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About two weeks ago, the Washington Post published an analysis of the border crisis with the provocative and misleading headline, “There’s no migrant ‘surge’ at the U.S. southern border. Here’s the data.” After the authors were called out by the Post’s own immigration reporter, the piece was revised significantly. In addition to a softer headline, “The migrant ‘surge’ at the U.S. southern border is actually a predictable pattern,” the revised piece added an entirely new section which admitted what the previous draft had curiously overlooked:
What about unaccompanied minors?
What is more unusual at this moment is the increase in border crossings by unaccompanied minors, which appears to be more than just a seasonal pattern. This poses a more distinctive challenge for the Biden administration, although it is also possible that there will be a similar drop in crossings by minors during the summer months.