border crossings. trump signed an executive order to stop mandated family separations one year ago. a february court filing found 245 more kids have been separated since trump s executive order stopped it. of course at least six children have died in custody after crossing the border. with all the president s red meat rhetoric about deportation how does the problem compare to fast. studies show undocumented immigration population rose in the 90s but declined during president bush s second term. southwest border apprehensions have decreased since 2000, falling 35%. and let s not forget most undocumented immigrants in the united states overstay their visas. president trump made illegal immigration a centerpiece of his 2016 campaign was responding to a problem that had been declining for a decade. but illegal border crossings