President. the situation on our borders. as I have said. has reached a critical juncture. I have given the statistics. The Border Patrol releases more than 90 percent of the people they catch. I want to repeat that. The Border Patrol releases through voluntary repatriation more than 90 percent of the people they catch because the system is overwhelmed. That probably sounds unbelievable to most Americans. The unfortunate reality is that the Border Patrol simply cannot take into custody the vast number of people that are apprehended. Because of this. they must prioritize. Due to space limitations. our Federal agents rightly give a higher priority to aliens who represent potential criminal threats. Mexican nationals who are apprehended are usually returned to Mexican Government officials. voluntarily taken back across the border. and. in the case of a recent pilot program. repatriated to the interior of Mexico with the hope they are less likely to risk crossing again. However. foreign nationals from other countries often get off much easier. Because of the lack of detention space. the fact that their home countries are farther away. and limitations in our immigration laws. nationals from Guatemala. El Salvador. Brazil. and a number of othier countries are frequently apprehended by Federal officials. given a court summons to report to deportation proceedings. and released. Mr. President. let me tell you that again.
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