Illegal immigration to America is rising again

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Illegal immigration to America is rising again

Lasting changes will require more than tough talk
Graphic detail
Apr 10th 2018

by THE DATA TEAM

IT CERTAINLY looked like a “Trump effect.” Within weeks of Donald Trump’s arrival at the White House in January 2017, the number of people caught crossing America’s southern border illegally fell to a 17-year low of 11,127. John Kelly, then secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), attributed the drop to Mr Trump’s executive orders on immigration. Elaine Duke, the department’s deputy secretary, gave credit to better enforcement of immigration laws. Mr Trump hailed it as “a historic and unprecedented achievement”.

https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2018/04/daily-chart-5

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There was a Trump effect but that could last only until there was certainty about the best ways to continue trafficking in illegals. And, of course, there has been the Judas Jurist effect.