Feds: Arrests of illegal immigrants decrease dramatically

[alp227]

The number of arrests made by U.S. Border Patrol agents decreased dramatically in the last three years, according to new statistics released Monday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

During fiscal year 2011, which ended September 30, agents made 340,252 arrests. That number represents a 53% decrease from fiscal 2008's 705,005 arrests, and is only one-fifth the number of arrests when they were at their peak with 1.6 million in fiscal year 2000.

The number of yearly arrests made by U.S. Border Patrol agents is seen as a key indicator of illegal immigration in the United States.

Reacting to the latest numbers, CBP Commissioner Alan D. Bersin said that "these numbers illustrate the investments made by CBP to improve border security, increase efficiencies and facilitate the flow of legal travel and trade through our nation's borders and land ports of entry."

full: http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/12/us/border-arrests/index.html

[Scuba]

1. They all went home to find jobs. n/t

[a la izquierda]

4. I think most are staying home, too...

meaning there's no sense in crossing the border and risking one's life for a job that may not exist.

[applegrove]

2. It's the economy. I also noticed they were saying number

of car accidents are down too. People are likely not driving as much these days to save money.

[3waygeek]

15. NHTSA released the 2010 highway fatality report the other day...

the total number of deaths is the lowest reported since 1949.

[applegrove]

16. People are likely not going out for food or entertainment. The first thing to go during a recession.

[Romulox]

3. This is nothing to brag on--it's strictly the result of NO JOBS. nt

[DCKit]

5. I wonder if they count the arrests of foreign auto execs. nt

[pampango]

6. NYT: ""unheralded changes in Mexico that have made staying home more attractive""

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/07/06/world/americas/immigration.html?hp

Economic, demographic and social changes in Mexico are suppressing illegal immigration as much as the poor economy or legal crackdowns in the United States.

The extraordinary Mexican migration that delivered millions of illegal immigrants to the United States over the past 30 years has sputtered to a trickle, and research points to a surprising cause: unheralded changes in Mexico that have made staying home more attractive.

A growing body of evidence suggests that a mix of developments — expanding economic and educational opportunities, rising border crime and shrinking families — are suppressing illegal traffic as much as economic slowdowns or immigrant crackdowns in the United States.

Mexican immigration has always been defined by both the push (from Mexico) and the pull (of the United States). The decision to leave home involves a comparison, a wrenching cost-benefit analysis, and just as a Mexican baby boom and economic crises kicked off the emigration waves in the 1980s and ’90s, research now shows that the easing of demographic and economic pressures is helping keep departures in check.

In simple terms, Mexican families are smaller than they had once been. The pool of likely migrants is shrinking. Despite the dominance of the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico, birth control efforts have pushed down the fertility rate to about 2 children per woman from 6.8 in 1970, according to government figures. So while Mexico added about one million new potential job seekers annually in the 1990s, since 2007 that figure has fallen to an average of 800,000, according to government birth records. By 2030, it is expected to drop to 300,000.

[EFerrari]

7. This is a misleading headline because this article only talks about border arrests

and not those conducted internally by ICE. I doubt arrests are down at all. Last year, ICE seems to have deported 393,000 people.

Rusnok said nearly 393,000 people were deported from the U.S. in the last fiscal year. ICE reports show that more than 195,000 had criminal convictions.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20101129_11_A1_Mostil192019

[Bacchus4.0]

8. sounds like overall deportations to me, not just those caught at the border n/t

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[EFerrari]

9. Yes, that was my point. The headline says arrests are down

but they mean arrests at the border are down. This is an "Obama soft on illegal immigration" headline, which is bs.

[Bacchus4.0]

10. I didn't read it that way. Less people are trying or willing to try to cross so fewer arrests.

I surmise both the US economy and greater border patrol presence account for the decreased number.

I never took it to mean Obama is being soft on immigration because fewer people are attempting to cross.

[EFerrari]

11. "Feds: Arrests of illegal immigrants decrease dramatically" is the headline.

Not much room for interpretation there.

[Bacchus4.0]

12. you are the one that has the issue with the headline

I made no interpretation that it is a "Obama is soft on illegal immigration" statement. or that it is a "misleading" headline.

and if it said, "Arrests at border decrease dramatically" I don't see how that makes a difference.

[EFerrari]

13. Seriously?

If you only count arrests at the border, arrests are down. Then, the wingnuts can spin it to Obama is soft on immigration.

If you count all arrests, arrests are not down. Then, wingnuts cannot spin it to Obama is soft on immigration.

So yes, the headline is misleading and it can be spun against Obama.

If that isn't clear to you, I can't help you.

[Bacchus4.0]

14. seriously???

2010 393,000 arrests/deportations. I assume people who are deported are arrested. data from the link you posted.

2011 340,000 data from OP


393,000 > 340,000 therefore all arrests are down.



regarding what wingnuts may or may not think, I am reminded of something someone just told me recently.


"Feds: Arrests of illegal immigrants decrease dramatically" is the headline.

Not much room for interpretation there"