{"id":1822607,"date":"2023-01-24T17:19:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T22:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1822607"},"modified":"2023-01-24T17:22:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T22:22:51","slug":"official-says-major-border-city-on-brink-of-collapse-due-to-biden-border-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/official-says-major-border-city-on-brink-of-collapse-due-to-biden-border-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Official Says Major Border City &#8220;On Brink of Collapse&#8221; Due to Biden Border Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fofficial-says-major-border-city-on-brink-of-collapse-due-to-biden-border-crisis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1822607&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\"><span class=\"dateline\">YUMA, Ariz. \u2013 <\/span>Yuma officials told Fox News that a major border city is at risk of collapse due to the migrant surge under President Biden. This overburdens food banks, hospitals, and threatens food safety.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;Policies need to be changed when you see an unprecedented amount of people coming across the border that even supersedes what we saw under any of the other presidents for the past 30 years,&#8221; Jonathan Lines, Yuma County Supervisor, spoke to Fox News. &#8220;And they&#8217;re coming because they said that Biden told them to come, that we have an open border.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>BORDER TOWN ON THE BRINK AS MIGRANT SURGE CONTINUES AND OVERWHELMS ITS RESOURCES. WATCH:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/digital-originals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>WATCH MORE FOX NEWS DIGITAL ORIGINALS HERE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will only get worse with Biden&#8217;s policies,&#8221; Lines said. &#8220;He needs to reassess.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Customs and Border Protection estimates that approximately 5 million migrants have crossed into the U.S. from the southern border since Biden&#8217;s election. Yuma Sector of Border Patrol saw\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/nationwide-encounters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>a 171% increase in migrant crossings<\/u><\/a>\u00a0Between 2021-2022<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/border-agents-confirm-1-2-million-gotaway-migrants-biden-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.2 million illegal migrants<\/a> CBP sources said that Biden&#8217;s office has seen his employees flee the Border Patrol, Fox News reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The problem that we&#8217;re foreseeing right now is there&#8217;s a couple of big waves coming,&#8221; Hank Auza (a Yuma resident who is also a fifth-generation farmer) spoke with Fox News. &#8220;Yuma can&#8217;t support that. It will overwhelm the system here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>El Paso, Texas is another border town.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/el-paso-declares-state-emergency-us-mexico-border-crossings-surge-not-safe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared a state of emergency<\/a>\u00a0During December&#8217;s below-freezing temperatures, thousands of migrants slept on the streets. Many shelters for migrants were filled to capacity, leading to the closure of many.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/hundreds-migrants-use-el-paso-airport-shelter-holiday-travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">use the local airport<\/a>\u00a0Temporary refuge\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/border-control-cartels-us-yuma-residents-say-gangs-rake-billions-human-smuggling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BORDER UNDER CONTROL OF CARTELS, NOT THE US, YUMA RESIDENTS SAY AS GANGS RAKE IN BILLIONS OFF HUMAN SMUGGLING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lines, Auza, and Alex Muller (a Yuma farmer) shared their concerns. They started with fears around food security since agriculture is a major part of the town\u2019s economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our fields are monitored and audited and tested for different pathogens,&#8221; Muller, said. &#8220;You can&#8217;t have people walking through the field.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yuma&#8217;s green fields, which provide 93% of the nation\u2019s winter leafy greens, have been subject to a fair amount migrant traffic, Auza stated. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/migrants-exploiting-border-wall-gaps-contaminate-crops-threaten-nations-food-security-arizona-farmers-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">risking damage to their crops<\/a> Due to concerns about foodborne disease. He said that many residents are unable to get in because of foodborne illness concerns. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/arizona-border-hospital-stuck-20m-bill-treating-migrants-unsustainable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the city&#8217;s only hospital<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People have had a hard time getting into the hospital because the hospital has been so full of&#8221; Fox News interviewed Auza about illegal immigrants<\/p>\n<h2><strong>WATCH A YUMA OFFICIAL EXPLAIN WHICH BORDER CRISIS HAS STRAINED HIS COMMUNITY.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/problem-national-security-gop-senators-weigh-ice-losing-track-150000-illegal-migrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>\u2018PROBLEM OF NATIONAL SECURITY\u2019: GOP SENATORS WEIGH IN ON ICE LOSING TRACK OF 150,000 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In January, Biden made\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-to-visit-southern-border-amid-massive-migrant-surge-heightened-political-pressure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his first-ever border trip<\/a>\u00a0El Paso (Texas) and revealed border enforcement actions that included Title 42 expulsions to some nationalities. It was a good step in the right direction but Biden should enact stronger immigration policies to address all\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/breaking-point-border-town-politicians-making-migrant-crisis-worse-shelters-overrun-mission-director-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">border-related concerns in different areas<\/a>Lines said it to Fox News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/overflow.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Migrants flood into Yuma at record-high numbers in the past year, putting strain on the town&#039;s resources.\u00a0\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Yuma is experiencing record-breaking migrations of migrants in the last year. This has put a strain on the town\u2019s resources.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Photo by QianWeizhong\/VCG via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&#038;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&#038;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lines stated that officials from the Biden administration must visit Yuma to see the challenges facing their community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve invited them several times, and I would invite them again right now,&#8221; Lines said. &#8220;Please come and see for yourself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You can hear more from border residents who describe the effects Biden&#8217;s immigration policy has had on their town. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6319103429112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Megan Myers is an associate writer\/producer at Fox News Digital Originals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YUMA, Ariz. \u2013 Yuma officials told Fox News that a major border city is at risk of collapse due to the migrant surge under President Biden. 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