Border Surge
Posted on AllSides March 11th, 2021
“The number of migrant children and families seeking to cross the U.S. southwest border has surged to levels not seen since before the pandemic… Statistics released Wednesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection showed the number of children and families increased by more than 100% between January and February. Kids crossing by themselves rose 60% to more than 9,400.” (AP News)
In a press conference on Wednesday, Amb. Roberta Jacobson, the White House coordinator for the Southern Border, “stressed that people should not try and migrate to the United States...