The title at Zerohedge screams “Illegals Believe Trump Is Going To Win So They’re Surging The Border Now”. I looked for data, but found none, so I checked CBP:
Source: CBP, accessed 23 April 2024.
April’s reading is lower than corresponding readings for 2023 and 20222, and matches 2021. This is not the picture I expected reading the Zerohedge article.
It is true an encounter does not mean “one person” encountered; however, unless there is a systematic bias in the number of people in any given group encountered by CBP, then one can infer that incoming individuals is less — not more — than in the past.
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