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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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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
in their favor. I...

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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.

The more the merrier.

In the 1700's when my maternal ancestors invaded America to displace the
Indians I'm sure they felt the same way. You can't stop progress. Maybe
one of the Children of immigrants will cure cancer just like a child of
immigrants cured polio.

On Wed, 21 Feb 2024 08:56:39 -0800, a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>from
>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-immigrants-biden-admin-amount-greater-population-36-states
>
>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."
>
>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
>
>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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>381 Viewing
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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
>in their favor. I...
>
>See more
>
>Reply
>
>753
>
>17
>
>Share
>Eph6:12
>3 hours ago
>
>That's their plan:
>
>to "fundamentally transform" the USA.
>
>It will never be the same again.
>
>
>Reply
>
>
>
>Share
>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
>with the facts and ex...
>
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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
>we will have...
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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
>overrun, crime is r...
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>escondidoh062
>4 hours ago
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>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
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>When did he work for us?
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>escondidoh062
>4 hours ago
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>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
>which the offen...
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>deplorableamerican157
>4 hours ago
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>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
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>That’s the entire Democrat party.
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On 2/21/24 14:55, Sam wrote:
> The more the merrier.
>
> In the 1700's when my maternal ancestors invaded America to displace the
> Indians I'm sure they felt the same way. You can't stop progress. Maybe
> one of the Children of immigrants will cure cancer just like a child of
> immigrants cured polio.
>

I am generally pro-immigration.
We have very large numbers of good, well qualified people wanting to
come into our country with skills and assets that can immeadiately
help this country develop and grow better. We should be letting
many of these enter. They are being 'discriminated' against, because
they are trying to do it the proper, legal way. By applying and
getting approved and permitted.

I do not approve of millions of unknowns just sweeping unchecked
into this country. Too many. And too many bad actors.

When my grandmother came through Boston in 1904, she was inspected
and approved as healthy and able to work and assimilate.

a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> wrote in news:L0RCN.444037
$7sbb.386538@fx16.iad:

> On 2/21/24 14:55, Sam wrote:
>> The more the merrier.
>>
>> In the 1700's when my maternal ancestors invaded America to displace
the
>> Indians I'm sure they felt the same way. You can't stop progress.
Maybe
>> one of the Children of immigrants will cure cancer just like a child
of
>> immigrants cured polio.
>>
>
> I am generally pro-immigration.
> We have very large numbers of good, well qualified people wanting to
> come into our country with skills and assets that can immeadiately
> help this country develop and grow better. We should be letting
> many of these enter. They are being 'discriminated' against, because
> they are trying to do it the proper, legal way. By applying and
> getting approved and permitted.
>
> I do not approve of millions of unknowns just sweeping unchecked
> into this country. Too many. And too many bad actors.
>
> When my grandmother came through Boston in 1904, she was inspected
> and approved as healthy and able to work and assimilate.
>
I guess they think that all the Border Control agents do is sit there and
count as immigrants cross the border.

If you examine the number, you'll find that 7.5M immigrants did not enter
and stay in the US.