Why Trump Didn’t Have a Haitian-Migrant Crisis

Constant vigilance and cooperation with Mexico made the difference.

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Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. walk in the Rio Grande River near the International Bridge between Mexico and the U.S. in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, September 17, 2021.

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Alejandro Mayorkas likes to say that our border isn’t open.

This line rang particularly hollow on Monday when he said it in close proximity to a migrant camp where people were coming and going freely across the Rio Grande and had to take tickets to wait to get formally apprehended by U.S. authorities.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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