U.S. northern border illegal crossings rise; many are Mexicans

[TexasTowelie]

The number of people apprehended for illegally crossing from Canada into the United States along its northern border has nearly tripled over the past three years, and a growing portion are Mexican citizens, according to federal data.

One Mexican man who crossed illegally to work on a Vermont dairy farm said it was easier than trying the southern border.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics obtained by The Associated Press after a public records request provide new detail on what was apparent anecdotally: Along the border from Maine to Washington, 446 of the 1,586 illegal crossers apprehended in the 2019 fiscal year were Mexican, or 28%. That’s up from 20 of 558, or just 3.6%, in 2016.

The numbers also increased for Romanians — many identified as ethnic Roma — and other nationalities, such as Haitians and Indians. Those tallies don’t include apprehensions for reasons other than illegal crossings, such as overstaying visas.

Read more: https://www.concordmonitor.com/US-northern-border-illegal-crossings-rise-many-are-Mexicans-34251912

[Chipper Chat]

1. Well. Here comes another trumpwall.

[paleotn]

2. It's easy...

i know of half a dozen places in VT, NH and ME where you can park the car, hike a bit and wander in and out of Canada, with no one the wiser. Most is rugged and deep north woods, so it's not a Sunday stroll, but it's not an epic hike either. If not for the strip of cleared land along most of the border, you'd never know it was there. Smuggling in and out of Canada is legendary in the north country. They've been doing in since there's been a United States.

[exboyfil]

3. Go on Google maps and you can see where farmers

turned their tractors in field over the border in North Dakota.

[paleotn]

4. Longest undefended border in the world...

and I mean really undefended.

[kskiska]

5. I knew a Canadian - a roofer, here legally

whose brothers would cross the border from New Brunswick easily through back roads and come work with him periodically.