Scott Brown op-ed: Obama created this border mess, and we need to fix it

THE SCENES from the U.S.-Mexico border are distressing. Tens of thousands of foreign nationals are crossing into our country illegally, overwhelming our capacity to respond. The question is: what can we do about it?

Of course, we welcome legal immigration. We are a nation of immigrants, and they add vitality and strength to our society. But we are also a nation of laws, and those laws need to be upheld. Think of the millions of people playing by the rules and waiting patiently in line to enter the country legally. Each one of them is undermined by a broken system that rewards people who jump the line and come here illegally. Furthermore, our sovereignty as a nation is threatened when we lose control of our borders.

Some people would have you believe that drug and gang activity south of the border is to blame for so many people fleeing to our doorstep. But the poor countries of Central America have been dealing with civil unrest and violence for decades, so that can’t be the reason.

It turns out this crisis is the result of executive orders issued by President Obama in 2012 that halted deportation proceedings against young illegal immigrants. As a result, thousands more are attempting to get here under the expectation that they, too, will be granted legal status and all the benefits that go along with it. Combined with inadequate border security, you can see how it is that we have a major crisis on our hands.

The answer to the problem, then, is to secure the border and end the pro-amnesty policies that have encouraged people to come here illegally in the first place.

Read the rest of the op-ed HERE.

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