Where Does Illegal Immigration Mostly Occur? Here's What The Data Tell Us

[rangerrebew]

Where Does Illegal Immigration Mostly Occur? Here's What The Data Tell Us
By Sean McMinn & Renee Klahr • Jan 10, 2019
 

Originally published on January 12, 2019 9:42 am

Most undocumented immigrants didn't enter this country through Tijuana, where news cameras have captured images of thousands of immigrants seeking refuge during recent months.

And they didn't enter near the border town of McAllen, Texas, which the president visited Thursday during the 20th day of a partial government shutdown fought over constructing additional barriers on the Southern border.

When it comes to people in the country without proper documentation, the majority of them didn't cross the Mexican border at all. Most of them came to the United States legally — but then don't leave.

http://www.tpr.org/post/where-does-illegal-immigration-mostly-occur-heres-what-data-tell-us

[Sanguine]

More of the "visa overstays is the problem" because we know more overstay their visas than are apprehended at the border.  We apprehend a small portion of those crossing, and we don't know how many escape apprehension. They are basing their conclusions on meaningless numbers.

[Fishrrman]

"Where Does Illegal Immigration Mostly Occur?"

At the US-Mexico border, I would expect.

As for the "Visa overstays" -- I simply don't believe that accounts for the bulk of it.
How many of the Mexicans here -- reported to be almost a quarter of Mexico's entire population -- came "on visas" ??