Visa overstays have outnumbered people who enter the country illegally at the Southern border every year since 2007, according to a report by the Center for Migration Studies. The report’s authors estimate that the number of total visa overstays was 600,000 more than the total number of border crossers and that in 2014, visa overstays accounted for two-thirds of all new undocumented immigrants.
The trend has continued steadily since then, and furthermore,
Bier wrote in November that his work showed the Biden administration “has removed a higher percentage of arrested border crossers in its first two years than the Trump DHS did over its last two years. Moreover, migrants were more likely to be released after a border arrest under President Trump than under President Biden.”
This is from 2024, the DHS spokesperson at the time:
“Under this Administration, the estimated annual apprehension rate has averaged 78%, identical to the rate of the prior Administration.”
The idea Biden opened the borders is thoroughly debunked. Like I said you’re the one telling me a bunch of bullshit so it’s on you to disprove reality, I don’t care enough to spoonfeed you the facts.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 week ago
So you tried but couldn’t find them, because you know you’re wrong. Gotcha.
tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
This took 30 seconds to find
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npr.org/…/where-does-illegal-immigration-mostly-o…
This article has the most recent data I could find but if you look at the sources you can probably find better info. You’re welcome to prove me wrong.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 week ago
2017, so before Biden opened the borders for all. Not really relevant in 2025.
tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
The trend has continued steadily since then, and furthermore,
factcheck.org/…/breaking-down-the-immigration-fig…
This is from 2024, the DHS spokesperson at the time:
The idea Biden opened the borders is thoroughly debunked. Like I said you’re the one telling me a bunch of bullshit so it’s on you to disprove reality, I don’t care enough to spoonfeed you the facts.