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Can you explain either of your points? What do you mean? Do you have evidence? For example, whatever one thinks about US immigration policy (I think it’s utter

by amluto 2y ago

Can you explain either of your points? What do you mean? Do you have evidence? For example, whatever one thinks about US immigration policy (I think it’s utterly broken to the point of absurdity), a cursory attempt to figure out the approximate net number of illegal immigrants added during Biden’s tenure comes suggests that the net change was pretty small. It seems that there has been a trend toward net addition of illegal immigrants in the last few years that (a) is small compared to the total number in the US and (b) started well before the end of the last Trump administration. I did find plenty of partisan sources trying to shock me with numbers of border encounters that contain many digits, but there doesn’t seem to be much explanation of why this is a useful statistic or to what extent Biden’s administration had much to do with it. (There was a program derisively referred to as “catch and release” that seems likely to have resulted in a temporary increase in “border encounters,” but I don’t see evidence that it had much effect on net illegal immigration.) As for graft, I genuinely have no idea what you’re referring to.

fallingknife 2y ago
The illegal immigrant numbers aren't really meaningful anymore since we moved to a policy where anyone who crosses the border and says "asylum" gets to stay for years as a legal immigrant awaiting a court date.
- amluto 2y ago
  Do the DHS estimates of the illegal immigrant population include those who have applied for asylum? In any case, until 2023, the number of asylum applications per year was pretty low.
DamnYuppie 2y ago
You are correct finding numbers can be a bit hard. Here is what I have found. Since President Biden took office in January 2021, the U.S. has experienced a significant increase in illegal border crossings. Reports indicate that there have been approximately 8 million "encounters" at the U.S.-Mexico border during his tenure, a substantial rise compared to previous administrations. This surge is notably higher than the figures recorded during the Trump administration, which saw approximately 2.4 million encounters over four years. For graft I was referring to the continual mismanagement of funds by Federal Departments. - An estimated $236 billion in improper payments were made, encompassing over-payments, underpayments, and payments lacking proper documentation. - The DOD hasn't passed an audit in in 7 years! We can not account for our spending or our military assets. - The whole US Aid thing is also part of that graft. US dollars going to questionable endeavors to enrich a few. There are many more examples from FEMA and other organizations. The examples illustrate a systemic issue with the federal governments financial management. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_policy_of_the_Joe_... https://www.gao.gov/blog/federal-government-made-236-billion-improper-payments-last-fiscal-year https://www.gao.gov/blog/federal-government-made-236-billion... https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/commentary-it-s-time-get-tough-wasteful-20185199.php https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/commentary-...

by amluto 2y ago

fallingknife 2y ago

The illegal immigrant numbers aren't really meaningful anymore since we moved to a policy where anyone who crosses the border and says "asylum" gets to stay for years as a legal immigrant awaiting a court date.

amluto 2y ago
Do the DHS estimates of the illegal immigrant population include those who have applied for asylum? In any case, until 2023, the number of asylum applications per year was pretty low.

DamnYuppie 2y ago

You are correct finding numbers can be a bit hard. Here is what I have found. Since President Biden took office in January 2021, the U.S. has experienced a significant increase in illegal border crossings. Reports indicate that there have been approximately 8 million "encounters" at the U.S.-Mexico border during his tenure, a substantial rise compared to previous administrations. This surge is notably higher than the figures recorded during the Trump administration, which saw approximately 2.4 million encounters over four years. For graft I was referring to the continual mismanagement of funds by Federal Departments. - An estimated $236 billion in improper payments were made, encompassing over-payments, underpayments, and payments lacking proper documentation. - The DOD hasn't passed an audit in in 7 years! We can not account for our spending or our military assets. - The whole US Aid thing is also part of that graft. US dollars going to questionable endeavors to enrich a few. There are many more examples from FEMA and other organizations. The examples illustrate a systemic issue with the federal governments financial management. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_policy_of_the_Joe_... https://www.gao.gov/blog/federal-government-made-236-billion-improper-payments-last-fiscal-year https://www.gao.gov/blog/federal-government-made-236-billion... https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/commentary-it-s-time-get-tough-wasteful-20185199.php https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/commentary-...