{"id":538871,"date":"2023-01-11T06:56:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T03:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/biden-confuses-migration-data-during-presser-with-mexican-president\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T06:56:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T03:56:31","slug":"biden-confuses-migration-data-during-presser-with-mexican-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-confuses-migration-data-during-presser-with-mexican-president\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biden confuses migration data during presser with Mexican president"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a21933fbbb2c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a21933fbbb2c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-confuses-migration-data-during-presser-with-mexican-president\/#%E2%80%9CBiden_confuses_migration_data_during_presser_with_Mexican_president%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Biden confuses migration data during presser with Mexican president&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBiden_confuses_migration_data_during_presser_with_Mexican_president%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Biden confuses migration data during presser with Mexican president&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>MEXICO CITY \u2014 President Biden confused illegal immigration statistics and details of a migration deal with Mexico Tuesday \u2014 moments after he was praised by Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador for not building \u201ceven one meter\u201d of border wall.<\/p>\n<p>Biden incorrectly said the \u201cmajority\u201d of border-crossing migrants were from four countries \u2014 when in fact those nationalities made up just 31% of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>rehensions in November, the most recent month for which data is available. He also hailed Mexico for agreeing to accept the return of \u201c3,000\u201d migrants per month of that cohort when in fact the figure is 30,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou, President Biden, you are the first president of the United States in a very long time that has not built not even one meter of wall,\u201d L\u00f3pez Obrador told Biden at a joint press conference in Mexico City\u2019s National Palace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank you for that, sir, although some might not like it,\u201d said the Mexican leader, known by his initials AMLO, while noting that \u201cconservatives\u201d might not appreciate him saying so.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004985772.jpg\" alt=\"President Biden \" class=\"wp-image-25316906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004985772.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004985772.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004985772.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004985772.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>President Biden incorrectly stated immigration statistics at a press conference in Mexico.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004936010.jpg\" alt=\"CROSSING ARRESTS\" class=\"wp-image-25316994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004936010.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004936010.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004936010.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004936010.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Biden presided over a record-smashing nearly 2.4 million border-crossing arrests in fiscal 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>AMLO also praised the fact that illegal immigrants already in the US \u201care not suffering raids as unfortunately used to happen in the past\u201d and attacked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, for his \u201ccompletely inhuman\u201d initiative to bus migrants released by US border officials to New York City and Washington, DC, in protest of Biden\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n<p>Many members of Biden\u2019s Cabinet attended the North American Leaders\u2019 Summit, including Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who oversees the agencies that handle immigration and border security.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) on Tuesday morning introduced articles of impeachment against Mayorkas for allegedly failing to fulfill his responsibilities to secure the border.<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas gave a single-word response to The Post when asked if he had any comment on the articles of impeachment, simply saying, \u201cno.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/biden-mangles-migration-stats-mexico-prez-007.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Biden incorrectly said a majority of border-crossings are by people from four countries.\" class=\"wp-image-25316134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/biden-mangles-migration-stats-mexico-prez-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/biden-mangles-migration-stats-mexico-prez-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/biden-mangles-migration-stats-mexico-prez-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Biden incorrectly said a majority of border-crossings are by people from four countries.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 80-year-old Biden appeared fuzzy on the details of the current migration situation at the border during the question-and-answer period of the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, a majority of our migrants are coming from four countries \u2014 Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua. And we are expanding the very successful parole program we had with regard to Venezuela to Cuba and to Nicaragua and to Haiti to provide safe and orderly and humane processing for people fleeing those countries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden added, \u201cI want to thank the president of Mexico for agreeing to take up to 3,000 people back that don\u2019t meet this criteria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than 89,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela were detained after illegally crossing the US border in November \u2014 less than one-third of the overall 283,000 encounters, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/nationwide-encounters\">according to <\/a>the latest data from US Customs and Border Protection.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/biden-mangles-migration-stats-mexico-prez-018.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blamed Biden for the border crisis Sunday when he visited El Paso.\" class=\"wp-image-25316175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/biden-mangles-migration-stats-mexico-prez-018.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/biden-mangles-migration-stats-mexico-prez-018.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/biden-mangles-migration-stats-mexico-prez-018.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blamed Biden for the border crisis Sunday when he visited El Paso.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A Biden administration initiative announced Thursday will allow up to 30,000 migrants per month from the four countries if they pass background checks and have a US sponsor. As part of that plan, Mexico agreed to take back at least 30,000 people of those nationalities who illegally cross the border.<\/p>\n<p>Biden previously turned heads with his migration commentary during his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to Mexico City, including on Monday significantly understating US deaths caused by fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>The president also said Monday evening that \u201cwe\u2019re well on our way\u201d to \u201ctackle irregular migration\u201d despite continued record-setting border crossings.<\/p>\n<p>Biden presided over a record-smashing nearly 2.4 million border-crossing arrests in fiscal 2022, which ended Sept. 30. The figures from October and November show illegal border-crossings are up 40% and 34%, respectively, over the same months in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Biden made his first visit to the US-Mexico border as president on Sunday\u00a0but drew criticism\u00a0because he didn\u2019t interact with migrants after El Paso officials cleaned up homeless camps. Republican critics said Biden visited a \u201cPotemkin Village\u201d that disguised the crisis.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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