What a surprise.
Border patrol agents are reporting an uptick in illegal border crossings in the run-up to Congressional immigration reform.

Katie Pavich at Townhall reported:

As the immigration reform Gang of Eight inside the Beltway prepares to announce a deal later this week, claiming border security will come before a path to citizenship for millions of illegals, Border Patrol agents have seen illegal border crossings double and warn the cutting of agent work hours will only result in less border security, not more.

“We’ve seen the number of illegal aliens double, maybe even triple since amnesty talk started happening,” an agent told Townhall, who asked to remain unnamed due to fears of retaliation within Customs and Border Protection [CBP], something he said is common. “A lot of these people, although not the majority, are criminals or aggravated felons. This is a direct danger to our communities.”

Data obtained by Townhall and reported within CBP from February 5 through March 1, 2013 shows 504 illegal aliens were spotted exploiting the Tucson/Nogales area, 189 were caught on CBP intelligence cameras. Of those 504, only 174 were apprehended and 32 of the 189 on camera were carrying large drug load packs for Mexican cartels. Some were armed with AK-47 style weapons.

Related… The Obama Administration released waves of illegal immigrant criminals from US detention centers in the wake of sequester cuts.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/04/...gration-reform/

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These illegal immigrants are "self deporting" because of the depressed economy, right? Oh... my mistake. You mean they were traveling NORTH, not SOUTH. LOL

I wonder what the true number of illegal aliens currently in this country is really? (I don't trust that 11 million meme, not one bit.)

The way that meme (or self-fulfilling prophecy) is plugged constantly (and with such matter-of-factness) reminds me of a few others from recent history:

- during that last few years of GWB II administration: "the economy is sinking into a deep recession, it is inevitable!"
- shortly after to be followed by: "we have a terrible Healthcare CRISIS in the this country! Something must be done!"
- and more recently: "the vast majority of people in the US currently, overwhelmingly support gay marriage" (along with its kissing corollary: "Republicans better get on board if they know what's good for them!").

I wonder what is coming next, will we be treated to a constant breathless repetition of "there is strong bi-partisan support to intervene in Syria to stop the worst human rights calamity in recent memory?" Or might it be something else?