Here’s What We Know About Trump’s Mexico Wall
Published: February 13, 2017 | Last updated: December 11, 2017
How many people cross illegally into the U.S. from Mexico?
Updated Dec. 11, 2017
It’s hard to say. There were 303,916 border apprehensions in the southwest U.S. during fiscal 2017—a 26 percent drop from 2016. A large number of those apprehensions were people presenting themselves to border agents and seeking asylum.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017-trump-mexico-wall/how-many-people-currently-cross/