A dozen congressmen, led by House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, went to the southern border to see exactly what is happening there. They knew it was bad, but it was even worse than they imagined.
The numbers are extraordinary. More than 100,000 illegal aliens were apprehended in February. Thatâs the largest number of February apprehensions in 15 years. Experts are warning that more than one million people will attempt to illegally cross the border this year.
And theyâre not all coming from Mexico or Central America. We are apprehending people at our southern border from Iran and Romania, a country in southeastern Europe. This isnât just a border crisis. It is a national security crisis.
Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings surge
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