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How Trump turned tide of illegal immigration in first year: Border crossing hits 45-year low
Washington Times ^ | Dec 5, 2017 | S.A. Miller

Posted on 12/06/2017 6:27:30 AM PST by GonzoII

Illegal border crossing tumbled to a 45-year low and interior arrests of illegal immigrants soared in 2017, according to data released Tuesday that showed President Trump’s enforcement crackdown netted tangible results during his first year on the job.

The numbers, released by the Department of Homeland Security, reflected a stunning turnaround from the nearly nonexistent interior enforcement of immigration laws under President Obama.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 310,531 apprehensions nationwide in fiscal 2017, which ended Sept. 30, a decline of 25 percent from a year earlier and the lowest level since 1971.

Nearly all of the Border Patrol arrests — 303,916 — were along the southwestern border, which the agency said underscored the need for a security wall that Mr. Trump wants to build.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who are responsible for capturing and deporting illegal immigrants, made 110,568 arrests — a 40 percent increase from the previous year

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Government
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; illegals; immigration; trump; trumpwinsagain
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MAGA!
1 posted on 12/06/2017 6:27:30 AM PST by GonzoII
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To: GonzoII

Don’t y’all hate this winning?


2 posted on 12/06/2017 6:28:25 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (BANNON YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD!)
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To: GonzoII; Liz; AuntB; La Lydia; sickoflibs; stephenjohnbanker; Tolerance Sucks Rocks; ...

But how many deported ???


3 posted on 12/06/2017 6:30:07 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: GonzoII

Funny how enforcing laws work.


4 posted on 12/06/2017 6:30:32 AM PST by Chgogal (Sessions recused himself for shaking an Ambassador's hand. Shameful!)
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To: GonzoII
How Trump turned tide of illegal immigration in first year: Border crossing hits 45-year low

The same way Trump destroyed ISIS in 8 months after Obama said it was too complex.

The same way Trump got the economy roaring back after 8 years of Obama's 1.5% GDP growth.

5 posted on 12/06/2017 6:31:16 AM PST by Obadiah
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To: GonzoII

Its ‘cuz they’re all here, already.


6 posted on 12/06/2017 6:32:26 AM PST by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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To: GonzoII

BUILD THE WALL


7 posted on 12/06/2017 6:32:29 AM PST by junta ("Peace is a racket", testimony from crime boss Barrack Hussein Obama.)
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To: GonzoII

Ignore all happy talk until illegals become as rare as hen’s teeth.

Build the wall. Deport the illegals.


8 posted on 12/06/2017 6:38:18 AM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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Border crossing hits 45-year low

It's a change for the better, but not yet a lasting change - the next president could have border crossings hitting a 45 year high. Make E-Verify mandatory for every job in every state and build the border wall now.
9 posted on 12/06/2017 6:38:36 AM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: GonzoII

Fantastic news.


10 posted on 12/06/2017 6:38:39 AM PST by EdnaMode
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To: GonzoII

This is clearly voter suppression. Trump is keeping “undocumented citizens” from getting to the polls in 2018 to help Dems take back congress. /sarc


11 posted on 12/06/2017 6:46:01 AM PST by LostPassword
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About 58 percent of Border Patrol arrests were people from countries other than
Mexico — up from 54 percent from a year earlier — largely from Central America.
Starting around 2011, large numbers from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras
began entering the country in South Texas, which replaced Arizona as the busiest
corridor for illegal crossings.

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Now they need to address and develop plans to get after the other major group
of illegals entering the USA. These come in mainly from the Far East, Asia, etc
and enter on legal visas but don’t leave after the visas expire.


12 posted on 12/06/2017 6:50:37 AM PST by deport
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To: GonzoII

Or they’re all over here already.


13 posted on 12/06/2017 7:54:36 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: GonzoII

Big win...


14 posted on 12/06/2017 8:06:35 AM PST by GOPJ (Are the NBC women 'NOT complaining' the ones who 'put out' then MOVED up the ladder?)
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To: GonzoII

That’s the whole point. If they know there’s a good chance they’ll be deported, they won’t even try to cross in the first place.


15 posted on 12/06/2017 8:08:09 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: GonzoII

Of course Trump and we are winning. But don’t ever expect the Left and the Dems (excuse the redundance) to acknowledge it as progress because it is totally counter to their goals.


16 posted on 12/06/2017 8:30:34 AM PST by luvbach1 (I hope Trump runs roughshod over the inevitable obstuctionists, Dems, progs, libs, or RINOs!)
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To: Tennessee Nana

Never enough for you, Boo Bird. Never enough for you.


17 posted on 12/06/2017 8:57:19 AM PST by Redleg Duke (Build KateÂ’s Wall! Never Forget!)
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To: Redleg Duke

That’s right kid...

unless its all its not enough deported...


18 posted on 12/06/2017 9:38:54 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: deport
These come in mainly from the Far East, Asia, etc and enter on legal visas but don’t leave after the visas expire.

How hard is it, in these days of computerized everything, to set up a system where the visa's expiration date and user's ID is logged. At expiration, if the visa doesn't show the user has left, issue a Federal arrest warrant. At some point it will catch up to them.

Advertise that fact.

19 posted on 12/06/2017 11:22:49 AM PST by Oatka
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To: Tennessee Nana
But how many deported ???

Court-ordered deportations surge after Trump ends Obama-era delay tactics

20 posted on 12/06/2017 11:26:10 AM PST by Oatka
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