Down 90%

Jolly · wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 03:01

https://nypost.com/2025/02/06/us-news/illegal-border-crossings-down-90-under-trump-border-patrol/

Mik · wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 03:26

If that’s even close to correct it’s a huge win.

Doctor Phibes · wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 11:51

That number doesn't pass the old giggle test that Horace loves so much.

Jolly · 7 Feb 2025, 12:43

Ok, then what are the numbers and have illegal border crossings declined?

Doctor Phibes · J Jolly 7 Feb 2025, 12:18

@Jolly said in Down 90%:

Ok, then what are the numbers and have illegal border crossings declined?

How would I know? The data wasn't given in the article.

I would imagine that border crossing will certainly have declined. The 90% figure doesn't sound reasonable.

jon-nyc · 2 Jul 2025, 13:12

It could be reasonable if you consider a couple of things:

There was probably a pre-Jan 20 surge, as people tried to get in before the change
Many would make an appointment via the app to come in and make an asylum claim. Trump turned that off. Those aren’t illegal crossings but I wouldn’t trust the source nor the Post to make that distinction.

89th · wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 14:19

It's probably down 90% since last summer. Either way, the drop is good, but the lack of actual numbers and an actual date range is suspect. Oh how it would be nice to get back to a world with objective facts in journalism, instead of just "let's print the headline quoting the chief!"

Also, in a bit of jest... how would you know how many illegal crossings there are if they are illegally sneaking in and not getting caught?

jon-nyc · wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 14:38

It was a guy spitballing and the number was suspiciously round, I’ll give you that.

Copper · wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 17:14

Numbers going down is good

Over the next few years they will be misrepresented many different ways.

jon-nyc · 10 Mar 2025, 07:07

Did a child write this?

Doctor Phibes · wrote on 10 Mar 2025, 07:07

@jon-nyc said in Down 90%:

Did a child write this?

Probably somebody from MIT

89th · 3 Oct 2025, 11:58

Probably the same one who had an official White House news release that started with:

"The Fake News losers at CNN..."

(true story)

Tom-K · wrote on 10 Mar 2025, 12:42

@jon-nyc said in Down 90%:

Did a child write this?

I bet President Trump wrote that himself. It seems to be in his style.

Mik · wrote on 10 Mar 2025, 12:44

Yes, that's definitely in his voice. Although I'm sure a good writer (Aqua) could mimic it.

jon-nyc · wrote on 10 Mar 2025, 12:45

@Tom-K Yes but not enough CAPS?

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