I will fight to strengthen current measures to control our borders – turn off the illegal flow of people coming into our country. This is a matter of national security. A country that does not control who is coming in puts the security of its citizens at risk. Immediately end chain migration, visa lotteries, and vacation-birth citizenship. Develop a simplified legal status verification system that lets employers know whether a prospective employee is legally in the United States.
The Open Border Makes All Problems Worse
By Mark Robertson, Candidate for Nevada’s First Congressional District
Open borders exacerbate many difficulties regular Americans face each day. Problems like crime, healthcare, drugs, inflation, our national debt, poor-performing schools, and countless others. Illegal immigration makes things much worse for you and all Nevadans.
People who enter our Country illegally cost American taxpayers an estimated $150 billion per year. That money is spent on social programs to house, feed, educate, and provide medical care. Since President Biden took office, eight million people have entered our country illegally. We don’t have that money, so we must borrow it, adding to our national debt and driving inflation. You pay this cost in higher taxes and higher prices for everything you buy.
Have you been to a hospital emergency room lately? If so, you probably had to wait in a long line. Illegal immigration is making these lines much longer. Criminals who break our laws to enter our country go to the emergency room for all their healthcare needs. And, of course, they do not pay for the care they receive. As a result, you pay more for healthcare and wait longer to receive it.
Less than half of Nevada’s school children are performing at grade level. Illegal immigration has made this problem much worse. Teachers must accommodate non-English speaking children. The school district must hire translators and specialists to work with these students. Diverting funds, teachers, and resources from the children of tax-paying Nevadans means our children don’t get the education they need and deserve.
Crime is rising in Southern Nevada and across the country. Thousands of criminals have crossed our porous southern border. Mexican cartels freely operate in the United States. They bring with them a plethora of crimes, including drugs, guns, gangs, murder, burglary, shoplifting, and human trafficking, not to mention the potential for terrorist acts. Innocent Americans are subjected to rising risk of loss, injury, and death, while scarce law enforcement resources are diverted away from protecting you and your family.
Securing our borders won’t fix all Americans' challenges, but it will make them more manageable. As your Representative in Congress, I will fight to secure the border and enforce current laws. I will work with others to create an immigration system that only allows people into our country who can support themselves and make an immediate contribution to our Country.
The Biden Era of open borders must end! That goes for “Ridin with Biden” Dina Titus as well.
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