Mayorkas says border crossings dropped by 50% after Covid restrictions lifted
NBCDec 25, 2022
The Facts
Chief Operating Officer at US Customs and Border Protection Blas Nuñez-Neto said Wednesday that migrant crossings remain at a 56% decrease since last week’s end of Title 42, the pandemic-era public health policy, with border encounters now averaging 4K per day compared to 10K.
According to Dept of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, arrests at the border were also down from 10K per day early last week to 6.3K on Friday and 4.2K on Saturday — contrary to the government’s anticipated spike in border crossings following the end of Title 42.
The Spin
Republican narrative
While it may not be here yet, the migrant surge is coming, and the Biden admin. is nowhere near ready. There’s going to be an increase in violent crime and more deadly fentanyl entering the country, as Democrats are too woke to stop these people at the border or enforce the law once they get in. House Republicans are scrambling to protect the nation, but Democrats want open borders and amnesty for criminals.
Democratic narrative
Republicans have been sounding the alarm for years about the so-called dangers of ending Title 42, but it now appears they were crying wolf because there hasn’t been a rush across the border and the administration has everything under control. Instead of hysterics, the House Republicans should offer up a bill that provides support to border security without being cruel to non-citizens.
