A panel of lawmakers is turning to Florida's maritime border and what government data shows is a sharply rising wave of migration from around the Caribbean.
-- defined under federal law as the complete prevention of unlawful entries, a feat no administration has ever achieved.
A steel-hulled, makeshift migrant sailboat is grounded near the mangroves of Harry Harris Park, Jan. 10, 2023, in the Upper Keys area of Tavernier, Fla.Experts say a number of factors have contributed to the protracted diaspora of populations across the Western Hemisphere, including the build-up of migration demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread instability in Haiti and deteriorating authoritarian regimes in South America.
Another 350 would be added under the president's latest budget proposal, which is likely to be ignored by the divided Congress. Gimenez, who said Biden is not being tough enough on Mexico, represents southern Florida and the Keys, a region that has seen an overall spike this year in unauthorized migrant dockings and other migrant apprehensions despite recent declines.
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