Border Security, Illegal Immigration Top of Agenda at GOP Convention

Calls for additional border security and mass deportation of illegal immigrants were again on display at the Republican National Convention’s third night, as the ongoing crisis at the border remains a top political issue.

Signs of “Mass Deportation Now!” were seen on the convention floor, and the point was hammered home by former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) chief Tom Homan, who said that a new Trump term would bring new enforcement measures and more deportations.

“I’ve got a message to the millions of illegal aliens that Joe Biden has released in our country in violation of federal law: You better start packing now,” Homan said to cheers from the crowd.

Former President Trump had campaigned heavily on restricting illegal immigration and building a wall along the southern border in 2016, and his supporters say the strategy worked.

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On Tuesday, day two of the convention had focused on border security, with the theme of “Make America Secure Again.” Speakers had included the family of Rachel Morin, who was allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant last year.

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On Wednesday, speakers included Arizona ranchers Sue and Jim Chilton.

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“These are not asylum seekers. It looks like, feels like an invasion, because it is,” he said.

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