Proposed Border Bill , Raises Questions About Activation of , Border Emergency Authority.br 'Newsweek' reports that the Senate's proposed br $118 billion southern border bill has drawn br scrutiny for the number of migrants br allowed to enter the country annually. .br Confusion has reportedly circled around the br daily average and the belief it could permit as br many as 1.8 million annual migrant crossings.br In December, over 300,000 migrant encounters br were reported at the Southwest border, according br to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.br The proposed legislation looks to deter br the influx of migrants at the border bybr imposing tougher rules on migration and br increasing the number of Border Patrol agents.br 'Newsweek' reports that one aspect of the br proposed legislation revolves around the br activation of border emergency authority.br According to the legislation, Department of Homeland Security , "shall activate the border emergency authority if, br during a period of seven consecutive calendar br days, there is an average of 5,000 or more br aliens who are encountered each day.".br The language of the proposed law has drawn criticism, br as a hypothetical 5,000 migrants per day for a 365-day br period equals about 1.825 million migrants annually.br Republican Senator James Lankford, one of the bill's br co-sponsors, defended the legislation and attempted to br clarify the meaning of the Border Emergency Authority.br Republican Senator James Lankford, one of the bill's br co-sponsors, defended the legislation and attempted to br clarify the meaning of the Border Emergency Authority.br The emergency authority is not br designed to let 5,000 people in, br it is designed to close the border br and turn 5,000 people around. , James Lankford, Republican Senator, via 'Newsweek'.br The Border Emergency Authority only lasts br 3 yrs to force this Admin to shut down the br border & to give time for the next POTUS br to hire more agents & more officers, James Lankford, Republican Senator, via 'Newsweek'.