDT by Meatspace
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Mexicans invading from Canada?


3 posted on 05/07/2020 1:04:33 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Is this how so many mexicans ended up in the Chicago area?


4 posted on 05/07/2020 1:05:41 PM PDT by mowowie (tf?)
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To: Meatspace

One Mexican man who crossed illegally to work on a Vermont dairy farm said it was easier than trying the southern border.


I’ve heard that there are far fewer physical barriers of any kind, along the border with Canada, compared to the border with Mexico. I suspect that illegal aliens are learning about places to gather in Canada to come across, if we are reading about it having been published in the media.


5 posted on 05/07/2020 1:10:25 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Meatspace

Excellent point.


6 posted on 05/07/2020 1:15:39 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: mowowie

Is this how so many mexicans ended up in the Chicago area?

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Yes, they get into the water in Sault St. Marie, swim through St.Marie’s River into Lake Huron, about 40 miles west to Lake Michigan, then nearly 300 miles of swimming all the way down to Chicago at the south western end of Lake Michigan... all before breakfast


7 posted on 05/07/2020 1:16:21 PM PDT by z3n
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To: z3n

Or they could take a bus.


8 posted on 05/07/2020 1:21:47 PM PDT by mowowie (tf?)
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To: Meatspace

Thanks Canada, for being spineless. Crap-weasels.


9 posted on 05/07/2020 1:25:27 PM PDT by vpintheak (Live free, or die!)
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To: Meatspace

Well not lately since all visitation and immigration to Canada has ground to a halt.


10 posted on 05/07/2020 1:26:05 PM PDT by xp38
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To: mowowie

Or they could take a bus.

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Buses are amphibious now?

LOL :P


11 posted on 05/07/2020 1:27:08 PM PDT by z3n
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Roma = Gypsies


12 posted on 05/07/2020 1:35:38 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Mocking Liberals is not only a right, but the duty of all Americans.)
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To: xp38

“Well not lately since all visitation and immigration to Canada has ground to a halt.”

That has not and will not be long term.

When the ban is lifted, flights to Canada will resume.

We will need to increase enforcement on the Canadian border.


13 posted on 05/07/2020 1:40:10 PM PDT by Meatspace
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To: BenLurkin

The cartels heard they were making AR15’s and such rifles illegal, business will be much safer for them in Canada.


14 posted on 05/07/2020 1:43:34 PM PDT by allwrong57
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To: z3n

Hate to tell you, but at the Soo-thats how we say it up there, it is a avenue for illegal crossings.

All they got to do is get across the river, which is done by hiring a river rat to get them across.


15 posted on 05/07/2020 1:50:53 PM PDT by crz
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Illegals can adapt quickly. Government agencies, not so much.


16 posted on 05/07/2020 1:57:23 PM PDT by robel
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

But but but Mister Democrat scumbag you’ve told me many times that walls don’t work. So WHY are these rodents making their way to our border that has no wall? Hmmmm Oh I’m so confused.


17 posted on 05/07/2020 2:47:54 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Meatspace

The price of an airline ticket from Monterrey to Montreal is cheaper than the price paid to a coyote.

Also, a lot safer for the illegals buying the airline ticket.


18 posted on 05/07/2020 3:16:47 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Are the ChiComs/PRC, ESPN of America's, fake news media/CNN, Democrats, the real Deep Staters?)
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To: Grampa Dave

“Also, a lot safer for the illegals buying the airline ticket.”

How are they illegal if they are Mexican Nationals buying airline tickets while in Mexico?


19 posted on 05/07/2020 3:31:37 PM PDT by Meatspace
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