Illegal border crossings surge back to Obama levels

According to the latest data released Friday, illegal immigration across the Southwest border is back to Obama-era levels (aka Obama error). So the gains touted by President Trump when he first took office, are gone by the wayside.

Build that wall.

Nearly 40,000 illegal immigrants (yes, people who commit illegal acts and are not American citizens are illegal immigrants) were nabbed as they tried to jump the border in November. That's up about 12 percent since October and over twice the monthly numbers from March and April when President Trump was speaking of his accomplishments.

The rise in families traveling together has surged 45 percent last month and unaccompanied minors traveling without parents rose 26 percent in November.

However, Homeland Security said that overall, things are better than Obama's worst years, which is like a woman saying that things were better when her boyfriend stopped beating her every day and only struck her on alternate days.

Tyler Q. Houlton (Quentin? Quincy? Quigley? Quaid? Quon?) said, "Under President Trump, illegal immigration has declined dramatically over the last year." But he admitted more needs to be done.

There were 29,086 people caught by Border Patrol, and 9,920 caught trying to enter through official ports of entry without permission. This total is still less than 2015 or 2016, but it's more than 2012, 2013 or 2014. 

Last week the Trump administration bragged over its overall gains, but admitted to their concerns over the latest trends.

Build the wall.


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