Down 90%
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wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 03:26 last edited by
If that’s even close to correct it’s a huge win.
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wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 11:51 last edited by
That number doesn't pass the old giggle test that Horace loves so much.
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wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 12:18 last edited by
Ok, then what are the numbers and have illegal border crossings declined?
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wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 12:43 last edited by
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wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 13:11 last edited by jon-nyc 2 Jul 2025, 13:12
It could be reasonable if you consider a couple of things:
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There was probably a pre-Jan 20 surge, as people tried to get in before the change
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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.
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wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 14:19 last edited by
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?
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wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 14:38 last edited by
It was a guy spitballing and the number was suspiciously round, I’ll give you that.
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wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 17:14 last edited by
Numbers going down is good
Over the next few years they will be misrepresented many different ways.
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wrote on 10 Mar 2025, 03:14 last edited by
Did a child write this?
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wrote on 10 Mar 2025, 07:07 last edited by
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wrote on 10 Mar 2025, 11:57 last edited by 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)
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wrote on 10 Mar 2025, 12:44 last edited by
Yes, that's definitely in his voice. Although I'm sure a good writer (Aqua) could mimic it.