The Border Is Less Secure Than Ever, and the Implications Are Deadly

At sunset near McAllen, Texas, illegal immigrants who have crossed the Rio Grande surrender to U.S. Border Patrol near an area known as Rincon; from there they will be transported to a processing center, in a file photo. Mani Albrecht/U.S. Customs and Border Protection

News Analysis

During a recent hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee, Congressman Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) asked Homeland Security Director Alejandro Mayorkas, “Do you continue to maintain that the border is secure?” Mayorkas replied, “Yes, and we are working day in and day out to enhance its security.”