Commentary
Millions of people have illegally crossed the southern border into the United States in the past few years, but the Biden administration says everything is fine, with “nothing to see here.”
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas even said last week that the southern border is “secure.”
With scant evidence or justification, he’s been repeating that “secure” line since assuming his post in February 2021.
“Look, the border is secure,” he said at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado on July 19. “We are working to make the border more secure. That has been a historic challenge.”
That’s quite a remarkable statement from the homeland security secretary. Almost none of it is true, except for the “historic” part….