Recent data from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) suggests that the illegal immigration crisis is far from over, contradicting claims from the Biden administration.
This concern is echoed in a statement issued by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).
Dan Stein, president of FAIR, pulled no punches in his reaction to the data, stating, “Despite the happy talk coming out of the Biden administration, claiming that their policies have reduced illegal immigration, the July Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data show precisely the opposite.”
According to the figures Stein references, CBP encounters in July totaled 245,286, marking an increase from the 238,929 encounters in July 2022.
Stein highlighted concerns over the administration’s handling of border affairs, particularly noting, “Even Southwest Border encounters between ports of entry – which had been artificially reduced because the administration has been massively abusing its parole authority to allow many inadmissible aliens to enter – rose sharply in July, even as temperatures soared into the triple digits.”
This underscores the persistence of migrants even in challenging weather conditions.
The numbers presented by FAIR show an increase across all categories, reinforcing the gravity of the situation.
“By every metric, illegal immigration increased last month – at the Southwest border, the Northern border, unaccompanied children, family units, and single adults,” Stein elaborated.
One of the most striking figures shared was the cumulative number of encounters over President Biden’s tenure.
“In the 30 months that President Biden has been in office, there have been 6.9 million CBP encounters and 1.7 million known gotaways,” Stein mentioned.
Given these staggering numbers, Stein’s critique was clear: “Outside of the people who work at the White House, there is no one who would consider 8.6 million people entering our country illegally to be a successful, sustainable, or rational policy.”
With the immigration debate ongoing, this new data brought forth by FAIR is bound to stir further discussions and deliberations on the national stage.