{"id":311,"date":"2023-01-25T01:25:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T01:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/?p=311"},"modified":"2023-01-25T01:25:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T01:25:12","slug":"larger-population-than-45-u-s-states-may-cross-southern-border-13-million-migrant-encounters-during-biden-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/25\/larger-population-than-45-u-s-states-may-cross-southern-border-13-million-migrant-encounters-during-biden-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"Larger Population than 45 U.S. States May Cross Southern Border, 13 Million Migrant Encounters During Biden Presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It has been two weeks since President Joe Biden visited the southern border, and the United States is seeing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEWSMAX\/status\/1617533991212519425\">record numbers<\/a>&nbsp;of migrant encounters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of October 1st, 2022, there have been over&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEWSMAX\/status\/1617533991212519425\">863,000<\/a>&nbsp;encounters reported, with a daily average of nearly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEWSMAX\/status\/1617533991212519425\">2,500<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In December alone, there were over&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8oz7WFmXGM4\">250,000<\/a>&nbsp;encounters along the Southwest border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8oz7WFmXGM4\">Mark Morgan<\/a>, a senior law enforcement analyst and former acting CBP commissioner, estimates that if this pace continues for a full 48-month term, we could see between 12-13 million encounters, making it the fifth largest state in terms of population. This means that a population surpassing the number of people living in 45 U.S. states may cross the southern border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2022\/10\/22\/border-patrol-migrant-encounters\/\">data<\/a>&nbsp;released by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/static.texastribune.org\/media\/files\/816dd2d4af9f3c8e53093d4f114f7d10\/Southwest%20Border%20Sector%20Encounters.PDF\">U.S. Border Patrol<\/a>, a record-breaking&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2022\/10\/22\/border-patrol-migrant-encounters\/\">2.4 million<\/a>&nbsp;arrests of migrants were made at the nation&#8217;s southwestern border during the current fiscal year, but this number pales in comparison to the number of successful crossings that occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, in December, there were between&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8oz7WFmXGM4\">73,000-86,000<\/a>&nbsp;reported &#8220;getaways,&#8221; and if this trend continues, we could see a total of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8oz7WFmXGM4\">1.2 million<\/a>&nbsp;getaways in the first 23 months of this Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morgan&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8oz7WFmXGM4\">stresses<\/a>&nbsp;that the lack of border security can lead to increased violence and drug trafficking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/white-house-unable-describe-kamala-harris-immigration\">The White House<\/a>&nbsp;stated that it was unable to specify how Vice President Kamala Harris is addressing the underlying reasons for the mass migration to the southern border, which is a significant concern within her portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite this, Harris has maintained in recent months that the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/white-house-unable-describe-kamala-harris-immigration\">southern border is secure<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been two weeks since President Joe Biden visited the southern border, and the United States is seeing&nbsp;record numbers&nbsp;of migrant encounters. As of October 1st, 2022, there have been over&nbsp;863,000&nbsp;encounters reported, with a daily average of nearly&nbsp;2,500. In December alone, there were over&nbsp;250,000&nbsp;encounters along the Southwest border. 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