Obama Administration Border Chief: Current Border Crisis "Worst We Have Ever Experienced"

Yet open borders Dems continue to deny there is a crisis!

Testimony before a Senate panel this week by Mark Morgan, Obama Administration Border Chief. In a separate interview he described how the border is "wide open."

Morgan's statement blames Democrats for politicizing the issue and ignoring the facts:

The historical data, current factual-based information, and intelligence clearly outlines the very real border threat and humanitarian crisis we face at our southwest border. The changing trends in illegal crossings and exploitation of our laws have overwhelmed our resources and personnel.

We are experiencing a crisis to the magnitude never experienced in modern times. The solution to this extremely complex crisis, cannot be a partisan issue. Simply put – continued inaction through uncompromising positions will only serve to exacerbate the threat. There is an acute need for legislative action.

As the immigration debate has continued, we have seen the political discourse in this country steadily decline. The divisive rhetoric, often directed at the men and women of law enforcement, may serve some political purpose, but its demoralizing for the personnel being attacked. I’ve seen the use of social media to mischaracterize again and again, the actions of law enforcement personnel to further a political talking point. This type of misinformed and generalized rhetoric is beneath any Congressional member and only serves to further divide the country on the immigration debate. The overwhelming majority of border security personnel do what they do out of a sense of duty – to the nation, it’s laws and citizens. They don’t get fulfillment from their government paycheck but rather from a sense of being a part of something greater than one’s self. I’m respectfully requesting as we continue this debate, we all pause, and remember – words matter. They have greater meaning and impact when the words come from our elected members of Congress – with this power comes immense responsibility.
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The increases and demographic changes in illegal crossings are direct responses to our broken legal frame work being exploited by the cartels and migrants. The loopholes in our asylum laws; nonsensical judicial precedent; overwhelmed immigration processes; and lack of detention space, have helped drive what has devolved essentially into an open border policy. Central American families are incentivized and rewarded to come and illegally enter our border because they know
DHS must release them within 20 days by law and they will be allowed to remain in the U.S. indefinitely while awaiting immigration court proceedings. It’s simple – they step one foot on American soil, say the magic words under “credible fear” and within a few days they’re allowed into cities all across the U.S. What should sound additional alarms of concern is that most of the family members either lack proper identifying documentation or effective vetting of what they
produce is impossible, so we know virtually nothing about who we’re letting in! Once in, they are typically never to be heard from again.

And don't fool yourself. The "smart border" option being pushed by Democrats presents fewer physical barriers to illegal crossings which is at the heart of the problem. Yep, open borders!