President Visits US/Mexico Border, Declares “Our Country is Full”

President Trump was at the US/Mexico border in California yesterday.  As the Associated Press reports, the President declared that  “our country is full” and insisted the U.S. immigration system was overburdened and illegal crossings must be stopped.  During the visit, President Trump inspected a refurbished section of fencing at the border.

President Trump participated in a briefing on immigration and border security in Calexico before viewing a 2-mile (3.2-kilometer) see-through steel-slat barrier that was a long-planned replacement for an older barrier – and not new wall. “There is indeed an emergency on our southern border,” Trump said at the briefing, adding that there has been a sharp uptick in illegal crossings. “It’s a colossal surge and it’s overwhelming our immigration system, and we can’t let that happen. … We can’t take you anymore. We can’t take you. Our country is full.”

KJ