Opinion | President Biden needs a coherent strategy for the border

That failure is measurable and politically toxic. In mid-July, an astonishing 1.1 million So far this fiscal year, which began on October 1, people crossing the border without authorization have been detained. Nearly 190,000 migrants, a total monthly record, were detained by border agents in June alone, when the early summer heat often deters many. to do the walk. At the current rate, officials project the arrests to reach 1.5 million by the end of the fiscal year, the most in more than two decades.