From: "Robert G Lewis" 

 It does seem a bit high unless you include 'voluntary departures '

2001- 2004   Formal Removals  720,778    Voluntary departures 4,110,746

http://uscis.gov/graphics/shared/statistics/yearbook/YrBk04En.htm


2 Voluntary departures verified includes aliens under docket control
required to depart and voluntary departures not under docket control; first
recorded in 1927. Beginning FY 2004, voluntary departures verified include
both Deportable Alien Control System (DACS) cases under docket control and
Performance Analysis System (PAS) Border Patrol voluntary departures
verified-cases not under docket or aliens processed for removal under
safeguard. The latter is used as a measure of border patrol voluntary
departures verified-cases not under docket. In FY 2004, complete Detention
and Removal Office district level figures for voluntary departures-cases
not under docket are unavailable in PAS and as a result are excluded for
that year. Prior to FY 2004, the reporting of voluntary departures verified
included all locations, Border Patrol sectors and districts. Indicates


However it seems the number of Voluntary Departures is lower then it was
during the 90's,.

Bob Lewis

"Robert Comer"  wrote in
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> You'd have thought we would have heard about this too: "The president
> noted that "several million" migrants had been expelled since America
> began raising security on its southern border after the September 11
> attacks."
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> Bob Comer
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> "John Cuccia"  wrote in message
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>> Here's a perfect example of George W Bush lying to pacify a political
>> faction.  I am positive he has no intention of returning all illegal
>> entrants.
>>
>>
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/20/wbush20.xml&
sSheet=/portal/2005/10/20/ixportal.html
>> President George W Bush has promised to expel millions of illegal
>> immigrants as part of a major new initiative to end fierce criticism
>> from fellow Republicans that he is too soft on border security.
>>
>> Mr Bush told senior congressmen and intelligence officers in the White
>> House: "Our goal is clear: to return every single illegal entrant,
>> with no exceptions." His words amounted to the toughest pledge on
>> immigration from the Bush administration to date.
>>
>
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