Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

Feenstra: Securing our border and protecting our families

Last December, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported that more than 302,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended at our southern border, the highest number of crossings ever recorded in a single month in American history. This figure also comes on the heels of a CBP report confirming that more than 785,000 illegal immigrants were encountered at our border since last October alone. The numbers don’t lie. Our border is wide open thanks to President Biden’s ridiculous policies that encourage illegal immigration and fail to enforce our nation’s laws.

I’ve been to the border and seen the...