 I thought it couldn't get worse than that in terms of numbers, and then 22 happened, which was about 250,000 people. Last year was 370,000 people. For every migrant that used to arrive, six now come from Mexico and from around the world. Many tell border agents that President Donald Trump's departure from office encouraged them to think the U.S. would be more open. Human smugglers also advertised for customers on social media, appealing to would-be asylum seekers.