According to the Administration, illegal border crossings are at a 20 year low. Mission accomplished?

2015-05-28T04:23:45-04:00

As the Department of Homeland Security continues to pour money into border security, evidence is emerging that illegal immigration flows have fallen to their lowest level in at least two decades. The nation’s population of illegal immigrants, which more than tripled, to 12.2 million, between 1990 and 2007, has dropped by about 1 million, according to demographers at the Pew Research Center.

A key — but largely overlooked — sign of these ebbing flows is the changing makeup of the undocumented population. Until recent years, illegal immigrants tended to be young men streaming across the Southern border in pursuit of work. But demographic data show that the typical illegal immigrant now is much more likely someone who is 35 or older and has lived in the United States for a decade or more.

Homeland security officials in the Obama and George W. Bush administrations — who have more than doubled the Border Patrol’s size and spent billions on drones, sensors and other technology at the border — say enhanced security is driving the new trends.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/flow-of-illegal-immigration-slows-as-us-mexico-border-dynamics-evolve/2015/05/27/c5caf02c-006b-11e5-833c-a2de05b6b2a4_story.html

Fewer immigrants are entering the U.S. illegally, and that’s changed the border security debate

Data suggest tougher border security and trends in Latin America are driving the slowdown.

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made May 28 at 2015 5:58 AM

2015-05-28T05:58:21-04:00

Far from mission accomplished. We need to maintain the security because of those who want to harm us. More vigilance is required. Can't let our guard down now!

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made May 28 at 2015 6:19 AM

2015-05-28T06:19:03-04:00

Let me know when its 0 and/or we're sending people back, then its mission accomplished!

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made May 28 at 2015 6:21 AM

2015-05-28T06:21:38-04:00

I don't trust any statement that begins with: "According to the Administration". We all know what lying bags of doo-doo the "administration" can be.

Response by PO3 David Fries made May 28 at 2015 6:22 AM

2015-05-28T06:22:48-04:00

This is another subject that I seem to have an issue standing firmly on one side of or the other. We are, and always have been, a nation of immigrants. I'd be willing to bet that not all of those that helped build this country into what it is today were all legal.
That being said, I also know that there are two issues. There are many more immigrants now than there were during our formative years. There are also people that mean to do our country and its people harm who would use the lax security at our borders to their advantage.

Response by SGT Lawrence Corser made May 28 at 2015 9:26 AM

2015-05-28T09:26:31-04:00

or maybe the Mexican economy is better?

Response by LTC John Shaw made May 28 at 2015 9:31 AM

2015-05-28T09:31:19-04:00

Funny to see this article when we have temp shelters crammed with illegals. Classic government misdirection.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made May 28 at 2015 10:08 AM

2015-05-28T10:08:18-04:00

Illegal immigration has been around our southern boarder area since the formation of governments here. Texas was founded by illegal immigrants from the US. Men like Davy Crockett were specifically targeted in the Law of April 6, 1830 from coming to Texas but that did not stop them. Fact is if you could somehow magically snap your fingers and all make all non-documented worker in the US disappear we would kick of a world wide great depression.

Wake up America

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 28 at 2015 11:28 AM

2015-05-28T11:28:01-04:00

When the illegal crossings stop all together, then its mission accomplished

Response by MSgt James Mullis made May 28 at 2015 6:03 PM

2015-05-28T18:03:00-04:00

When you believe (as the Obama administration does), that anyone crossing the border is a "legal" migrant, then there are no illegal crossings. Game over!!!

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 28 at 2015 6:05 PM

2015-05-28T18:05:07-04:00

They lie about everything, sneak legislation on Friday evenings. Hell no!