> At the same time, their rural community has been decimated by the opioid crisis. Most fentanyl in the U.S. comes in via the unsecured border with Mexico [0].

> At the same time, their rural community has been decimated by the opioid crisis. Most fentanyl in the U.S. comes in via the unsecured border with Mexico [0]. Pretend you are a border control officer and your sole objective is to stop illegal drugs from entering our borders. What situation would you rather have: a) Thousands of peaceful people jumping the border in pickup trucks intermixed with a handful of drug smugglers and gang members. or b) Thousands of peaceful people lining up at a border checkpoint or consulate, with a handful of drug smugglers and gang members jumping the border in pickup trucks. You should try legalizing more immigration. It gives us more control over the process and more selectivity and enforcement capability, not less.