13,000 Migrants Just Entered New York... From Canada


13,000 Migrants Just Entered New York... From Canada

Sunday, August 4, 2024 12:08



In this 4 August 2024 video, New York City resident Cash Jordan focuses on the open Canadian border and the migrants crossing and traveling to New York City.

When people think of the US immigration crisis, the southern border normally comes to mind, but as it turns out the fastest way to NYC is to enter the country along New York’s border with Canada. A difficult journey many asylum seekers are now making more often.



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As reported by Yahoo News…By the Numbers

46.1 million
The estimated foreign-born population, or immigrants in the country both legally and illegally, according to the Census Bureau. That accounts for 14% of the total U.S. population.

11 million
The estimated number of immigrants in the country illegally.

1.6 million
The number of migrants the Border Patrol released with notices to appear in immigration court from January 2022 through April 2024, the Associated Press reports. Another 600,000 were released under presidential powers known as “parole.” Since late 2022, the Biden administration granted entry to another 1 million migrants through new or expanded legal pathways using parole authority at land crossings or airports to stay up to two years and immediately obtain work authorization.

195,000
The estimated number of newly arrived migrants since the spring of 2022. The surge was fueled partly by Gov. Greg Abbott sending busloads of people at his state’s expense.

$5.1 billion
The amount of money New York has spent to handle the recent surge of migrants, according to a New York Times report.16,459

The number of individuals apprehended at the U.S.-Canada border in fiscal year 2024 so far (October 2023-June 2024)

916
The number of individuals apprehended at the U.S.-Canada border in fiscal year 2021 (October 2020-September 2021)

1,278,722
The number of individuals apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2024 so far (October 2023-May 2024)

13,000 Migrants Just Entered New York... From Canada