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Jun 2024
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Ep. 19 | Border in Disarray

The Vandenberg Coalition
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Emilio Gonzalez, former Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under President George W. Bush and a member of the Vandenberg Coalition advisory board, joins Flash Focus to discuss the record-breaking surge of illegal immigration under President Biden, an overwhelmed American immigration system, broken border security, and the straining of resources across government agencies and cities nationwide. Furthermore, the influx of special illegal aliens (SIAs) poses an increasing danger to U.S. homeland security.

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00:02:24 Deteriorating border security under the Biden Administration

00:06:02 Impact of illegal crossings on Americans' lives

00:10:43 Motivation for Biden's recent executive order

00:14:46 Areas of reform for border security

00:20:23 Demographic shift of those arriving illegally at U.S. southern border

00:29:47 Increasing threat to national security

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