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Trump’s first term and Obama’s second term were fairly steady, then you see a massive bump under Biden.

Border patrol apprehensions is very different from illegal immigration! You can't control how mnay people try to get across.

You actually can, by working the incentives. For the first three years of Biden’s administration one could show up, be apprehended, and be relatively certain that they would be released into the country, where you might be housed and fed.

Under later Trump and Biden’s current policy, you are released into Mexico.

https://x.com/SenJohnThune/status/1793001514211967288

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