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Originally Posted by parmnion

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/...ste-obama.html


Many great presidents have tried and failed in the past..with the numbers arriving dramatically increasing I can't see anyone being able to "sort it"

Part of the reason that the numbers have surged is because of Trump's bleating about his wall / cracking down on immigration, and an impression south of the border that this is the "last chance" to relocate to the US. A cyclical self-fulfilling prophecy. He says immigration is out of control and needs to be halted immediately, triggering a surge of immigration, which he points at and says "See, here they come!".