The article discusses recent incidents of mass border crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border and in Ceuta, Spain, highlighting how policy changes can significantly affect migration patterns. It notes that hundreds of individuals attempted to cross into the United States from Mexico in August 2023, following a period where millions crossed illegally during 2021-2024 due to permissive policies under former President Joe Biden’s administration. In contrast, it mentions an incident in Ceuta where over 72,000 non-Spaniards attempted entry, with many being processed under Europe's lenient asylum laws. The article attributes the reduction in illegal crossings to policy changes made by former President Donald Trump and emphasizes that while some countries are improving, global conditions still drive people towards migration destinations like the U.S. and Europe.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Back in August 2023, hundreds of foreign nationals rushed the U.S. border in separate incidents at official crossing points in Brownsville and El Paso, Texas.
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hundreds → rush → Brownsville
DHS officers put up physical barriers and stopped traffic over the Gateway International Bridge.
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officers → put → Bridge
On the Mexican side, the military intervened to stop further mass attempts by aliens to enter the U.S. illegally.
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military → intervene → U.S.
For those who have already forgotten, we very recently had hundreds of thousands of inadmissible aliens pouring over our border every month.
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thousands → forget → border
Why did they come in the millions from 2021-2024 and only a few hundred today?
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they → come → 2021
Former President Joe Biden and his Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas were lamentably successful at creating made-up "lawful pathways" and circumventing our laws to parole or release as many aliens into our country as possible.
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Biden → create → country
The effects will last decades.
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effects → last → ?
We saw an echo of the Biden border recently in the Spanish city of Ceuta, in North Africa.
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We → see → Africa
In July, more than 72,000 non-Spaniards bum-rushed the border while Morocco did little to stop them.
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Morocco → rush → them
The majority were Moroccans, who mostly went home within a few days.
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who → go → days
But 10,000 or more were from sub-Saharan Africa or claimed to be minors, or both.
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10,000 → claim → Africa
Spain is now stuck with processing them under Europe’s insanely soft asylum policies, which will likely result in many being taken to mainland Spain.
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many → process → Spain
The success of even a minority of these invaders to access Europe will encourage many more to try.
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success → access → many
President Donald Trump ended Biden’s open-borders policies.
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Trump → end → policies
Since he took office, there have been zero "catch-and-release" cases at the border, the Department of Homeland Security says.
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Department → take → Security
Trump also ended Biden’s reckless and illegal mass parole programs.
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Trump → end → programs
Some aliens still sneak in without being caught, but far fewer now that the Border Patrol has the time and manpower to look for them and the mandate to detain them.
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Patrol → sneak → them
Trump’s prompt action stemmed the manmade disaster that allowed up to 10 million illegal aliens into our country with no vetting and little chance of qualifying for asylum.
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that → stem → asylum
But Trump can’t change the demand-side of the mass migration equation.
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Trump → change → equation
The world still has plenty of poor, dysfunctional countries.
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world → have → countries
Elections across Latin America including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Peru have replaced leftist leaders with conservative ones, which augers well for security and prosperity in our hemisphere.
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which → include → hemisphere
In El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele has drastically reduced crime and improved the economy such that the country is desperate for workers.
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country → reduce → workers
The U.S. taking out Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and replacing him with a more cooperative, if still leftist, leader should improve that country’s economy and allow millions to return home safely.
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millions → take → economy
But elsewhere in Latin America, Africa and Asia, bad governments, weak economies, and high fertility continue to make people want to leave.
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people → continue → America
The U.S. remains a favored destination.
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U.S. → remain → ?
So does Europe, where the native population is slowly being supplanted by mass migration from the "Global South."
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population → do → South
This is no conspiracy theory; it’s an observable demographic phenomenon.
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it → ’ → ?
The U.N. High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that at least 1,200 migrants in Ceuta could be eligible for asylum in Spain.
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UNHCR, along with the International Organization for Migration, used millions in U.S. money to channel illegal migration from across the world via Latin America into the U.S.
Claiming asylum so they can get into Spain and the larger EU is what motivates people rushing into Ceuta, just like those who used to rush the U.S. border.
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who → use → border
They want jobs and better prospects, including generous welfare benefits.
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They → want → benefits
But the vast majority are not persecuted at home in the way required to qualify for asylum.
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majority → persecute → asylum
They’ll admit as much themselves, at least until the asylum process begins and they have to make up a story and stick to it.
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they → admit → it
President Donald Trump ended Biden’s open-borders policies.
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Trump → end → policies
Since he took office, there have been zero "catch-and-release" cases at the border, the Department of Homeland Security says.
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Department → take → Security
Trump also ended Biden’s reckless and illegal mass parole programs.
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Trump → end → programs
One illegal migrant to Ceuta from Chad, Mohamed Yaqoub, told an AP reporter that "The most important thing for us is to get the papers," so that he could achieve his goal of studying in France.
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If he were truly seeking asylum, Yaqoub would have done so in the first safe country he reached outside Chad.
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he → seek → Chad
, he admits he won’t even stay in Spain once he gets "papers," he’ll go to France.
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he → admit → France
Demand to migrate from the Global South to the richer countries is insatiable.
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Demand → migrate → countries
Many EU member countries have structural budget deficits and debt caused by their economies failing to grow while the costs of socialist healthcare and pension systems rise.
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costs → have → healthcare
…and 2 more, not listed.
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