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Offline ABX

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Illegal immigration on border surges back to Obama levels
« on: December 15, 2017, 04:01:38 pm »
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Illegal immigration across the Southwest border has surged back to Obama-era levels, according to the latest data released Friday that suggests the gains President Trump made early in his tenure have worn off.
Nearly 40,000 illegal immigrants were nabbed attempting to sneak in at the border in November, which was up about 12 percent compared to October, and more than twice the monthly numbers from March and April, when Mr. Trump touted his early accomplishments....

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/15/illegal-immigration-border-back-obama-levels/



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Re: Illegal immigration on border surges back to Obama levels
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2017, 07:41:24 pm »
Great..... **nononono*
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Re: Illegal immigration on border surges back to Obama levels
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2017, 07:56:44 pm »
There's somewhat of a silver lining in that.  More people trying to get in illegally generally means they're after opportunities in an improving economy.
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Re: Illegal immigration on border surges back to Obama levels
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2017, 08:25:56 pm »
Quote from: edpc on December 15, 2017, 07:56:44 pm
There's somewhat of a silver lining in that.  More people trying to get in illegally generally means they're after opportunities in an improving economy.
Not if they are sending that silver south.
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