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Chris Magnus’s Opus: A Record-Setting Disaster for the Head of Border Protection

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Chris Magnus’s Opus: A Record-Setting Disaster for the Head of Border Protection
Illegal migrants at the Rio Grande in Del Rio, Texas, on Sept. 18, 2021. Charlie C. Peebles, Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Simon Hankinson
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Chris Magnus was forced to resign as head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Nov. 12. He was unprepared for the job, never had the support of the workforce, and cared more about internal “social justice” than executing CBP’s mission.
Simon Hankinson
Simon Hankinson
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Simon Hankinson, a former foreign service officer with the State Department, is a senior research fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Border Security and Immigration Center.
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