| | By Oct 2022, there were 4.5 million individuals encounter at the border during the two years. Many got away.<ref><blockquote>[Henry] CUELLAR: You know, first of all, no, the border is not secure. When you have 1.7 million individuals last year, and now another 2.7, that's over 4.5 million individuals encounter at the border, plus the - if you add the getaways, that's going to be over 5 million individuals in just two years. No, the border is secure - it's not secured and we've got to make sure that we have repercussions there.</blockquote> | | By Oct 2022, there were 4.5 million individuals encounter at the border during the two years. Many got away.<ref><blockquote>[Henry] CUELLAR: You know, first of all, no, the border is not secure. When you have 1.7 million individuals last year, and now another 2.7, that's over 4.5 million individuals encounter at the border, plus the - if you add the getaways, that's going to be over 5 million individuals in just two years. No, the border is secure - it's not secured and we've got to make sure that we have repercussions there.</blockquote> |
| | [https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/fox-news-sunday-october-23-2022 Fox News Sunday], Oct 23, 2022.</ref> | | [https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/fox-news-sunday-october-23-2022 Fox News Sunday], Oct 23, 2022.</ref> |
| | + | In Nov 2021, it was revealed that Biden opened secret amnesty door, swamping border facilities, a new system to let in potential lawbreakers that also puts them on a fast track to legal status. |
| | + | <ref>Paul Bedard, [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/biden-opens-secret-amnesty-door-swamping-border-facilities Biden opens secret amnesty door, swamping border facilities], ''Washington Examiner'', Nov 21, 2022</ref> |