WASHINGTON, DC — One year after President Trump was sworn in for his historic second term, America's border is finally secure. Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, marked the anniversary by authoring an op-ed in San Angelo LIVE highlighting the decisive success of President Trump's border policies.
In just one year, President Trump ended the Biden administration's border crisis, put American safety first, and restored law and order. Our communities are undoubtedly safer thanks to President Trump.
As Congressman Pfluger outlines in the op-ed, the results speak for themselves:
· Seven consecutive months of ZERO migrant releases at the border into the United States
· Border crossings have fallen by 93%
· Billions were secured to reimburse the State of Texas for Operation Lone Star
· Thousands of violent illegal aliens have been successfully deported
Read the full op-ed in San Angelo LIVEHERE, or in part below:
In President Trump's First Year, America Took Our Border Back
By Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11):
A year ago, President Donald Trump returned to office and made one thing clear – our country’s surrender at the southern border was over.
Gone are the days of communities being pushed to the brink to absorb the consequences of Democrats’ open-border policies that allowed violent criminals to take control, enabled nationwide lawlessness, and allowed criminal cartels to call balls and strikes at our borders, threatening the sovereignty of our nation.
President Biden, Border Czar Harris, and the Democrat Party allowed our southern border to become a gateway for chaos. Americans loudly rejected this insanity and elected a leader who understood what too many politicians had refused to say out loud -- a nation without borders is not a nation. If we can’t control who comes into our country, we can’t protect our citizens, secure our economy, or defend our future.
No state bore the brunt of Biden's border catastrophe like Texas. For four years, Texas communities watched helplessly as millions of illegal aliens flooded across the southern border, overwhelming local law enforcement, hospitals, and community resources. There is no shortage of stories from our district of families and communities who were devastated by the scourge of drugs and illegal aliens resulting from the previous administration’s open-border policies. When the federal government refused to protect its own citizens, the State of Texas stepped up.
Read the full op-ed HERE or by clicking the image below.
