Thursday 29 September 2022 10:29 PM Even Bill Clinton says there's a 'limit' to how many migrants US can take trends now
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Former President Bill Clinton said the U.S. has a 'limit' to how many migrants it can take into the country and said there are are some who 'game' the system.
'There is a limit to how many migrants any society can take without severe disruption and assistance, and our system is based much more on an assumption that things would be more normal,' the former president said, referencing record border crossings.
Border agents have encountered more than 2.1 million border crossings this fiscal year, the highest number ever recorded in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) history. There were 203,000 crossings in August.
On a CNN podcast with host Fareed Zakaria, Clinton recalled immigration of his youth, when Mexican migrants would crossed back and forth at the border to work in agriculture, and it 'worked for people.'
Former President Bill Clinton said the U.S. has a 'limit' to how many migrants it can take into the country and said there are are some who 'game' the system
'It's an old story, but now you've got the largest number of refugees since World War II because of Syria and now Ukraine and other problems,' he said.
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