LAST FRIDAY U.S. SENATOR PETE RICKETTS OF NEBRASKA ACCOMPANIED OTHER REPUBLICAN SENATORS ON A TOUR OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO EXAMINE THE CURRENT STATE OF THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER.
RICKETTS SAYS RECORD NUMBERS OF IMMIGRANTS CONTINUE TO CROSS OUR SOUTHERN BORDER WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTIONS:
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THE SENATORS PARTICIPATED IN BOTH NIGHT AND DAYTIME TOURS OF THE BORDER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT ON LAND AND WATER.
RICKETTS EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT TERRORISTS COMING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BORDER:
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RICKETTS SAYS THE OPEN BORDER POLICY HAS ALSO RESULTED IN THE DEATHS OF MANY IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE PUTTING THEMSELVES IN DANGER:
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THE SENATORS ALSO RECEIVED BRIEFINGS FROM LEADERS WITH THE U.S. BORDER PATROL’S RIO GRANDE VALLEY SECTOR AND THE U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION’S OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS ON EFFORTS TO SECURE THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER.
