Former El Paso U.S. Marshal Robert Almonte and El Paso city council member Claudia Rodriguez discussed how El Paso and other border communities are 'overwhelmed' with the border crisis.
Former El Paso U.S. Marshal Robert Almonte on skyrocketing illegal border crossings and what the looming end to Title 42 could mean.
Former El Paso U.S. Marshal Robert Almonte told"Fox & Friends First" Wednesday that the border crisis impacts the entire United States, not just border communities because migrants move throughout the country. "The floodgates are open, and when Title 42 is lifted, you're going to see the dam break," he warned.Almonte said, border communities like El Paso and Brownsville"don't have the funding to deal with the situation" and are in desperate need of help from the Biden administration.
"This is going to have an impact on state and local law enforcement agencies on the border and throughout the United States," said Almonte."These migrants, some of them, are going to be committing crimes and a lot of them are going to become victims of crime. So this is an issue where state and local authorities are handling a federal problem."
El Paso, Texas City Council member Claudia Rodriguez said more money is not the only solution and the Biden administration is failing to secure the southern border. Rodriguez said Wednesday on"
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