Yep. Don't feel bad - even the lauded Jeh Johnson got that figure wrong when speaking off the cuff a while back. But the number has generally ranged between 30-40% over the last 20 years or so. - Albaby

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I too am surprised is is that high. I suspect with more than superficial vetting, it wold be a lot lower. I still submit it is impossible to vet someone who 1) has no id and 2) comes from a country who keeps poor or no records in any form readily accessible to vetting authorities and 3) with 300,000 to vet each month can only spend a few minutes on each case.

When 40% are ultimately approved after 4 or 5 years as used as justification for not securing the border, you ignore the even higher cost of supporting the 60% that are not approved who have been living here 4+ years along side those who are approved. Te cost of them alone justifies a border wall.

Note Border Wall is defined as a set all the security measures necessary to prevent 99% of illegal crossing. May be a physical wall in many places but also drones, videos, motion censors, and anything else the BORDER Agents say they need, backed up with enough border agents to intercept an illegal crosser within minutes of crossing, coupled with the authority to immediately deport the law breaker for being here without coming through an official port of entry. So please stop telling me you can't build a wall in the river. I know that.