Influx of Migrants at US-Mexico Border Takes Spotlight Ahead of Elections

2024-02-08 4,770

Influx of Migrants at , US-Mexico Border, Takes Spotlight Ahead of Elections.
Influx of Migrants at , US-Mexico Border, Takes Spotlight Ahead of Elections.
BBC reports that migrant arrivals at the
U.S.-Mexico border have reached record highs,
posing a problem for the Biden administration.
BBC reports that migrant arrivals at the
U.S.-Mexico border have reached record highs,
posing a problem for the Biden administration.
According to recent polls, over two-thirds of
people in the U.S. don't approve of the current
administration's handling of the border issue.
The influx of migrants has upset both
Republicans and Democrats as cities across
the country struggle to cope with rising numbers. .
Under the Biden administration, over 6.3 million migrants
have been detained while attempting to illegally enter the U.S.,
a higher number than the previous three administrations.
Under the Biden administration, over 6.3 million migrants
have been detained while attempting to illegally enter the U.S.,
a higher number than the previous three administrations.
BBC reports that numbers have steadily
been on the rise since 2021, reaching an
all-time high of over 302,000 in December of last year.
The greatest increase in migrants from outside the Americas
comes from China, with over 37,000 Chinese nationals
detained in 2023, 50 times higher than two years prior.
We are experiencing displacement
around the world at a level never seen
in recorded history, and people are
turning up at our southern border
for a variety of different reasons, Jorge Loweree, managing director of programs
at the American Immigration Council, via BBC.
We are experiencing displacement
around the world at a level never seen
in recorded history, and people are
turning up at our southern border
for a variety of different reasons, Jorge Loweree, managing director of programs
at the American Immigration Council, via BBC.
There are four
failed states in our
hemisphere alone, Jorge Loweree, managing director of programs
at the American Immigration Council, via BBC.
BBC points out that the last
major overhaul of the system
came over 30 years ago.
Meanwhile, the latest bipartisan bill looking to address
the issue of the U.S. border was doomed as the
result of widespread congressional GOP opposition.
Meanwhile, the latest bipartisan bill looking to address
the issue of the U.S. border was doomed as the
result of widespread congressional GOP opposition