97.1 FM 11/26/2018
https://www.971theriver.com/news/national/mexican-border-look-the-migrant-caravan-the-numbers/CVYIAYMdBLp7SVMGwyyvBJ/Here is a look at some of the numbers that define the plight of the migrants perched at the southern border of the United States.
6,200: The number of Central American migrants camped in Tijuana, Mexico, as of Sunday
3,000: The number of migrants in the Mexican city of Mexicali, a few hours east of Tijuana, as of Sunday
100: The average number of asylum claims processed a day at the San Ysidro, California, border crossing facility
80: The number of asylum seekers allowed into the U.S. at the San Ysidro border crossing on Friday, Nov. 23
40: The number of asylum seekers allowed into the U.S. at San Ysidro on Saturday, Nov. 24
6: The number of months it is estimated to take to process the migrant caravan that is in Tijuana now
100,000: The number of visitors per day to the United States who enter using the San Ysidro border crossing into the United States
23,121: The number of “family units†who were arrested along the U.S. southern border in October
150: The percentage increase in arrests of family units along the southern border since July 2018
$10,000: How much one Central American migrant said he would have been charged by a smuggler to travel to the United States
$9,000: How much that migrant was charged for his passage and passage for a child; some smugglers give a discount when a migrant brings a child along
39,322: The average number of undocumented immigrants who are in custody on a given day in the United States
$2.8 billion: The amount the Trump administration has requested so Immigration and Customs Enforcement can expand the detention capacity for an average of 49,000 adults and 2,500 families
5,800: The number of active-duty troops recently sent to secure the southern border of the United States
12,290,905: The total number of deportations during Bill Clinton’s presidency
10,328,850: The total number of deportations during George W. Bush’s presidency
5,281,115: The total number of deportations during Barack Obama’s presidency
226,000: The number of undocumented aliens removed from the country in the 2017 fiscal year, down 6 percent since FY 2016
2,000: The number of miles along the southern border
