A relevant timely report from a news outlet too dumb to realize it is departing from the approved line.
Bottom line – legal immigration down; illegal immigration up.
Why is work-related migration to rich countries falling? | Migration News | Al Jazeera
“Work-related migration to wealthy countries fell by more than one-fifth last year …
… the number of people admitted for permanent work purposes across the OECD fell by 21 percent last year, dropping to roughly 934,000. …
The OECD recorded a 13 percent fall in the number of new international students arriving in OECD nations between 2023 and 2024. …
By contrast, migration for humanitarian reasons has continued to climb. Asylum applications surged in the US in the final months of the Biden administration last year …”