CRISIS: DHS Sec Announces Southern Border Is Near ‘System-Wide Meltdown’

They try to tell us there’s no “emergency” at our Southern border.

Well… they’re right. It’s NOT an “emergency” …it’s a FULL BLOWN CRISIS.

DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen delivered a truly dire state of affairs on Monday.

“The situation at our Southern Border has gone from a crisis, to a national emergency, to a near system-wide meltdown,” Nielsen said at Auburn University’s Center for Cyber & Homeland Security.

It’s bad, folks. It’s very, very bad.

Her speech is VERY informative, and I think is worth reading in its entirety.

As published by Breitbart: 

There is no more fundamental responsibility for a nation. And yet, the American people have been let down by our government again…and again. I want to cut through the politics to tell you loud and clear: there is NO “manufactured” crisis at our Southern Border. There is a real-life humanitarian and security catastrophe. Late last year, we were apprehending 50,000 – 60,000 migrants a month. Last month, we apprehended more than 75,000—the highest in over a decade. And today I can tell you that we are on track to interdict nearly 100,000 migrants this month …

I say this with the utmost sincerity and urgency: the system is breaking. And our communities, our law enforcement personnel, and the migrants themselves are paying the price.

Because of outdated laws, misguided court decisions, and a massive backlog of cases, we are usually forced to release these groups into the United States. And we have virtually no hope of removing them in the future, despite the fact that the vast majority who apply for asylum do not qualify for it.

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Our laws aren’t keeping up with the migrant flows, and until they are fixed, the situation will only get worse and more heartbreaking. We need Congress to stop playing politics and do what’s right.

We need Congress to change the law to allow us to keep families together throughout the immigration process … to ensure the safe and prompt return of unaccompanied children to their home countries … and to reverse the court ruling that directs dangerous criminals to be released into our communities.

This a complex and emotional issue. But no matter what side of the aisle you are on, we have common cause: to uphold our sovereign responsibility to secure our borders; to facilitate legal trade and travel; to prevent drugs from poisoning our communities, and to help vulnerable populations – all at the same time.

This is so incredibly frustrating to me.

NO – the issue is NOT a simple one, but there ARE simple steps we could be taking towards improvement.

None of these steps are HAPPENING, however, because Democrats have chosen to put talking points and NARRATIVE before the safety of the American people.

It’s devastating – and could spell DISASTER for our currently vulnerable nation.