The Biden administration's recent border policies have led to a significant reduction in illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Despite a slight increase in October, the overall trend has been downward since June, when new asylum restrictions were implemented. The delay in implementing these measures has raised questions about why the administration did not act sooner. Additionally, the rise in Chinese nationals crossing the border has sparked national security concerns.
The administration's approach is now being scrutinized for both its timing and effectiveness.
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It's good to see progress being made at the border, but the real question is why it took so long to get these policies in place. If they had moved faster, we could’ve avoided a lot of unnecessary chaos and suffering for migrants and families.
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Typical government inefficiency—dragging their feet when they could’ve put these policies in place way sooner. It’s just more proof that the state is terrible at handling things it should’ve stayed out of in the first place.
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Exclusive: US border arrests remained lower in October amid Biden asylum restrictions, source says
U.S. border authorities apprehended some 54,000 migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in October, according to preliminary figures obtained by Reuters, showing a marginal rise from September but continuing the broader downward trend since June when new restrictions were imposed under President Joe Biden.
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