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Northern Border Crisis: Illegal Immigration Soars by 240% Amid Southern Border Focus

ByAlki David

Feb 20, 2024

In a concerning revelation, a recent report sheds light on a surge in illegal immigration along the northern border of the United States. While much attention has been focused on the southern border crisis, Customs and Border Protection data shows a staggering 240% increase in illegal crossings from Canada into the United States last year.

According to Customs and Border Protection statistics, over 12,200 immigrants entered the United States illegally via the northern border in the past year alone. The majority of these crossings, approximately 70%, occurred along the Swanton Sector, spanning 295 miles across New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire.

Experts highlighted by The New York Post speculate that some migrants, equipped with the financial means, are opting for a different route to enter the United States. By purchasing one-way tickets from cities like Cancun or Mexico City to major Canadian hubs such as Toronto or Montreal, these individuals believe they stand a better chance of evading detection compared to crossing the southern border where enforcement efforts are more concentrated.

This shift in migration patterns raises significant concerns about the effectiveness of border security measures and the allocation of resources. While attention remains fixed on the challenges at the southern border, the surge in illegal immigration along the northern frontier underscores the need for comprehensive border enforcement strategies that address vulnerabilities across all points of entry into the United States.

As policymakers grapple with the complexities of immigration reform, it is imperative to adopt a holistic approach that takes into account the unique dynamics and challenges presented by both the southern and northern borders.

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.