Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhy the U.S. can't solve immigration2023 saw record-breaking numbers of migrant crossings at the southwestern border, with Border Patrol reporting nearly 250,000 encounters in December alone.
But today, less than 1% of those looking to reside permanently in the U.S. can do so legally, according to the CATO institute.
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse estimates that the immigration court currently has a backlog of over 3 million cases.
So how did the immigration system in the U.S. get so broken?
And can it ever be fixed?
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