In 2021 the U.S. Border Patrol reported 1,659,206 encounters with migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, narrowly exceeding the prior highs of 1,643,679 in 2000 and 1,615,844 in 1986. The Border Patrol reported 608,037 encounters with Mexican nationals in 2021, accounting for 37% of the total. The remaining 1,051,169 encounters, or 63%, involved people from countries other than Mexico – by far the highest total for non-Mexican nationals in CBP records dating back to 2000. Congress has passed at least four laws since 1986 authorizing increases in Border Patrol personnel. The number of bor…
Read more71% Yes |
29% No |
67% Yes |
17% No |
4% Yes, and allow border states to manage their own security policy |
6% No, make it easier for immigrants to access temporary work visas |
5% No, just enforce the current border policy |
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1% No, and we should implement an open border policy |
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@8FYQYQH4yrs4Y
No, and we should implement an open border policy, but with background checks
@9D437JK9mos9MO
Yes and decrease the price of the immigration process
@92QY7WF2yrs2Y
No, just end the welfare state
@4Y4S97J3yrs3Y
Yes but set refugee camps close to border to help people that had to leave their home because of danger
@566G5R23yrs3Y
Close the borders completely with 30 foot tall electrified walls with missile turrets
@4XV4YPV3yrs3Y
Yes, I also believe border security should be a part of the U.S. Military.
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