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7.2M illegals entered the US under Biden admin, an amount greater than population of 36 states
The total number of illegal immigrants who have entered the US under
President Biden is larger than almost every American city
Chris Pandolfo By Chris Pandolfo Fox News
Published February 20, 2024 4:23pm EST
Fox News captures migrants streaming over mountain into US
Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin has the latest on the
migrants entering the U.S. through the California border on 'The Story.'
Nearly 7.3 million migrants have illegally crossed the southwest border
under President Biden's watch, a number greater than the population of
36 individual states, a Fox News analysis finds.
That figure comes from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which has
already reported 961,537 border encounters in the current fiscal year,
which runs from October through September. If the current pace of
illegal immigration does not slow down, fiscal year 2024 will break last
year's record of 2,475,669 southwest border encounters — a number that
by itself exceeds the population of New Mexico, a border state.
The total number of southwest land border encounters since Biden assumed
office in 2021 is 7,298,486, CBP data shows.
That is larger than the population of 36 U.S. states, including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West
Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
MIGRANTS CAUGHT ON NEW VIDEO STREAMING DOWN REMOTE CALIFORNIA
MOUNTAINSIDE TO ILLEGALLY CROSS THE BORDER
Migrants sent back to Mexico by Texas National Guard
Migrants are sent back by the Texas National Guard to the Rio Grande
after entering El Paso, Texas, from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state,
Mexico, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. A surge in immigration has fueled a humanitarian crisis and emerged as a key issue in this year's
presidential election, with Republicans ramping up their attacks on
President Joe Biden's handling of rising border crossings. (Justin Hamel/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Compared to the largest U.S. states, the 7.3 million number is about
18.7% of California's population of 39 million, 23.9% of the state of
Texas and its 31 million residents, 32.3% of the population of Florida
and 37.3% of New York. It's more than half the size of Pennsylvania,
Illinois and Ohio.
Were the number of illegal immigrants who entered the United States
under President Biden gathered together to found a city, it would be the second-largest city in America after New York. And the total does not
include an estimated additional 1.8 million known "gotaways" who evaded
law enforcement, which would make it bigger than New York.
Taken together, nearly 10 million migrants have crossed into the U.S.
illegally during the Biden administration, a record Biden's critics
assert could only be achieved by intentionally refusing to enforce the law.
"This unprecedented surge in illegal immigration isn't an accident. It
is the result of deliberate policy choices by the Biden administration,"
said Eric Ruark, Director of Research for Numbers USA, a nonprofit that advocates for immigration restrictions.
The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to a request for
comment.
MIGRANT CRISIS: NOEM SENDS NATIONAL GUARD TO SOUTHERN BORDER'S ‘WARZONE’
Migrants cross razor wire in Texas
Groups of migrants of different nationalities arrive at the Rio Grande,
to cross it and surrender to the American authorities, since elements of
the Texas National Guard no longer prevent their passage in Ciudad
Juarez, Mexico on Feb. 19, 2024. (Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Republicans and anti-illegal immigration activists have for years blamed
Biden for allowing the current overwhelming surge of migrants by
reversing former President Donald Trump's border policies. The Biden administration has denied responsibility for the crisis and pointed to
external "push" factors like violence and economic instability in South
and Central America as the culprit responsible for vast waves of
migration to the U.S.
However, the president's critics say migrants face more of a "pull"
factor in the form of job opportunities and government benefits because
they know they will not face deportation under Biden's lenient policies.
"The administration has refused to enforce existing immigration law and
taken every opportunity to aid and abet illegal border crossings —
through policies such as catch-and-release, mass parole, and offering
temporary work permits to tens of thousands of foreigners who make
dubious claims for asylum," Ruark told Fox News Digital. "In actual
effect, the United States government is completing the human smuggling
and trafficking process for the Mexican cartels."
Migrants cross body of water on way to U.S.
Two person and child try to cross a body of water as groups of migrants
of different nationalities arrive at the Rio Grande, to cross it and
surrender to the American authorities, since elements of the Texas
National Guard no longer prevent their passage in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
on February 19, 2024. (Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Ira Mehlman, a spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration
Reform (FAIR), said migrants have learned in the last three years that
they won't face deportation for entering the country illegally.
"They have sent the signal that if you come to the U.S. illegally, if
you abuse the asylum system, you'll be released into the country and
allowed to remain here, in most cases given work authorization," Mehlman
said. "Even if you neglect to show up for your hearings, the odds of you
being removed are negligible. The president claims he doesn't have the authority to enforce our laws. He absolutely does. He is deliberately
not enforcing those laws."
LARGE MAJORITY OF ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSING SHIFT TO ARIZONA AND
CALIFORNIA, PIVOTING AWAY FROM TEXAS
Illegal immigrants crossing into Texas
Groups of migrants of different nationalities arrive at the Rio Grande,
to cross it and surrender to the American authorities, since elements of
the Texas National Guard no longer prevent their passage in Ciudad
Juarez, Mexico on February 19, 2024. (Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Biden has called on Congress to pass new laws he claims would let him
solve the border crisis. He endorsed a bipartisan deal in the Senate
that included an "emergency border authority" to mandate Title 42-style expulsions of migrants when migration levels exceed 5,000 a day over a seven-day rolling average. It would have also limited the window for
people to apply for asylum, provided immediate work permits for asylum
seekers and funded a massive increase in staffing at the border and more immigration judges.
But conservatives tanked the deal in the Senate after House Republicans declared it a non-starter. They argued the bill would have normalized record-high levels of illegal immigration and said Biden currently has
all the authority he needs to reenact Trump's policies and secure the
border.
While the debate rages, House Republicans have impeached Homeland
Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for allegedly refusing to enforce immigration laws. Two impeachment articles advanced against Mayorkas
accused him of having "refused to comply with Federal immigration laws"
and violating the "public trust."
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DHS has criticized the effort as politically motivated and insisted the
Biden administration is enforcing the laws on the books.
Biden said that "history will not look kindly on House Republicans for
their blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship that has targeted an honorable public servant in order to play petty political games."
Fox News' Bill Melugin, Adam Shaw and Jamie Joseph contributed to this
report.
Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to
chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
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octomaxiums
17 hours ago
As a former law professor, I can guarantee everyone here that there is
going to be a day when the Supreme Court will need to take a look at the argument concerning Democrats strategically and illegally altering
(tampering with) elections by substantially overloading the voter base
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Eph6:12
3 hours ago
That's their plan:
to "fundamentally transform" the USA.
It will never be the same again.
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marshyam
3 hours ago
This article stands alone as shocking and urgent. If you are the person
with "direct evidence" why haven't you reported it? Your cell phone
claim has not been reported in any state. Outrageous claims with no
evidence is the reason GOP candidates are losing. If they would stick
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1moa
17 hours ago
What people forget is Democrats are playing the long game. You see State Representation is based off population. It dosent matter if you are a
citizen or not, you get counted towards how many Seats your State gets.
Effectively Democrats will get 10 to 15 extra Seats by 2028 or 2030 and
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USfan50
3 hours ago
Exactly - the damage is done. The goal was to fundamentally change the demographic make up of the United States and they have done it with the assumption that all those here illegally will be granted voting rights
and vote democrat. The end result is our cities are destroyed and
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escondidoh062
4 hours ago
So Abbott is a liberal plant sending all these people to blue states to
boost their representation?
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item811
18 hours ago
History will not be kind to Joe Biden, his job working for the people
ended a long time ago. Admitting he can no longer do the job is
something he won't readily accept. If there is a debate with Donald
Trump, well, let’s just say it won’t be pretty.
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bushedpilot753
4 hours ago
When did he work for us?
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escondidoh062
4 hours ago
LOL. Dementia Donnie will continue running away from live debates.
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awdspyder
17 hours ago
This is treason.
noun
The betrayal of allegiance toward one's own country, especially by
committing hostile acts against it or aiding its enemies in committing
such acts.
The betrayal of someone's trust or confidence.
The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to
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deplorableamerican157
4 hours ago
This is straight up criminal and Biden, Harris, Mayorkas, and any person
or church, or organization aidingg and abeting human trafficking should
be prosecuted, and mass deportations. Every illegal alien rounded up
and deported
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chipster123
5 hours ago
That’s the entire Democrat party.
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