That "imaginary Problem" is back..... Border Crossing up 200%

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37-percent increase in attempted crossings from February to March, and a 203 percent increase over March of last year

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and a 203 percent increase over March of last year

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So an increase of over 200% since Trump took over. March of last year was a mere 38 days since Obama was in charge of border security.

Almost makes one think that Trump is creating the problem to help make the case for his wall. But I’m sure he wouldn’t do such a thing. Obviously he is doing everything possible to prevent these crossings without a wall.

He would never worry about his legacy if he failed to achieve either of the two cornerstones of his campaign, nor would he worry about being wrong if the border can be protected without building a massive wall from sea to shining sea

Did you even read the article or look at the data? Border crossings are not "up 200%." The hill took 2 months of data on crossing apprehensions / inadmissables (March 2018 and March 2017) and compared them, which doesn't give you the full picture. March 2017 was also conveniently one of the lowest months in crossings since Trump took office. It would have made more since to take the average crossing per month in 2017 and compared it to March 2018, or take an average of crossings in March over the years and compare that number.

If you look at the chart, you will also notice that crossings tend to go up sharply in March almost every year for some reason. That could be due to weather?

Also, if you look at the trend, it looks like 2018 is on pace with every other year besides 2017, which had the Trump effect. It appears you are trying to argue that border crossings are growing at an exponential pace, but in reality, they are going more back to what they were before Trump took office, which does not help your argument. The argument was that border crossings were already so low that there's no point in a wall and your rebuttal paints a false narrative that border crossings are skyrocketing.

FYI I am for the wall, but you need to take a closer look at the points you are trying to make before making a fool of yourself.