For the benefit of anyone else who gets this far and is curious about the actual figures...
Over December, there were just under 250k encounters with migrants crossing from Mexico. That is an average of roughly 8k per day. These are apprehended and detained pending a decision on whether they can remain, and are not given work authorization [1]. Migrants can be deported if they have committed certain crimes, or are not deemed to be in any danger in their home country.
It is wildly misleading to suggest that 15k people per day are getting through the border and starting work in the US.
Over December, there were just under 250k encounters with migrants crossing from Mexico. That is an average of roughly 8k per day. These are apprehended and detained pending a decision on whether they can remain, and are not given work authorization [1]. Migrants can be deported if they have committed certain crimes, or are not deemed to be in any danger in their home country.
It is wildly misleading to suggest that 15k people per day are getting through the border and starting work in the US.
[0] https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/02/15/migrant-e...
[1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1226