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"because we don't control our border as well as we did 20 years ago are unconscionable." From what I understand we actually control our border much harder than

• romaaeterna 7y ago
  It's possible that your understanding is incorrect: https://imgur.com/4yyWYuM https://imgur.com/4yyWYuM And remember that the numbers in the above graph aren't even population adjusted. This doesn't cover the Trump years, but deportations are even lower under Trump than Obama.
  • bitcurious 7y ago
    Your graph says little about border control and a lot about enforcement inside the US, which ironically can be partially explained by harsher border control. In southern states it used to be the case that Mexican workers would come over for day labor, or for the harvest season, and then leave to lead their lives in Mexico. Once border control got a bit more serious people started coming to stay.
    • romaaeterna 7y ago
      That's not a great description of immigration history to the US. See for example the Eisenhower administration efforts in this regard as far back as the 1950s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wetback https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wetback