Is There a Crisis at the Border?

Agents at the biggest port of entry from Mexico are overwhelmed by those who seek asylum legally.

San Diego

The “crisis at the southern border” suggests families crammed in the backs of semi trucks or huddled on inflatable river rafts, cartel smugglers trafficking migrants into America along with drugs and weapons. Yet at the border with Tijuana, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is now overwhelmed by a surge of migrants seeking asylum lawfully—by requesting it at a port of entry. The strain will only intensify with the arrival of the caravans now making their way from Central America.

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