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~11 million illegal crossings since 2020, more than the combined populations of several states.

• BadHumans 2y ago
  Illegal crossing does not mean there are 11 million immigrants in the US. Biden has also done a record number of deportations in his presidency.
  • xnx 2y ago
    You're absolutely right. Crossing != net new person in the US. Total net migration is probably 8 million over the past 4 years: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/briefing/us-immigration-surge.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/briefing/us-immigration-s...
• rat87 2y ago
  11 million crossing doesn't mean 11 million people (multiple crossing attempts) and it doesn't those people are still in the US. Unfortunately there's a lot of FUD about immigrants and immigration. Most estimates don't go above 12 million unauthorized immigrants *TOTAL* a large percentage who have been here a long time. And that this is probably slightly below a peak unauthorized immigrant population around 2008. * Since some people tend to often claim people who are here legally are "illegals" it's important to note that asylum seekers are here legally as are those granted TPS.
• mmooss 2y ago
  The states comparison is just rhetoric. Around a half-dozen states don't even have 1 million residents.