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Biden Admin’s Border Madness Has Cheapened What It Means to Be an American

Biden Admin’s Border Madness Has Cheapened What It Means to Be an American
Illegal immigrants wait to be processed by Border Patrol after crossing the U.S.–Mexico border in Lukeville, Ariz., on Dec. 5, 2023. John Moore/Getty Images
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In just three short years, President Joe Biden’s reckless policies have destroyed the integrity of our borders. But perhaps the worst thing he has done is to devalue legal immigration and U.S. residence—even citizenship—pricing it at a one-way ticket from Africa or Asia to Latin America, plus smugglers’ fees to the U.S. border.
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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