A surge in asylum seekers crossing the border in the Rio Grande Valley has put a strain on the immigration system. A family crosses the Rio Grande River on March 17, 2021. Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/TNS
When I heard Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas say last Sunday on “Meet the Press” that the southern border “is closed,” it immediately brought to mind claims by Iraq’s former information minister—dubbed “Baghdad Bob” and “Comical Ali” (aka Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf)—about Saddam Hussein’s superior military forces.
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John Calvin Thomas has been a syndicated columnist, author, and radio commentator for more than 35 years. His latest book is “America's Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superpowers and the Future of the United States.”
