Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said on Monday that he does not believe the border surge is a seasonal phenomenon, in contrast to the notion put forward by the White House that the recent spike in illegal immigration was part of a regular pattern.
In March, a sharp rise in illegal border crossings accounted for the number of apprehensions totaling more than 172,000, up from about 100,000 the previous month and the highest since March 2001.
