Sheriffs shocker: 'No border left'

President Joe Biden's 15-month dismantling of U.S.-Mexico border protections and policies has essentially eliminated efforts to keep illegal immigrants out of the nation, according to the nation's front-line sheriffs.

"We simply have no border left in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, or Southern California," said the nation's sheriffs in a four-paragraph letter to Senate leaders and provided to Secrets.

"This letter addresses Title 42 so we won't speak about the amount of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, ghost guns, ammunition and other deadly substances flowing across our border at this very moment. We the undersigned Sheriffs call for the Congress to keep Title 42 and help save American lives," he wrote.

In pressing for retaining COVID-19 restrictions, the sheriffs said: "The administration since day one, phased out remain in Mexico, reversed asylum restrictions, implemented 100 day pause on deportations and stopped building the barrier which defines our border. Now, the administration is ending one of our most effective health measures, Title 42, which seeks to return illegal immigrants to their home country during this pandemic. Today, there are thousands of immigrants in the jungles of the Darien gap headed to the US border. We simply don't know their health status and implore you to keep Title 42 as the last policy we have to keep Americans safe from COVID and a host of other communicable diseases carried by these immigrants."

Their assessment of the border crisis comes as more people not only blame Biden for the surge of illegal immigrants, but believe he is encouraging migrants to rush into the United States.

A TIPP Poll done for the sheriffs found that most people want the administration to crack down on illegal crossings.

"Dozens of migrants are dying of dehydration in the deserts of Arizona or drowning in the Rio Grande River in Texas. Human smugglers and cartels are running rampant, and violent crime across America is increasing at an alarming level. Sensible immigration policies and reform is the answer," said Sheriff Mark Dannels of Cochise County, Arizona, who is also the chairman of the NSA Border Security Committee.

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