Influx of Migrants at , US-Mexico Border, Takes Spotlight Ahead of Elections.br Influx of Migrants at , US-Mexico Border, Takes Spotlight Ahead of Elections.br BBC reports that migrant arrivals at the br U.S.-Mexico border have reached record highs, br posing a problem for the Biden administration.br BBC reports that migrant arrivals at the br U.S.-Mexico border have reached record highs, br posing a problem for the Biden administration.br According to recent polls, over two-thirds of br people in the U.S. don't approve of the current br administration's handling of the border issue.br The influx of migrants has upset both br Republicans and Democrats as cities across br the country struggle to cope with rising numbers. .br Under the Biden administration, over 6.3 million migrants br have been detained while attempting to illegally enter the U.S., br a higher number than the previous three administrations.br Under the Biden administration, over 6.3 million migrants br have been detained while attempting to illegally enter the U.S., br a higher number than the previous three administrations.br BBC reports that numbers have steadily br been on the rise since 2021, reaching an br all-time high of over 302,000 in December of last year.br The greatest increase in migrants from outside the Americas br comes from China, with over 37,000 Chinese nationals br detained in 2023, 50 times higher than two years prior.br We are experiencing displacement br around the world at a level never seen br in recorded history, and people are br turning up at our southern border br for a variety of different reasons, Jorge Loweree, managing director of programs br at the American Immigration Council, via BBC.br We are experiencing displacement br around the world at a level never seen br in recorded history, and people are br turning up at our southern border br for a variety of different reasons, Jorge Loweree, managing director of programs br at the American Immigration Council, via BBC.br There are four br failed states in our br hemisphere alone, Jorge Loweree, managing director of programs br at the American Immigration Council, via BBC.br BBC points out that the last br major overhaul of the system br came over 30 years ago.br Meanwhile, the latest bipartisan bill looking to address br the issue of the U.S. border was doomed as the br result of widespread congressional GOP opposition.br Meanwhile, the latest bipartisan bill looking to address br the issue of the U.S.