'They're Telling Thier Families': DCNF Reporter Explains Why Mayorkas Statements Aren't Stopping Border Surge

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : "So the focus being on the smugglers and putting out these PSAs, which they revealed yesterday about crossing the border illegally, that it has consequences, but the stories that they hear from their friends and family members who end up in places like New Jersey and New York after crossing the southern border, that tells a different story to them," Taer continued.
43% : Over 1.2 million illegal immigrants have been encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border during fiscal year 2023, accordingto data released by United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), following 2,378,944 encounters in fiscal year 2022 and 1,734,686 in fiscal year 2021, while Fox News reported that 600,000 migrants evaded CBP in fiscal year 2022.

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