Yuma, Arizona – A major border city is on the verge of collapse as immigration surge under President Biden’s leadership overloads food banks and hospitals and threatens food security, Yuma officials say told Fox News.
Yuma County Superintendent Jonathan Lines told Fox News, “An unprecedented amount of people are coming across the border to replace what we’ve seen under other presidents in the last 30 years. “And they said Biden told them to come, we have open borders, so they’re coming.”
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“Biden’s policies will only make things worse,” Lines said. “He needs to be re-evaluated.”
About five million immigrants have crossed the southern border into the United States since Mr. Biden took office, according to Customs and Border Protection.Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector Saw 171% increase in migrant travel Between 2021 and 2022.
in the meantime, 1.2 million illegal immigrants Since Biden took office, he has eluded Border Patrol, a CBP source told Fox News on Sunday.
“The problem that we foresee now is some big waves coming,” Hank Orza, a Yuma resident and fifth-generation farmer, told Fox News. can’t support it, it overwhelms the system here.”
El Paso, Texas, another border town, declared a state of emergency Thousands of migrants camped in the streets during freezing temperatures in December. use the local airport For temporary evacuation.
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Lines, Auza, and another Yuma farmer, Alex Muller, shared concerns that began with fears about food security, as agricultural production dominates the town’s economy.
“Our fields are monitored, audited and tested for a variety of pathogens,” Muller said. “People cannot walk on the field.”
Yuma’s fields, which produce 93% of the country’s leafy greens in the winter, face a significant amount of migration, Awza said. Risk of damage to crops For fear of food poisoning.He also said many residents could not enter the only hospital in the city.
“People had a hard time getting into the hospital because it was full of illegal immigrants,” Orza told Fox News.
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In January, Biden his first border trip Moved to El Paso, Texas, announced border enforcement actions including Title 42 deportation of some nationalities.It was a step in the right direction, but Biden needs to enact a stricter immigration policy to deal with it all Border-related concerns in different regionsLines told Fox News.
A record number of immigrants poured into Yuma in the past year, straining the town’s resources.
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Lines said Biden administration officials should visit Yuma to witness the specific challenges facing the community.
“I’ve invited them several times and now I’m inviting them again,” Lines said. “Please come and have a look.”
To hear more from border residents detailing the strain Biden’s immigration policy has placed on their towns, click here.
