{"id":80387,"date":"2022-10-05T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T18:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=80387"},"modified":"2022-10-07T14:22:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T18:22:41","slug":"influx-of-migrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/influx-of-migrants\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2 Causes of the Influx of Migrants to the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why are so many migrants crossing the United States border? What does the Biden administration have to do with it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Border state governors are busing thousands of immigrants to northern cities to pressure the Biden administration to stop a surge of border crossings. Critics call the gambit cruel and inhumane. But neither side has a plan to fix the underlying problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s take a look at what’s causing the influx of migrants in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Record-Breaking Numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since spring, Republican governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona have bused thousands of asylum-seeking immigrants<\/a>\u2014a fraction of those crossing their borders\u2014to the Democratic-run \u201csanctuary\u201d cities of Washington D.C, New York, and Chicago. Recently, Florida\u2019s Republican Gov. Ron De Santis joined in, flying about 50 immigrants to Martha\u2019s Vineyard, Mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their objective is to draw attention<\/a> to the record numbers of immigrants crossing the southern border, and prompt Democratic leaders to pressure the Biden administration into reducing the flow. Critics such as Texas Democratic governor candidate Beto O\u2019Rourke contend the busing is aimed at gaining votes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s Driving the Upsurge in Border Crossings?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The US detained a record number of undocumented immigrants\u20142.15 million<\/a>\u2014at the US-Mexico<\/a> border in the fiscal year starting in October 2021, according to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This represents a 24% increase over the previous year, and it\u2019s the first time the number has exceeded 2 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The influx of migrants crossing the border began earlier in 2021, when President Biden took office. Assuming it represents an increase in migrants rather than an increase in apprehensions, experts\u2014and critics\u2014cite two major reasons behind the surge:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Biden administration policy changes<\/li>
  2. Economic and political conditions in specific countries as well as in the region as a whole<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    1. Policy Changes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    While the flow of southern immigration was strong under the Trump administration<\/a>, several Biden administration policy changes<\/a> and directions have contributed to the subsequent record influx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n