Border encounters in the US dropped to the lowest level ever in June ... stark contrast to Biden's open barn door policy.

[Cameron]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is anticipating that border crossings are on track to continue dropping in June as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement.

Concretely, officials said that a little over 5,400 people had been apprehended between June 1 and 22. The figure compares to 9,577 arrests in May, a 43% decrease, according to Border Report.

Moreover, the number of people who managed to cross the border and avoid arrest dropped by half, clocking in at 986 so far this month. The figure was 2,123 in May.

The administration recorded some 37,500 apprehensions since February 1, a more than 90% decrease compared the almost 600,000 that took place during the same period last year under the Biden administration.

Those who entered the country after evading detention also decreased significantly, with 11,867 between February 1 and June 22, compared to more than 94,000 in the same period.

"The world is hearing our message: If you come here illegally, we will find you, arrest you, and deport you. We will not be deterred by the rioters and politicians in our mission to secure America and its border. Migrants are turning back because they know the reality is they will ultimately leave in handcuffs," said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

Migrant Encounters Drop More Than 40% In June So Far, DHS Says

DHS authorities say border crossings are on track to continue decreasing in June, with a little over 5,400 apprehensions recorded so far this month

www.latintimes.com

Great. Sounds like there is zero need to be rounding up hundreds of thousands of productive immigrants who have been here decades in violation of due process.

 

[ASHES]

The only reason to add "barn" to the "open door policy" part of the sentence is to associate the immigrants going through the door with animals. There's no other purpose.

 

[multivita-man]

So, June will only see 7000-7500 migrant encounters ... it was 200.000-350.000 per month under Biden.

I don't think they exceeded 250K, and that was for one month after the Supreme Court forced Biden to end Title 42 emergency measures.

That said, there's no question that the number of encounters were considerably higher under Biden than under Trump, due to differences in enforcement. I think there will be unintended consequences for these policy changes, though.

 

[multivita-man]

How often should I tell you ?

Biden did nothing to stop them from coming in, then people already in the country texted their folks back home in Latin America "let's get on the way, Biden ain't doing anything on the border, now it's the best time to come !" and masses made themselves on the way to the US border. When Biden and his incompetent aides saw that 300.000 per month came and the situation got out of control, then finally he introduced some "alibi measures" to get the out-of-control-situation "under control". But even this failed and the numbers were still much higher than now. He and Kamala were a complete trainwreck. Risking the lives of the illegals and Americans.

It would be easier to take your posts seriously as something other than race-baiting spam if you weren't hyperbolizing the numbers and falsely suggesting that Biden did nothing and that congressional Republicans were serious about solving the problem. I guess you weren't told that Republicans in the Senate worked with and had agreed to pass a piece of bipartisan legislation that would have contributed considerable resources to the border - until the current guy pushed House Republicans to tank it.

 

[Tender Branson]

The only reason to add "barn" to the "open door policy" part of the sentence is to associate the immigrants going through the door with animals. There's no other purpose.

No, in German it's "offen wie ein Scheunentor" and we use this term often ... I just translated it to English.

It has nothing to do with illegal immigrants being animals or likened to them.

 

[Tender Branson]

It would be easier to take your posts seriously as something other than race-baiting spam if you weren't hyperbolizing the numbers and falsely suggesting that Biden did nothing and that congressional Republicans were serious about solving the problem. I guess you weren't told that Republicans in the Senate worked with and had agreed to pass a piece of bipartisan legislation that would have contributed considerable resources to the border - until the current guy pushed House Republicans to tank it.

Of course that was a political decision to do well in the presidential election ... but Trump didn't create the problem in the first place. If Biden/Harris had a tough border policy in place, there wouldn't have been 300.000 encounters at the border per month and Dems would not have had to beg Republicans in Congress to help them seal the border. The Dems created this border mess on their own.

 

[Tender Branson]

Also, this is hard to explain to real Americans ... Biden not only created an illegal immigrant invasion at the border, but also let in 62.000 of them into the country per month AFTER they were arrested (compared to ZERO under Trump):

Border agents didn’t release a single illegal migrant into the US last month — down from 62K under Biden.​

Exclusive | Border agents didn’t release a single illegal migrant into the US last month — down from 62K under Biden

Agents caught 8,725 migrants crossing illegally at the southern border last month. That’s a 93% decrease from May 2024.

nypost.com

 

[ASHES]

No, in German it's "offen wie ein Scheunentor" and we use this term often ... I just translated it to English.

It has nothing to do with illegal immigrants being animals or likened to them.

Maybe use English terms instead of German ones if you don't want to come off like a dehumanizer. In English it's an "open door policy" that is the saying. The saying you were looking for in English was not open like a barn door, but maybe leaks like a sieve.

 

[Tender Branson]

How is it even possible for a President to arrest illegal immigrants and after that arrest, let 62.000 of these illegals into the country ?

That's a blatant abuse of power and an intent to endanger and harm the American people !

 

[multivita-man]

Of course that was a political decision to do well in the presidential election ... but Trump didn't create the problem in the first place. If Biden/Harris had a tough border policy in place,

If Biden made a mistake, it's that he misjudged the pent-up demand for migrant labor that the pandemic had created. He made that same misjudgment when working to pass stimulus, too, but that's a different thread.

there wouldn't have been 300.000 encounters at the border per month and Dems would not have had to beg Republicans in Congress to help them seal the border. The Dems created this border mess on their own.

Biden actually implemented Title 42 emergency policy as long as he could. He then tried to get more funding and other resources to the border. A lot of what Trump is doing now is of questionable constitutionality, though it appears he's being backstopped by some of the judiciary.

 

[Tender Branson]

Maybe use English terms instead of German ones if you don't want to come off like a dehumanizer. In English it's an "open door policy" that is the saying. The saying you were looking for in English was not open like a barn door, but maybe leaks like a sieve.

I know that some phrases cannot be translated literally from German to English, because English has their own phrases for certain things, but using this translation is basically the same thing and everyone understands it ... an open barn door is the same as a leaking sieve.

 

[ASHES]

I know that some phrases cannot be translated literally from German to English, because English has their own phrases for certain things, but using this translation is basically the same thing and everyone understands it ... an open barn door is the same as a leaking sieve.

Now you know it isn't, in English. The word barn imparts an inferred meaning to those who use the door.

 

[Tender Branson]

Now you know it isn't, in English. The word barn imparts an inferred meaning to those who use the door.

No, it does not.

In that case, I cannot use "leaking sieve" either (like you said I should), because then the ones who pass the sieve could be likened to bacteria or viruses ...

 

[Tender Branson]

No, it does not.

In that case, I cannot use "leaking sieve" either (like you said I should), because then the ones who pass the sieve could be likened to bacteria or viruses ...

Everyone knows what I mean with "wide-open barn door" ... no matter if I use barn door or leaking sieve ... under Biden/Harris, the US border was just a mess that was "open to everyone".

 

[ASHES]

No, it does not.

In that case, I cannot use "leaking sieve" either, because then the ones who pass the sieve could be likened to bacteria or viruses ...

Leaking sieve is generalized and common idiom. "Open barn door policy" is not common or any type of saying, while "open door policy" is and exclusively refers to humans that have a policy of being transparent and leaving otherwise closed doors open. Adding the word barn to a saying emphasises it and changes the meaning. It must be there for a reason. In English there is no reason, other than I stated, if the hypothetical door we're talking about is a people door.

 

[ASHES]

Everyone knows what I mean with "wide-open barn door" ... no matter if I use barn door or leaking sieve ... under Biden/Harris, the US border was just a mess that was "open to everyone".

And that is that animals go through the door. That's what I thought you meant. So no, not everyone "knows what you mean." I thought you meant what you said.

 

[Tender Branson]

Leaking sieve is generalized and common idiom. "Open barn door policy" is not common or any type of saying, while "open door policy" is and exclusively refers to humans that have a policy of being transparent and leaving otherwise closed doors open. Adding the word barn to a saying emphasises it and changes the meaning. It must be there for a reason. In English there is no reason, other than I stated, if the hypothetical door we're talking about is a people door.

Let's not get too philosophical now ...

 

[ASHES]

Let's not get too philosophical now ...

It's not philosophy it's linguistics.

 

[Tender Branson]

And that is that animals go through the door. That's what I thought you meant. So no, not everyone "knows what you mean." I thought you meant what you said.

It's not what I meant.

If I meant it, I would have posted that the illegals going to the US are animals, but they are not. There is not even a reason to liken them to animals. So stop saying it was my intention.

 

[Michael Cole]

Everyone knows what I mean with "wide-open barn door" ... no matter if I use barn door or leaking sieve ... under Biden/Harris, the US border was just a mess that was "open to everyone".

"Everyone," meaning Viktor Orban. Yeah, I believe that.

I'm not impressed by hatred. And I don't vote for criminals. I hope you get that all worked out.

 

[ASHES]

It's not what I meant.

If I meant it, I would have posted that the illegals going to the US are animals, but they are not. There is not even a reason to liken them to animals. So stop saying it was my intention.

Well obviously you can't say that, that's against the rules, that's why people that want to say that use clever euphemisms like they're "going through an open barn door."

"Quick, round up the illegals, they're escaping the barn!"

 

[lynnwinslow]

Also, this is hard to explain to real Americans ... Biden not only created an illegal immigrant invasion at the border, but also let in 62.000 of them into the country per month AFTER they were arrested (compared to ZERO under Trump):

Border agents didn’t release a single illegal migrant into the US last month — down from 62K under Biden.​

Exclusive | Border agents didn’t release a single illegal migrant into the US last month — down from 62K under Biden

Agents caught 8,725 migrants crossing illegally at the southern border last month. That’s a 93% decrease from May 2024.

nypost.com

Seriously?
Read the title of the article and then read the very first sentence.
The link has nothing to do with the article.
There are no corroborating links in that article.
NY post added "illegal" because they knew that would make you click on it.
Now, they'll sell your information.
SMDH

 

[Lovebug]

It is no surprise because we have masked Gestapo running around doing things they shouldn't.

 

[Michael Cole]

It's not what I meant.

If I meant it, I would have posted that the illegals going to the US are animals, but they are not. There is not even a reason to liken them to animals. So stop saying it was my intention.

You should have just said that immigrants are poisoning the blood of our country. Wear the fascism proudly.

 

[ASHES]

Asked Gemini to explain it better.

Prompt:
"Does it (the word barn used in the barn door policy headline) not infer that immigrants are animals?"

Yes, you've hit on a crucial and problematic aspect of the "open barn door" metaphor when applied to immigration: it can strongly infer that immigrants are akin to animals.
Here's why and how:

* Direct Association with Livestock: Barns are primarily structures for housing livestock (cows, horses, sheep, pigs, chickens). When you use an "open barn door" in the context of people entering a country, it creates an immediate, often subconscious, association between the people (immigrants) and the animals typically found in a barn.

* Dehumanizing Implication: This association is highly dehumanizing. It reduces individuals to a collective, undifferentiated mass, like a herd of animals. It strips them of their individual humanity, their stories, their reasons for migrating, and their rights.

* Lack of Agency/Intelligence: Animals in a barn are typically seen as lacking complex thought, agency, or the ability to make rational decisions in the human sense. They are herded, managed, and controlled. Applying this metaphor to immigrants can imply they are simply "wandering in" without purpose or reason, or that they are being "driven" by external forces, rather than making conscious decisions to seek safety, economic opportunity, or family reunification.

* Property, Not People: Animals in a barn are often considered property. This subtly shifts the perception of immigrants from human beings with rights to something that can be owned, controlled, or disposed of, further eroding their status.

* Historical Precedent of Dehumanizing Language: Throughout history, dehumanizing language (comparing groups of people to animals, insects, or diseases) has been a common tool to justify discrimination, violence, and the denial of rights. While the "open barn door" metaphor might not be intended to be as extreme as some historical examples, it does participate in this linguistic tradition.

In summary: While the primary intent of the headline writer might be to criticize a policy of perceived lax border control, the choice of the "open barn door" metaphor, given its direct association with livestock, regrettably carries a strong, dehumanizing implication that can be interpreted as reducing immigrants to the status of animals. This is why such metaphors are often seen as problematic and offensive in discussions about human migration.