As the massive influx of immigrants across the US-Mexico border continues, entire families from Mexico are trying their luck to start a new life in the US.
As the Biden administration’s message about who will be allowed into the country on humanitarian parole and who will be denied remains unclear, there has been an explosion of Mexican families detained at the border.
More than 10,000 people arrested for crossing illegally in July were traveling as families from Mexico, according to Customs and Border Protection statistics.
Migrant families are now the largest demographic group crossing the border in August, surpassing single adults for the first time since President Biden took office in 2020, according to the Washington Post.
More than 115,000 Mexican families have been found by the US Border Patrol so far in the 2023 fiscal year that ends this month, nearly triple last fiscal year’s count of around 40,000, CBP said.
The unprecedented surge may be due to the soft border policy by the Biden administration, which has agreed to allow up to 43,500 migrants a month from Venezuela, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Cuba into the country on ‘humanitarian parole’.
More than 115,000 Mexican families have been encountered by the US Border Patrol so far in 2023, with 113,717 exiting the southwest land border. AFP via Getty Images
More Mexican families have flooded the US border than ever before, with more than 10,000 crossing illegally in July. AFP via Getty Images
In practice, The Post found that many Mexicans are also admitted in the same way, because once they are on American soil, they have the right to claim asylum. In one case, border gates in Arizona were left wide open and people simply entered the country and then turned themselves in to officials and asked to begin the asylum process.
Former Army Captain and Blackwater Contractor, Morgan Lerette, says the entry comes down to simple risk and reward.
“The main driver is the desire for a better life. The US has always had this for immigrants,” he told The Post on Tuesday.
“The risk-reward paradigm has changed with open borders. No fear of deportation and free social benefits tip the scale. If I were an immigrant, I would take that opportunity.”
The unprecedented 2023 jump may be due to loose borders, according to Former Army Captain and Blackwater Contractor Morgan Lerette, who thinks the entry comes down to simple risk and reward. “The risk/reward paradigm has changed with open borders. No fear of deportation and free social benefits tip the scale. If I were an immigrant, I would take that opportunity.” Carlos Moreno/Sipa USA
In addition, the creation of the CBP One app — described as a “Disney fast pass” for immigrants by Florida Republican Representative Matt Gaetz — has contributed to border entry, experts told Axios.
“When you open a legal path, people will take it,” Cris Ramon, senior policy adviser at We Are Unidos, told the outlet.
The majority of CBP One applicants are released on parole and can obtain a work permit within six weeks. They can also stay in the US legally for at least two years while they await an asylum hearing.
That number has only continued to rise over the past four years, with around 24,000 encounters in 2020, rising to around 29,000 in 2021. CBP
With just two months left in the fiscal year, 2023 has outperformed last year’s meeting by 285%. Last year saw just under 40,000 families at the southwest end of the border. CBP
Coleen Putzel-Kavanaugh told Axios the majority of asylum seekers are given a notice to appear in court and then released into the country.
In addition, cartel violence and changing economic conditions during and since the outbreak have caused many Mexicans to move from their own country in search of better opportunities elsewhere.
“What we’ve seen in general, overall, is that once migration flows are established, it’s difficult to impact them,” a Homeland Security official told Axios.
“Processing families at the border has been a serious issue for several years, returning several administrations under both parties,” they continued. “We’re not going to have a lasting solution here that doesn’t involve Congress.”
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