A remarkable variation, in both nationalities and overall numbers. From data CBP released late yesterday:
- Tucson, Arizona: Mexico (30,201 of 64,638)
- Del Rio, Texas: Venezuela (12,932 of 42,952)
- San Diego, California: “Other Countries” (7,174 of 31,164)
- El Paso, Texas-New Mexico: Mexico (6,209 of 22,403)
- Rio Grande Valley, Texas: Venezuela (4,199 of 18,774)
- Yuma, Arizona-California: Peru (1,742 of 6,159)
- Laredo, Texas: Mexico (1,650 of 2,809)
- El Centro, California: Mexico (876 of 1,787)
- Big Bend, Texas: Mexico (330 of 427)
Total: Mexico (50,967 of 191,113)
At CBP’s U.S.-Mexico border ports of entry (official border crossings):
- Laredo, Texas: Mexico (6,735 of 24,224)
- San Diego, California: Cuba (5,074 of 15,432)
- El Paso, Texas-New Mexico: Venezuela (2,163 of 7,617)
- Tucson, Arizona: Mexico (1,646 of 4,032)
Total: Mexico (13,844 of 51,305)
See also:
- Unusual: Even as Migration Drops Along the U.S.-Bound Route, It Jumps at the Border
- Migration at the U.S.-Mexico Border Dropped 11 Percent from September to October
- Venezuela Was the Number-One Nationality of Migrants at the U.S.-Mexico Border in September
- Nationalities of Migrants at the U.S.-Mexico Border, June Through August
- 142,000 Migrant Encounters at the U.S.-Mexico Border During the First 17 Days of September