Sen Chris Murphy is ANGRY that the border is secure and crossings are at an all-time low:
Reporter: “You know, border crossings are at a record low. Do you give the Trump administration some credit for that? And are you, when you look at those figures, do you think things are moving in the right direction, at least in that regard, Senator?”
Senator Chris Murphy: “No, I don’t give them credit for that because border crossings are low because they’re violating the law every day. So we have a law in this country that says if you are fleeing terror or torture from another country, you can come here and apply for asylum. The Trump administration has suspended that law. They are not allowing anybody to come here to apply for asylum. We wrote that bipartisan bill last year to reform the asylum process to make sure that only the right people are coming in and that we judge those cases expeditiously at the border. So it’s true there are very few people crossing on a daily basis, but that’s because the Trump administration is violating the law. And it should matter to every American that on so many facets, the Trump administration doesn’t care about the law. This is becoming a lawless administration. We are on a road to see our democracy after a few to the point that it will be unrecognizable. And the border is just one example of many ways in which this administration doesn’t care about the law anymore.”