Rep. Clay Higgins Says Border Crisis Is ‘Disintegration of Law and Order’

On March 13, 2023, Maria “Coke” Tambunga, 73, and her 7-year-old granddaughter, Emelia Tambunga, died when their vehicle was hit by a pickup involved in a high-speed chase carrying 11 illegal immigrants.

First responder and paramedic Carley Morgan holds a sign protesting Mexican drug cartels at a press conference on the border crisis in Phoenix on Jan. 26, 2023. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times

On March 13, 2023, Maria “Coke” Tambunga, 73, and her 7-year-old granddaughter, Emelia Tambunga, died when their vehicle was hit by a pickup involved in a high-speed chase carrying 11 illegal immigrants.

David J. Bier, associate director for immigration studies at the Cato Institute, said the tragedy doesn’t represent how immigrants affect communities, but didn’t differentiate between legal and illegal immigrants. According to Bier, immigrants account for far less crime than U.S. citizens.