Customs and Border Protection agents stopped more than 210,000 migrants at the southwest border this July, the highest monthly number in more than 20 years. More than 1.3 million migrants have been captured at the border this year — twice the population of Boston.
Overwhelmed CBP agents are releasing migrants into the United States without testing them for COVID-19, swamping border communities not prepared for such a flood of illegal immigrants who are then bussed to unsuspecting communities throughout the U.S. No wonder 80% of voters consider immigration a serious issue, and 64% of them support stricter policies to reduce the flow of people across the border.
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