U.S. Could See Record High Number of Migrants at Southern Border in 2021
The United States could see a record high number of people coming to the southern border this year, according to projections reviewed by CNN.
By the end of fiscal year 2021, the U.S. could encounter 2 million migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, nearly double the amount seen in 2006—the last time apprehensions of people at the border exceeded 1 million. Those projections could change if there are policy changes, but they add to the pressure President Joe Biden already faces over immigration.
Republicans point to the influx of people at the border as evidence that Biden's stance on the border is failing. They've called for the completion of former President Donald Trump's border wall, which Biden halted construction on, and put the blame on Biden's rolling back of his predecessor's policies.
The White House has pushed back on criticism that Biden created the situation at the border. Officials have criticized the Trump administration for leaving them a "dismantled and unworkable system," and Biden reminded people that there's often an influx of people at this time of year.
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