What's wrong with our migration policy?!

[stratotanker7]

Just read the someone's article here.
Migration crisis in the United States as a “result” of the Biden administration work
Nothing special, mostly facts. But what really surprised me (shame on me, i didn't realize the problem in whole):
"Moreover, the number of attempts to illegally cross the border and detentions is growing rapidly again: in January 2021 there were 78000, in August ‒ 209000, and in May 2022 – 239000. These are the highest values in the last 20 years, and almost 40% of detainees have already tried to enter the United States illegally this year, while in 2019 this figure was only 7%.
However, as the Biden administration most likely believes, this is not enough. In 2023, the United States plans to officially host 125,000 refugees. In 2020, this quota was only 18000. Another question immediately arises – how much taxpayers' money is spent on their maintenance?
The non–profit organization FAIR (Federation of American Immigration Reform) found out that 1.3 million illegal migrants who have crossed the US border since January 2021 cost the budget an additional $ 20.4 billion a year. If we take into account the fact that even without these funds, the annual costs for illegal migrants amount to about $140 billion, it is the sad picture for the economy of the United States."
Can someone explain me what's going on? How long are we gonna spend so much money for them?

 

[Mycroft]

Just read the someone's article here.
Migration crisis in the United States as a “result” of the Biden administration work
Nothing special, mostly facts. But what really surprised me (shame on me, i didn't realize the problem in whole):
"Moreover, the number of attempts to illegally cross the border and detentions is growing rapidly again: in January 2021 there were 78000, in August ‒ 209000, and in May 2022 – 239000. These are the highest values in the last 20 years, and almost 40% of detainees have already tried to enter the United States illegally this year, while in 2019 this figure was only 7%.
However, as the Biden administration most likely believes, this is not enough. In 2023, the United States plans to officially host 125,000 refugees. In 2020, this quota was only 18000. Another question immediately arises – how much taxpayers' money is spent on their maintenance?
The non–profit organization FAIR (Federation of American Immigration Reform) found out that 1.3 million illegal migrants who have crossed the US border since January 2021 cost the budget an additional $ 20.4 billion a year. If we take into account the fact that even without these funds, the annual costs for illegal migrants amount to about $140 billion, it is the sad picture for the economy of the United States."
Can someone explain me what's going on? How long are we gonna spend so much money for them?

Only as long as it takes to boot the Dems out of the WH.

 

[Gatsby]

"Moreover, the number of attempts to illegally cross the border and detentions is growing rapidly again: in January 2021 there were 78000, in August ‒ 209000, and in May 2022 – 239000. These are the highest values in the last 20 years, and almost 40% of detainees have already tried to enter the United States illegally this year, while in 2019 this figure was only 7%. However, as the Biden administration most likely believes, this is not enough. In 2023, the United States plans to officially host 125,000 refugees. In 2020, this quota was only 18000.

A couple points here:
125,000 is closer to the historical norm for the refugee quota than 18,000. The Trump Administration (in a policy spearheaded by Stephen Miller) reduced it to 18,000...barely above zero. Also, having a bigger quota doesn't necessarily mean we will admit enough refugees to fill the quota. The Biden Administration drastically underperformed their own target in 2021 and 2022, for example.



But more importantly: This article seems to be confusing refugees with asylees. Those caravans of people crossing the border claiming persecution in their home country? They are asylum seekers, who have nothing to do with the refugee quota. I will grant you that our asylum process is profoundly broken and it's bad for everyone in its current form...bad for Americans because we can't vet our immigrants ahead of time, bad for the government because we have a huge backlog of asylum claims, and bad for immigrants themselves because it encourages people to make a dangerous journey where they are often at the mercy of human traffickers.

But refugees are very different. These are people who apply for refugee status from their home country (or some third country), are thoroughly vetted, and are resettled into a US community in a very organized process. I wouldn't mind seeing a reduction in asylum visas and an equal increase in refugee visas.

Another question immediately arises – how much taxpayers' money is spent on their maintenance?
The non–profit organization FAIR (Federation of American Immigration Reform) found out that 1.3 million illegal migrants who have crossed the US border since January 2021 cost the budget an additional $ 20.4 billion a year. If we take into account the fact that even without these funds, the annual costs for illegal migrants amount to about $140 billion, it is the sad picture for the economy of the United States."
Can someone explain me what's going on? How long are we gonna spend so much money for them?

$20 billion really isn't that much. I'm fine with doing more to limit illegal immigration (such as by implementing eVerify), but we should be looking to offset that by issuing more green cards, especially to skilled workers.