{"id":1970355,"date":"2023-07-11T23:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T03:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-tough-vibes-kept-more-order-on-the-border-journalist\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T23:29:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T03:29:38","slug":"trumps-tough-vibes-kept-more-order-on-the-border-journalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-tough-vibes-kept-more-order-on-the-border-journalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s strong presence maintained border order: Journalist"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Ftrumps-tough-vibes-kept-more-order-on-the-border-journalist%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=1970355&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--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Former President Trump&#8217;s Influence on Immigration<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald J. Trump was famous for his tough stance on illegal immigration. His reputation as an enforcer seems to have had an impact even south of the Rio Grande.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTrump\u2019s tough-on-the-border rhetoric makes its way down to Mexico and Central America, and it drives people\u2019s decisions. They know it\u2019s going to be a less welcoming environment on the border,\u201d said Texan writer Henry Chappell.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr. Chappell shared his insights during a conversation with Helen Andrews, a senior editor at The American Conservative. In his report titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/a-texas-border-tour\/\">&#8220;A Texas Border Tour,&#8221;<\/a> published by the magazine in June, he explored the crisis zone.<\/p>\n<h3>The Impact of Biden&#8217;s Presidency<\/h3>\n<p>Ms. Andrews asked Mr. Chappell about the significant increase in border crossings since President Joe Biden took office. What caused this drastic change?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIs it vibes, or is it the actual things they\u2019re doing?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think both, but the vibes are very, very important,\u201d Mr. Chappell answered, pointing out that many potential migrants receive information from family members already in the United States.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Mr. Chappell, the Biden administration has welcomed immigration activists with ideological views into its upper ranks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were probably radicalized through battling the Trump administration for four years prior to that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4971227\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09\/GettyImages-1246093703-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n    President Joe Biden and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas (L) speak with U.S. Customs and Border Protection police on the Bridge of the Americas border crossing in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 8, 2023. (Jim Watson\/AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<h2>No Bars on the Border<\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Chappell described scenes that challenge common misconceptions about illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have all the technology at their disposal we have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the rangers told me that the most common request he gets from migrants who approach him out of the brush, rather boldly at times, is to charge their cell phones,\u201d Mr. Chappell continued.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Andrews and Mr. Chappell also discussed the influence and attitude of the cartels, which engage in drug and human smuggling across the porous border.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cartels are a business, okay? They want as little attention from law enforcement as they can manage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In the harsh borderland, the cartels make calculated decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe brush guides keep a very strict schedule\u2026 If there are problems, they\u2019re not going to take a chance. They just leave them [migrants],\u201d Mr. Chappell said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about conservative misconceptions regarding the border, he noted that the South Texas counties most affected by the open border are predominantly Hispanic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a bunch of gringos down there complaining,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Andrews inquired about the future of the Republican Party among Hispanic voters at the border, considering that Mr. Trump gained support from that constituency in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to be turned upside down. But yes, yes I do. I think a lot of people are frustrated,\u201d Mr. Chappell said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2137335\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12\/GettyImages-167757932.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n    A bilingual sign stands outside a polling center at a public library ahead of local elections on April 28, 2013, in Austin, Texas. (John Moore\/Getty Images)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<h2>An Upward Trend<\/h2>\n<p>Recent Border Patrol statistics on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-tough-vibes-kept-more-order-on-the-border-journalist\/\" title=\"Trump's strong presence maintained border order: Journalist\">southwest border land encounters show<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/homicides-suicides-climbed-among-young-americans-during-pandemic-cdc\/\" title=\"CDC reports increase in homicides and suicides among young Americans during pandemic.\">general upward trend<\/a> in the last few years. These numbers do not include border crossers who never make contact with authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Part of this influx includes a surge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unprecedented-move-biden-admin-releasing-illegal-border-crossers-into-u-s-without-scheduling-court-dates-at-rgv-sector-fox-news-reports\/\" title=\"\u2018Unprecedented Move\u2019: Biden Admin Releasing \u2018Illegal Border Crossers\u2019 Into U.S. Without Scheduling Court Dates At RGV Sector, Fox News Reports\">illegal border crossers<\/a> from China and Russia, which has raised concerns among House Republicans like Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI have heard directly from sheriffs in my district that they apprehended multiple individuals from the PRC [People\u2019s Republic of China] who were deemed \u2018high value targets\u2019 and were taken into custody by the FBI,\u201d Mr. Pfluger said in June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PRC and our foreign adversaries are expanding their spheres of influence in Latin America\u2014essentially in our backyard,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The mass movement of immigrants, both legal and illegal, into the United States is part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-privacy-battle-raging-between-apple-and-facebook\/\" title=\"Inside The Privacy Battle Raging Between Apple And Facebook\">global trend<\/a> seen across the Western world, sometimes even when conservative leaders are in power.<\/p>\n<p>For example, under the rule of Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, migration into the United Kingdom reached <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-65705629\">a new record<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3909832\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20\/2.61043443-1200x780.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n    A group of people thought to be migrants are escorted by Border Force officers following a small boat incident in the Channel, from the beach in Dungeness, Kent, Britain, on July 20, 2021. (Gareth Fuller\/PA)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican who has been mentioned as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-raises-massive-8-million-ahead-of-reelection\/\" title=\"Tim Scott Raises Massive  Million Ahead Of Reelection\">potential 2024 presidential contender<\/a>, has faced criticism from journalist Michael Yon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexas[\u2018] border is [wide] open. Abbott is a WEF [World Economic Forum] stooge,\u201d Mr. Yon wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Michael_Yon\/status\/1678104124829704195\">Twitter<\/a> in a post detailing the Colony Ridge development north of Houston that houses tens of thousands of illegal aliens.<\/p>\n<p>The Epoch Times has reached out to Mr. Abbott for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas governor attended the annual WEF meeting in Davos in <a href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/greg-abbott-texas-governor-oil-prices-gas\/1170606\/\">January 2016<\/a> and again in January 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Chappell concluded by saying:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald J. Trump&#8217;s renowned tough stance on illegal immigration had a significant impact beyond American borders. 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