‘We Need the Wall,’ Arizonans Say as Border Crisis Cripples Communities

Arizonans who have personally witnessed the toll of illegal immigration say completing the border wall should be the first step to ending the crisis crippling their state. “We need the wall installed and completed where it makes sense,” retired Chief Border Patrol Agent Chris Clem said on May 10. “We need that technology installed as intended, and we need to increase the number of Border Patrol agents and border security personnel as requested by senior field leaders.” Mr. Clem was one of four witnesses to testify on the border crisis at a House Judiciary Committee field hearing in Sahuarita, Arizona. While each person had their own story to tell, they all agreed that finishing the wall was paramount to protecting not just Arizona but the United States as a whole....