Apprehensions for immigration violations drop
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government says apprehensions of people for federal immigration violations have dropped to the lowest level in 40 years, reflecting a decline in the northbound traffic of illegal immigrants from Mexico.
At the same time, the number of suspects booked by the U.S. Marshals Service for criminal immigration offenses has gone up dramatically, a function of tougher law enforcement on the U.S. side of the border.
In a report released Wednesday, the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics said the number of immigration-related apprehensions has steadily declined, peaking at 1.8 million in 2000 but dropping to 516,992 in 2010 - the lowest level since 1972.
"The U.S. economic slump, more economic stability in some Mexican areas, increased U.S. enforcement on the border and in the interior plus the drop in the total fertility rate in Mexico are likely among the reasons for this drop," said University of Texas sociology professor Nestor P. Rodriguez.
"On the other hand, arrests by federal authorities for immigration offenses is rising, no doubt partly due to greater enforcement efforts," said Rodriguez, who has spent decades studying Latino migration and the impact of U.S. immigration policies on immigrant communities.
Suspects arrested by the Marshals Service for federal criminal immigration offenses increased from 8,777 in 1994 to 82,438 in 2010.
In a seven-year span ending in 2010, the number of border patrol officers nearly doubled, from 10,819 to 20,558, the study says.
The number of Mexican citizens serving a federal prison term for an immigration offense increased from 2,074 in 1994 to 17,720 in 2010. Nine out of 10 immigration offenders in federal prison were convicted of illegal re-entry or illegal entry offenses. Ten percent were convicted of alien smuggling.
More than eight out of 10 deportable aliens in 2010 were citizens of Mexico. An increasing share of deportable aliens are coming from countries in Central America, 12 percent in 2010, up from 3 percent in 2002.
At the same time, the number of suspects booked by the U.S. Marshals Service for criminal immigration offenses has gone up dramatically, a function of tougher law enforcement on the U.S. side of the border.
In a report released Wednesday, the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics said the number of immigration-related apprehensions has steadily declined, peaking at 1.8 million in 2000 but dropping to 516,992 in 2010 - the lowest level since 1972.
"The U.S. economic slump, more economic stability in some Mexican areas, increased U.S. enforcement on the border and in the interior plus the drop in the total fertility rate in Mexico are likely among the reasons for this drop," said University of Texas sociology professor Nestor P. Rodriguez.
"On the other hand, arrests by federal authorities for immigration offenses is rising, no doubt partly due to greater enforcement efforts," said Rodriguez, who has spent decades studying Latino migration and the impact of U.S. immigration policies on immigrant communities.
Suspects arrested by the Marshals Service for federal criminal immigration offenses increased from 8,777 in 1994 to 82,438 in 2010.
In a seven-year span ending in 2010, the number of border patrol officers nearly doubled, from 10,819 to 20,558, the study says.
The number of Mexican citizens serving a federal prison term for an immigration offense increased from 2,074 in 1994 to 17,720 in 2010. Nine out of 10 immigration offenders in federal prison were convicted of illegal re-entry or illegal entry offenses. Ten percent were convicted of alien smuggling.
More than eight out of 10 deportable aliens in 2010 were citizens of Mexico. An increasing share of deportable aliens are coming from countries in Central America, 12 percent in 2010, up from 3 percent in 2002.
I think they're already here!! Not too many more to immigrate!
@Linda32 OK, where did the thumbs down button go to. Not that you are incorrect in that those who want to be here already are. But I don't like it that they are here illegally.
@Magic 8 Ball I don't like it that they are here illegally either, but just think that maybe the apprehensions are down because we've not protected the border thus far too well, and there are so many here illegally already, that there are not as many left in Mexico to come across.
This whole new format is MISERABLE.
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Less legible, less comprehendible, more steps to post, no edit feature.
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KOMO:Â Like all progressives, "progress" is really just going backwards!
@veritas_uno And with all those changes, the poor conservatives will still log on and post about what victims they are, and how all of their problems are caused bu.. :::gasp:::: liberals.
"reflecting a decline in the northbound traffic of illegal immigrants from Mexico."Don't you mean it reflects the Obama administration position about going after illegals?
I have a hard time wrapping my mind around Obama being the toughest president we've had on immigration.
@ducati Quite a spin considering he just told the American Citizens that HE effectively ended deportations.
Oh, he's not. When the indisputable numbers for things like new incarcerations in LA County are in the 90+% range for illegal aliens, it shows that odumbo and the left are NOT working to stanch the flow.
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In fact, it shows the opposite. They're putting less effort than ever into illegal alien capture.
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The dems need all the votes they can get!
@veritas_uno  The dems need all the votes they can get!....bingo!