why the surge? one reason is that europe tracking down on the own migrant crisis. also word of mouth which is global. millions of people worldwide know the truth. if you show up at the country border illegally and say the right words you ll likely get permission to enter the united states. once you do that, you re likely never going to be forced to leave. this is not a failure of the tactics but a failure of the political will. it will continue until they decide that the america borders matter and are worth defending. don t look for that change to come from the 2020 democratic field. they don t believe it at all. in an interview to axios, south bend mayor pete buttigieg said the endless flood of the illegal immigrants in this country could be a political ploy by president trump. watch. immigration is more useful to this president as a crisis