By using the term "open border," conservatives are falsely suggesting that anyone can get into the U.S. without much hassle.
But the southern border is more fortified than it's ever been.
As the Biden administration grapples with the soaring number of migrants and asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border, conservative pundits and politicians have upped accusations that some Democrats support "open border" policies.The big picture: By using the term "open border," conservatives — including Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who is seeking the role of House speaker — are suggesting that anyone can get into the U.S. without much hassle. But the reality is that the southern border is more fortified than it's ever been.
Since 1992, the U.S. has quadrupled the number of Border Patrol agents — from less than 5,000 to nearly 20,000 today.
Barriers, walls, and fences have been erected along portions of the 1,951-mile U.S.-Mexico border, in addition to new Border Patrol outposts and high-tech surveillance systems.
Most recently, Biden decided to go forward with a border wall in South Texas.
Lines at ports of entry have gotten longer because of new requirements to enter the U.S., putting pressure to expand hours at newer ports of entry like the one in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.
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In order to solve illegal immigrants, you'll have to start from where they come from. Maximize border controll.
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The president needs to pull the army out of there and Texas needs to stand their ground
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What a slap in the face to the common-man – the major media thinks he's stupid enough to believe THIS bs? Obviously, these elites have a contempt for the average American that can only be imagined...
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