The Crisis At The Border (Critique by Ruben Zavala)

Today I read an opinion piece by US Representative Roger Williams on Texas Insider that talked about the recent so-called crisis at our southern border. I disagree with everything mentioned by Williams. Firstly, he starts off his argument by saying that we do have a crisis at the border but claims that the immigrants, which he refers to as "Criminals" are trafficking people and drugs. It is a known fact that most drugs come from legal ports of entries such as airports, so building a wall will not solve the drug epidemic the US has. Also, when Williams mentioned that the "criminals" traffic people, he might be referring to assembly seekers, which is okay with our government. Williams also mentions that illegal immigrants come here to cause mayhem in our local communities. Well turns out that native-born citizens commit way more crimes than illegal immigrants. Williams just says the typical Republican talking points to justify why there is a crisis at the border and why a wall is needed. At the end of the article, Williams says that President Trump is showing political courage and puts America first, but in reality, the southern border wall will do nothing to stop drug trafficking or violence. It is just a mural to boost Trump's ego. There is no crisis at our southern border, Republicans are convinced there is to fear monger their base so they can get a wall built.