Facts and Charts Show How Bad the Southwest Border Was in March
And how it’s likely to get a whole lot worse, which at $775 per migrant child per day may tax your wallet
By Andrew R. Arthur on April 14, 2021
In an April 8 post, I reported that Border Patrol apprehensions at the Southwest border in March were at a 20-year high. Even that does not tell the whole story. Here are some facts and charts that explain just how bad it was.
In March, more unaccompanied alien children (UACs) were apprehended by Border Patrol at the Southwest border (18,663) than in any month for which Border Patrol keeps records (back to FY 2010). The runner up (May 2019, with 11,475) was not even close — a difference of 7,188 apprehensions, or a 38.5 percent increase over the previous record.
On April 9, the Texas Tribune reported that the Biden administration is spending $60 million weekly to care for more than 16,000 UACs in shelters operated or contracted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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