nicoleshanahan on Nostr: I’ll be honest: I didn’t understand the gravity of the crisis at the border until ...

I’ll be honest: I didn’t understand the gravity of the crisis at the border until today when I sat with NGO leaders who are on the front lines in Yuma Arizona. This is a human trafficking crisis impacting the lives of millions. The good people of Yuma are shouldering the costs.

This should not be a political issue because maintaining a border is a fundamental duty of a sovereign nation. Doesn’t matter what your political party is - this is your job if you’re in government.

In 2024, we can begin to solve issues that should have never divided the nation in the first place.

It looks like the following:

1. separating immigration policy from border security (they are two separate functions).

2. utilizing all the latest in border technology (sensing technologies, fences/walls where appropriate, border patrol where appropriate).

3. Working with our diplomatic partners in Latin America and abroad to provide legal paths for
Immigration. I learned today people are flying into Mexico from all over the world to be escorted, often by cartels, to our border gaps.

Together, @RobertKennedyJr , and I will expand lawful and fair immigration.

Heal the divide. It will ripple throughout the world.

Grateful to @CClemOfficial @JWLines and the Yuma community.