Just for perspective, this is 1/10th the number of Ukrainian refugees who were processed at the border earlier this year, efficiently and without alarming language about a “surge, “flood” or “crisis” https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/12/us/el-paso-migrants-border.html
Mass Migrant Crossing Floods Texas Border Facilities

The arrival of up to 1,000 migrants, the latest big group to have crossed the border, was one of the largest single crossings in recent years in West Texas, which has seen a surge in migration.