{"id":832139,"date":"2021-09-30T16:13:32","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T20:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=832139"},"modified":"2021-09-30T16:13:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T20:13:35","slug":"democratic-texas-mayor-says-border-security-was-working-under-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-texas-mayor-says-border-security-was-working-under-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Texas Mayor Says Border Security Was \u2018Working\u2019 Under Trump"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fdemocratic-texas-mayor-says-border-security-was-working-under-trump%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=832139&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--><p>A democratic Texas mayor said Thursday that the southern border was secure under former President Donald Trump, according to the Washington Free Beacon. He added that it\u2019s time for President Joe Biden to get things under control.<\/p>\n<p>Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz told the <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/a-border-towns-democratic-mayor-has-had-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outlet<\/a> that the city\u2019s resources have been strained over recent months as the city provides migrants with aid, medical service and transport. As concerns about the threat of COVID-19 ramp up, Saenz admitted the border was secure and Laredo residents were safe when Trump was in office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to truly secure the border,\u201d Saenz told the Washington Free Beacon. \u201cIt was working under Trump, call it whatever you want to call it, but it was working.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saenz appeared to suggest Trump\u2019s \u201cRemain in Mexico\u201d policy was working and needs to be reinstated to curb the flow of illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe key, ultimately, is removing the incentive to come to the border and file for asylum. I believe in the asylum process. It needs to be followed or changed. If we don\u2019t like the way people are attempting to come, we can have them apply remotely or from either the country of origin or some other place that is close to the country of origin,\u201d Saenz said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7293293\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"35\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7293293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A train passes by the Customs and Border Protection office next to the Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge on January 14, 2019 in Laredo, Texas. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/06\/joe-biden-more-humane-version-donald-trump-remain-in-mexico-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tried to end the policy<\/a>, but the Supreme Court later denied a request from the administration to temporarily block an earlier ruling ordering the policy be reinstated.<\/p>\n<p>Politico reported the administration is looking to revamp the policy to provide migrants in Mexico with attorneys and better living conditions.<\/p>\n<p>While Saenz was once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/01\/04\/682157001\/we-dont-need-a-physical-wall-loredo-mayor-pete-saenz-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opposed<\/a> to a physical wall along the border, he told the Washington Free Beacon that Laredo residents are fed up with the crisis and may soon opt for a physical barrier if the Biden Administration doesn\u2019t address the crisis. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/11\/greg-abbott-border-wall-migrant-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Texas Will Build Its Own Border Wall In Response To Migrant Crisis, Governor Announces)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe border\u2019s not secure and hasn\u2019t been for a while. We can\u2019t continue this way, and I really haven\u2019t seen any measures yet from Washington to remedy this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Biden doesn\u2019t come out with implementing a virtual wall, people here will be begging for a wall, a physical structure, simply because of his lack of attention to the border and especially the size of these surges,\u201d he told the Beacon, noting a wall would \u201cdeter or at least buy time, so to speak, for law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saenz also criticized Democrats for not prioritizing immigration in their $3.5 trillion spending package, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re spending billions of dollars on alternative things but immigration isn\u2019t given priority. Border Patrol isn\u2019t being funded to the extent that Border Patrol has to be funded,\u201d Saenz said. \u201cTheir workload has increased to three times or four, and yet they\u2019re not funded. So, that kind of leads me to think the Democrats have the same mentality [toward the Border Patrol] as defunding law enforcement generally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Laredo has seen a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/11\/greg-abbott-border-wall-migrant-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">surge of migrants<\/a> along with other border cities, with state troopers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/2118412605136040\/photos\/a.2143610799282887\/2871409686502991\/?type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">finding<\/a> 105 migrants in the back of a semi-truck during a traffic stop in July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A democratic Texas mayor said Thursday that the southern border was secure under former President Donald Trump, according to the Washington Free Beacon. 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