Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-02-24 14:55:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 67B84CDAC5557A1E1EBF64853D8ADD3BA683BB038FE76F5619A239D8B24134D2
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Original Note:
According to Pew Research, as of 2021 the US border patrol reported a record high number of border crossings: 1.6 million. The number has only increased since then to 2.7 million in 2022 (per NBC) and while exact 2023 number are unknown, they are anticipated to be high. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/11/09/whats-happening-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-in-7-charts/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/migrant-border-crossings-fiscal-year-2022-topped-276-million-breaking-rcna53517 https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/02/15/migrant-encounters-at-the-us-mexico-border-hit-a-record-high-at-the-end-of-2023/#:~:text=Migrant%20encounters%20at%20the%20U.S.,at%20the%20end%20of%202023&text=The%20U.S.%20Border%20Patrol%20had,2023%2C%20according%20to%20government%20statistics.
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