Border Crisis a ‘Shell Game,’ Critics Say

The hotspots shift from place to place, but illegal immigrants keep crossing the border every day in San Diego County.

Migrants station themselves at an encampment after crossing the United States border in Jacumba, Calif., on Feb. 3, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Atop a mountain overlooking the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County near the small town of Campo, a few tents, ramshackle shelters, and water bottles tell the tale of America’s ongoing illegal immigration crisis.

The border wall slopes down the mountainside and “suddenly stops” near an old train trestle and tunnel, said local resident Cory Gautereaux, motioning towards the valley below.