"Since September 11, 2001, DHS has reported a 41percent increase in arrests along the Texas/Mexico border of Special Interest Aliens," states the report. "From FY2001 to March 2005, 88 percent of Special Interest Alien apprehensions for both the Southwest and Northern borders occurred in Texas."
An increase of 88% from 2001 - 2005 ..... wonder what it's been since?
The stats are there, just need to dig it out fro the CRS reports.
My son tells me in AZ, where he is a BP Agent, that OTMs are remaining steady for the last 4-yrs. Certainly a threat, for sure, but the cartels are an even greater threat as their violence is spilling over into the US.
Think they publish for general consumption the stats every 5-yrs or so, though the data is collected yearly and put into a report to congress. With the Big O’s election and Nappy Pants in charge of DHS, you can bet ANY comprehensive reporting is delayed or slow-rolled because it would go against the story that the border is “as safe as its ever been.”
Bullocks.