The Worsening Border Crisis
Published:
Thu, Mar 21st 2019 @ 10:03 am EDT by Chris Chmielenski
From time to time, our NumbersUSA activists share with us the letters they receive from Members of Congress in response to a message they sent from their Action Board. In recent weeks, lawmakers, especially Democrats, have been telling our activists that the number of border apprehensions is down compared to past years, so there's no crisis and no reason for additional border security or changes to the asylum system. But focusing solely on total apprehensions misses the point.
The chart below details the recent 6+ year history of apprehensions along the Southern border. The full bar, including the green, blue, and red sections, shows the total number of apprehensions for each fiscal year. The number in FY 2018 was lower than 3 of the other 6 years displayed, but it still represented a 31% increase over the previous year.
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/the-worsening-border-crisis
