October 30, 2006

Nonsense Correlation
DHS Takes Credit for Normal Fluctuation in Apprehensions

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Houston Chronicle -- October 30
Official: Border arrests dropping
But it doesn't mean fewer are crossing illegally, some experts say
Washington -- The number of illegal immigrants caught entering the United States fell by 8 percent this year, a senior federal official said Sunday, citing the decline as evidence that enhanced border security is deterring the number of immigrants trying to enter the country.
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"Across the board, we are seeing enforcement numbers that are at or near record levels," said the senior official, who works with Chertoff at DHS.

Nonsense: ABP reports little evidence of the National Guard on the border and continued high levels of border crossers.

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