Border Wall Works, Helps Curb Illegal Immigration, Biden Appointee Testifies

Melissa Dalton said the border wall is ‘part of a system of border security management’

Human smugglers drive thier ATV's on the Mexicacn side of the United States border wall near Jacumba, Calif., on Oct. 31, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The wall at the U.S.–Mexico border is effective in curbing illegal immigration, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be Air Force undersecretary told lawmakers this week.

“I believe a border barrier can help mitigate the flow,” Melissa Dalton, the current assistant secretary of defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, told senators in Washington on Jan. 23.