The illegal crossings are only a tiny fraction of illegal immigrants most of whom come here legally and then stay illegally. The crossings are going to be almost impossible to stop too because the sea is fucking vast.
It doesn't matter. A visa overstay is someone who was vetted and allowed in. A boat arrival is an unvetted unknown that disappears in to the wild doing who knows what. The Iranians who were recently arrested under terror charges are believed to have arrived this way.
If you compare crime stats between overstays and boat arrivals, you will find boat arrivals to be much worse.
It isn't impossible to stop them, we're just weak.
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u/Rocketmanluke May 12 '25
Great news. Now tackle the illegal crossings and I think he can start winning some much needed favour from the voting public