One Chart that Adds Context to the Border Meltdown
Many show up, but few are chosen
By Andrew R. Arthur on April 5, 2019
I was recently on a chain e-mail with a number of immigration experts who had diverse points of view, discussing whether there really was a "crisis" at the border. One of those experts opined that it is actually a humanitarian tragedy, driven by aliens seeking to apply for legal protections under our laws. This raises the question of how many valid claims there are among the hundreds of thousands of aliens who have sought asylum through the credible-fear process. One chart from the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), the Department of Justice (DOJ) component with jurisdiction over the immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), provides an answer.
https://cis.org/Arthur/One-Chart-Adds-Context-Border-Meltdown
