Southern Border Sees More Migrant Encounters In September Than Ever Before

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : Illegal Immigration At Southern Border Hits New September Record)
56% : "In response to high rates of encounters across the southwest border in September, CBP surged resources and personnel," Troy Miller, senior official performing the duties of the CBP Commissioner, said in a press release Saturday.
54% : "CBP will continue to remain vigilant, making operational adjustments as necessary and enforcing consequences under U.S. immigration law," Miller said in the press release.
47% : " CBP did not immediately respond to a request to comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
35% : The Biden administration claimed that they were building a portion of the wall because the funds were already appropriated in 2019 during the Trump administration and that they could not use the money elsewhere. CBP was seen in September cutting a metal barbed wire in Eagle Pass, Texas, letting the migrants cross the border illegally.

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