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How DHS determines how many illegal border crossings take place

Posted on 1/30/19 at 7:18 pm
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 1/30/19 at 7:18 pm
Some of you have argued that we can't possibly know this. Well, I've found this document on the Department of Homeland Security's website that goes into detail on how they come up with the numbers.

According to this DHS document, the number of illegal border crossings on the Southwest border has dropped from over 800k in 2006 to less than 100k in 2016.

This document was provided to Congress as directed by law. Maybe this is why Congress doesn't think a wall is needed - DHS told them the numbers have plummeted. Not sure why some people are suddenly so concerned when they weren't in 2006.
Posted by RockyMtnTigerWDE
War Damn Eagle Dad!
Member since Oct 2010
105465 posts
Posted on 1/30/19 at 7:22 pm to
You can throw that away because a president can alter it anytime through the DHS Sec


That’s how Obama was able to lie about deporting so many.
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 1/30/19 at 7:24 pm to
Well there are utter dumbshits on your side who want to give anybody who crawls over free health care so it really doesn't matter how many there are.

It doesn't matter when one of them kills you with their car either.
Posted by PaperTiger
Ruston, LA
Member since Feb 2015
23007 posts
Posted on 1/30/19 at 7:28 pm to
Because in 2006, this bill was being signed:

WIKI: Secure_Fence_Act_of_2006


Oh. And Obama, Clinton and Schumer all voted YEA for this.
Posted by nugget
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Member since Dec 2009
13821 posts
Posted on 1/30/19 at 7:29 pm to
100k per year is still absolutely a crisis in a country with welfare and income tax.
Posted by nugget
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Member since Dec 2009
13821 posts
Posted on 1/30/19 at 7:34 pm to
I wonder if the government leach Foshizzle would let us reduce the number of government jobs by the amount of illegal aliens every year. 100k comes in, we lay off 100k federal workers.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
71470 posts
Posted on 1/30/19 at 7:46 pm to
O screwed up the economy so bad everyone snuck back into Mexico.
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 1/30/19 at 9:20 pm to
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100k per year is still absolutely a crisis in a country with welfare and income tax.


Were you complaining when it was 800k a year? If not, why not?

And it's been more than ten years since then. So far, we still have a country right?
Posted by IllegalPete
Front Range
Member since Oct 2017
7182 posts
Posted on 1/30/19 at 9:48 pm to
You may want to actually read what you posted, specifically the methodology.

In Baltimore they call it juking the stats.

Posted by DallasTiger11
Los Angeles
Member since Mar 2004
11826 posts
Posted on 1/30/19 at 9:51 pm to
It’s on the rise again though.

There were 24k arrested just from October 1st to Christmas in the El Paso sector.
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
74436 posts
Posted on 1/30/19 at 9:53 pm to
100k a month is what they mean.
Posted by La Place Mike
West Florida Republic
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 1/30/19 at 9:55 pm to
quote:

O screwed up the economy so bad everyone snuck back into Mexico.

Ogeron has his faults but you can't blame him for the economy.
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 1/30/19 at 10:17 pm to
quote:

You may want to actually read what you posted, specifically the methodology.

In Baltimore they call it juking the stats.



If you want to question the methodology involved, I'll allow it. Be advised I studied statistics in a Ph.D. program, but if you can intelligently discuss this I will too.

So far everyone else has just been randomly downvoting and yammering about this or that based on how they feel.
Posted by SoulGlo
Shinin' Through
Member since Dec 2011
17248 posts
Posted on 1/30/19 at 10:19 pm to
quote:

100k per year is still absolutely a crisis in a country with welfare and income tax.
Posted by ChineseBandit58
Pearland, TX
Member since Aug 2005
42888 posts
Posted on 1/31/19 at 5:10 am to
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If you want to question the methodology involved, I'll allow it. Be advised I studied statistics in a Ph.D. program, but if you can intelligently discuss this I will too.


I read several pages of your link - and I have not darkened the door of any Ph.D program, but I am an aerospace engineer with 35 years experience in reading technical documents and designing simulations at NASA in Clear Lake City, TX.

Whatever point the link is trying to make is decipherable only to someone deeply immersed in the methodology and objectives of the report. It is not designed to explain the methodology to any level of intelligence NOT immersed in its development.

Certainly, not 2 members of congress understand it. For instance, you will never convince me that Sheila Jackson Lee or Patty Murray understand it.

However, I am deeply interested in this topic - I have often wondered how estimates of 'those we didn't catch" are made - and to what confidence level those estimates can be trusted.

I would appreciate it if you - as someone well versed in the field - would give us a thumbnail description of the methodology.

I'd really like to know. This document would require months of dedicated research fro me to even understand the phraseology.

Could you help me out?

Rendezvous guidance for space vehicles is a rather complicated affair - I think I could give you some idea of how the methodology works without relying on the arcane definitions known only to theoretical research physicists.

Help a brotha out - I assure you I am genuinely interested in how they do this.
Posted by trinidadtiger
Member since Jun 2017
13560 posts
Posted on 1/31/19 at 6:50 am to
quote:

However, I am deeply interested in this topic - I have often wondered how estimates of 'those we didn't catch" are made - and to what confidence level those estimates can be trusted.


58, Id like for one, just one dem explain this to me. The 90% are caught at the border crossings mantra. Just answer that one question "how do you know what you dont know?". Common sense would tell any sane person if we are doing such a good job at the crossings......millions have crossed somewhere else where there is 10% focus.

Regarding crossing stats. During the obama administration they combined those deported with those turned around at the border, then compared that with previous administration figures of deportees ONLY. Obviously far more are turned around at the border, thus the numbers looked like obama was "the great deporter". It also started the rhetoric that more people were migrating to mexico than migrated to the states. The argument was the downturn in the US economy, you know mexico was the only country in the world who apparently had great opportunities when the rest of the world was in a recession, therefore every illegal was heading home.

In the last couple of years of obama, when catch and release came into effect full force, there was virtually no enforcement whatsoever.

The 100 grand number is actually those released into the US, not those caught/stopped etc. Ironic they are using the success of all the policy changes to argue not to continue them.
Posted by ChineseBandit58
Pearland, TX
Member since Aug 2005
42888 posts
Posted on 1/31/19 at 7:00 am to
quote:

"how do you know what you dont know?".


This is the core question I have had since this whole topic came up -

What I'd like to see is a statement like = "we capture ___ % of all attempted illegal border crossings"

Are they claiming to thwart 10%, 50%, 90% of all attempts??

And how do they know THAT??
Posted by msu202020
Member since Feb 2011
4142 posts
Posted on 1/31/19 at 7:37 am to
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How DHS determines how many illegal border crossings take place


Probably the same way the government counts Red Snapper in the GOM
Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
140928 posts
Posted on 1/31/19 at 7:37 am to
A wild arse guess?

Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
67515 posts
Posted on 1/31/19 at 7:38 am to
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How DHS determines how many illegal border crossings take place

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