It's no secret that the number of illegal aliens entering the United States surged during the last four years under the Biden administration. Now there is a definitive figure attached to it. The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) estimates the total illegal alien population of the U.S. is 18.6 million, an all-time high. That total is an 11% increase from two years ago, and a 28% increase from four years ago when Biden took office.
FAIR uses a combination of U.S. Census Bureau data on foreign-born population and official numbers on illegal border crossings to arrive at the estimate. "This reflects four years of open borders policies under the Biden administration," says Joey Chester, FAIR spokesman. "From extending TPS (Temporary Protected Status) to different groups, from these illegal parole programs, from opening our borders and allowing a massive flow...we can definitely trace this increase back to the Biden years."
President Trump has acted swiftly to reverse this trend, cracking down on border enforcement and implementing mass deportations of criminal illegal aliens in cities across the country. These changes have yielded quick results, with Trump recently declaring "the invasion is over" at the border. But Chester warns that in order to make lasting progress, Trump needs more help. "The problem with doing this only by executive order, is that if another president like Joe Biden gets into office, that president can again use executive power to undo the steps Trump has taken and implement another open borders agenda," he tells KTRH. "So the key right now is we need Congress to act."
While Trump has already succeeded in sealing off the border and removing violent criminals, reducing the overall illegal alien population in the U.S. will be a slower, more difficult process. "I think if you couple cutting off the incentives with ramping up of interior enforcement efforts, you can start to reduce this number," says Chester. "But I'm not going to lie, it is a massive number that we're up against here."
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