Illegal immigration at the southern U.S. border dropped by 20 percent from July to August, the U.S. border chief said today (September 9, 2019), attributing the decrease to White House efforts and critical steps by the government of Mexico, according to the Washington Times website.
Mark Morgan, acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, said border patrol nabbed 66,000 people at the border last month, down from 82,000 in July and a sharp drop from a peak of over 140,000 in May.
"The president has made it very clear that he's going to use every tool available to him and his administration to address this crisis at the southern border," Morgan said.
Morgan also said Mexico has "stepped up" as a great partner, even dispatching a national guard division for border security.
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