Negligible Drop in Illegal Border Crossings in October Gives Legacy Media Hopeful Headlines

sandiegouniontribune.com Illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 14% in October from a month earlier, U.S. authorities said Tuesday, ending a three-month streak of big increases. ::: — ::: Arrests for illegal crossings totaled 188,778 for all nationalities in October, down from 218,763 in September, which was the second-highest month on record. Arrests had more than doubled over the previous three months as migrants and smugglers adjusted to new asylum regulations introduced in May.

theepochtimes.com Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported the highest number of illegal immigrant encounters for any October on record, with 240,988 encounters at the southern border. ::: The October report showed that total encounters along the southwest border saw an 11 percent decrease from September 2023, which still stands as the record high.

theepochtimes.com linked to the CBP report for October. Here is a link to that report

Migrant Crisis Could Cost Taxpayers $451 Billion, House GOP Report Says

dailywire.com The migrant crisis currently plaguing the border and America's major cities could end up costing taxpayers up to $451 billion, according to a new report from House Republicans. ::: In a Monday report, the House Homeland Security Committee tallied up the costs to taxpayers of illegal migrants who were released into the country or escaped from custody.

themainewire.com The cost to U.S. taxpayers of providing housing, education, health care, and other benefits to migrants who entered the country illegally over the past three years could exceed $451 billion per year. ::: That's according to a new report released by the Republican-led majority of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Both the dailywire.com and themainewire.com link to the report from the committee. Here is a link to that report.

From Chicago, Some Illegal Aliens Opting to Return to South America Given Chicago's Winter

abc7chicago.com While migrants still arrive in Chicago daily, the amount is much lower than during the summer and some migrants are looking to go to warmer cities, or even back home. ::: — ::: With the realization that there is a cold winter ahead, combined with the lack of shelter and jobs, many migrants ABC7 spoke to at the 1st and 12th Police District stations said if given the opportunity they would leave Chicago for another city. Diaz said some migrants even want to go back to their home country.

Texas Legislators Approved Bill Making Illegal Border Crossing a State Crime, and Allow Police to Arrest the Illegal Aliens

texastribune.org The Texas House of Representatives approved immigration bills Tuesday that would appropriate more than $1.5 billion for additional border barriers and make illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border a state crime. ::: Senate Bill 3 would allocate $1.54 billion for border barriers and to pay for state troopers to patrol Colony Ridge, a housing development near Houston that far-right publications claim is a magnet for undocumented immigrants.

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