Editor's notes: In the end, this is not about a broken campaign promise, but about a Congress that can't get anything done (actually, it is a Senate problem). Still, like the closer he is, millions and millions have been saved in border patrol costs, because of Trump and his policies. Leadership does not cooperate, so, Trump takes a different route to get things done.
PAPER: In January, Trump vowed to hire 5,000 new Border Patrol agents. It never happened... Seven months later, construction of the wall has yet to begin, the
number of Border Patrol officers has actually dropped by 220, and
immigration agents are on track to deport 10,000 fewer people this year
than in President Obama’s last year in office, the latest figures show.
To
be sure, part of Trump’s crackdown is showing dramatic results. Illegal
border crossings are down 22% compared with last summer. Arrests of
people in the country illegally have surged 43% since January, including
longtime residents who bought homes, paid taxes and raised families
here.
The
sharpest increase in arrests was of undocumented migrants without
criminal convictions – 24,189 under Trump, nearly three times as many as
Obama in the first seven months of last year.
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