News from Chuck Schumer Facebook page : The U.S. added 254,000 jobs in September! Jobs are UP – Wages are UP – Unemployment is DOWN Senator Chuck Schumer ?
While adding 254,000 jobs is encouraging, it’s important to consider the broader picture.
In just the first three months of fiscal year 2024, nearly one million illegal aliens were encountered at U.S. borders, and more than 70% were reportedly released into the country.
How do we ensure that our job growth can keep up with the pressures of increased population due to both legal and illegal immigration, and what steps are being taken to address the strain this might place on our economy and resources?
Based on the search results, here’s a summary of illegal immigrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border in December 2023: Record-Breaking Numbers !
December 2023 set a new record for illegal entries into the United States[1][2].
- Total nationwide encounters reached 371,036[1].
- At the southwest border specifically, there were 302,034 encounters[1].
- Of those, nearly 250,000 were arrested between ports of entry by Border Patrol[1].
Comparison to Previous Records
- This December 2023 figure eclipsed the previous monthly record set in September 2023 by about 30,000[1].
- It also surpassed the previous December record of 252,315 encounters in December 2022[3].
Additional Entry Methods
- Approximately 45,770 aliens were processed and paroled into the country using the CBP One App in December 2023[1].
- Through the end of December 2023, about 327,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans flew into the U.S. under a parole process implemented by Secretary Mayorkas[1].
Context and Trends
- In just the first three months of fiscal year 2024 (which includes December 2023), nearly one million illegal aliens were encountered at U.S. borders[1].
- These figures do not include thousands of ‘gotaways’ who are known to have entered but evaded law enforcement[1].
- The vast majority of illegal aliens encountered are being released into the United States, with Secretary Mayorkas acknowledging that more than 70% are released[1].
It’s important to note that these numbers represent encounters or apprehensions, not necessarily the total number of individuals who successfully entered and remained in the country illegally.
Citations:
[1] https://www.fairus.org/legislation/executive/december-2023-sets-historic-record-illegal-immigration
[2] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrant-crossings-u-s-southern-border-record-monthly-high-december/
[3] https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2024-01-18-new-data-reveal-worsening-magnitude-of-the-biden-border-crisis-and-lack-of-interior-immigration-enforcement.pdf
[4] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/record-number-migrant-border-crossings-december-2023/
[5] https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/22/what-we-know-about-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-the-us/
[6] https://cmsny.org/us-undocumented-population-increased-in-july-2023-warren-090624/
[7] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jp4xqx2z3o
[8] https://www.wola.org/2024/09/weekly-u-s-mexico-border-update-august-migration-2024-campaign-and-the-border-border-patrol-oversight-texas/