Notes On the Southern Wall and This Government Shutdown

Yes, let's make two notes, two points about this Southern border wall Mr. Trump wants and his Federal Government shutdown.

First, there's this.

There Is No Crisis At The Border - And DHS Stats Prove It

Proof.

Southwest Border Apprehensions and Individuals “Inadmissible” at Ports of Entry Compared by Fiscal Year

October-May FY 2018	October-May FY 2017	October-May FY 2016	October-May FY 2015	October-May FY 2014	October-May FY 2013
340,030	306,793	362,020	284,020	380,116	329,428

Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The report reflected reality: Border Patrol apprehensions along the Southwest border plummeted by approximately 80%, from a high of over 1.6 million in FY 2000, to around 300,000 in FY 2017. (Apprehensions are considered a proxy for illegal entry, so the fewer apprehensions, the less illegal entry.)
Ironically, the government’s own data show that illegal entry by family units is actually down in FY 2018...

And then, on this, the Christmas, holidays, Federal Government shutdown, there is this.

Let's never forget.