'We can get this under control right now': Dr. Phil says border agents told him how to quickly solve the border crisis



Beloved talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw recently visited the U.S.-Mexico border and revealed that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents gave him their estimates of how many illegal border crossings have actually occurred, along with solutions on how to solve the issue.

Upon the conclusion of his trip, McGraw told Fox News' Sean Hannity that the Biden administration's border policies have been encouraging bad behavior.

"One of the most fundamental psychological principles is you don’t reward bad behavior," McGraw, a psychologist, said.

The doctor explained that he wanted to speak to border agents who were spearheading the defense of the border and find out what the real issues were in handling such an influx of illegal immigrants.

"These guys are fighting a morale battle, because they can’t get what they need," he reported. "And I wanted to know what’s happening down here? What’s really going on? We hear this number, 6 million people have come across under the current administration."

But McGraw noted that the illegal encounters at the border were actually much higher than what is officially reported, according to his sources.

"I talked to experts down there that say that number is a myth, that it’s closer to 13 million to 14 million that have come across."

On a mission to find solutions, the famous host revealed that border agents didn't say they needed more funding, resources, or even more Border Patrol agents. Rather, they simply expressed that current U.S. federal law needs to be applied and enforced.

"We don’t need more legislation. We just need the laws that are on the books to be followed. We need to be allowed to do our job and we can get this under control right now," McGraw relayed.

"I wanted to know what's happening down here, what's really going on." @seanhannity @MeritStMedia @FoxNews #BorderCrisis #Immigration #DrPhil
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Dr. Phil also described the different reactions evoked by particular law enforcement agencies: Texas state officials arrest and deport illegal border-crossers, while federal agents perform a catch-and-release method.

"The interesting thing that shocked me, Sean, if [illegal aliens] run into someone in a brown uniform, that’s a Texas Department of Public Safety border guard, they get arrested, they get put in jail, and they get returned," McGraw said, according to Daily Fetched. "If they run into a green uniform, that is a federal, they get money and a court date that’s seven to 10 years down the road, and they get released into the country."

McGraw added that if the illegal immigrants see a brown uniform, "they hide." If they see a green uniform, "they run toward it."

We\u2019re seeing smashing records for illegal immigration by wasting taxpayer dollars to tear open the Texas border security infrastructure.#WeveGotIssues @MeritStMedia #DrPhil
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Days earlier, McGraw was pictured at the border wall in Eagle Pass, Texas, and was heard describing the sheer mass of illegal immigrants who have crossed the border under President Biden's administration.

"More than 6 million illegal immigrants have crossed the Texas southern border in just three years. That's more than the population of 33 different states in this country," McGraw said.

The doctor also placed blame at the feet at the vice president for failing to adequately address the problem.

"And what about our vice president, Kamala Harris? ... Did you know she's our country's immigration czar? Guess how many times she's been to the border? Once," McGraw explained.

Dr. Phil is in Eagle Pass delivering a message about the influx of illegal migrants crossing into the USA.\n\nhttps://t.co/gYX9M3utTm
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WATCH: Elon Musk just went to the border and FILMED the chaos for all to see



Elon Musk is one of a kind. Not only is he “saving free speech on Twitter,” but he’s also “sending us to Mars and building Teslas,” says Dave Rubin.

And now the billionaire entrepreneur has set his sights on the Texas-Mexico border.

Why? To show the nation what the Biden administration has allowed to take place.

Dave plays a clip of Musk recording himself on his phone while visiting Eagle Pass, a Texas city that borders Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico.

“We're going to be meeting with ... the major officials and law enforcement who are responsible for the water and just hear it directly from them,” Musk says.

“So basically we’re seeing all-time highs and increasing [illegal immigration],” Musk says to one official.

“And spreading,” the official responds. “It's not in just one area” or “one city or one town, not even one state anymore.”

“There's all these other places where it's just spreading,” places like New York, Chicago, Denver, and L.A., he tells Musk.

Dave is impressed and thankful that someone as important as Elon Musk would take the time to “shed light on this.”

He then displays a photo of Musk donning a cowboy hat standing next to the official he spoke with in the video. Behind them sit likely hundreds of illegal immigrants just waiting to cross the border.

And the most upsetting part is “they're basically all going to get in,” says Dave.

This is a stark contrast to what immigration looked like during Trump’s presidency. Although Trump may not have succeeded in building the wall, illegal immigration was far less of an issue when he was in office.

And if you don’t believe us, check out the graphic below that shows what illegal immigration looked like during Trump’s presidency, from 2017 to 2020, compared to Biden’s presidency.

“Whether the border was porous or not, just by Trump saying, ‘Hey, you can't come in,’ less people came; then Biden becomes president, and look what happens to the numbers,” says Dave.

“1.66 million in Biden's first year, 2.21 million in Biden’s second year ... this year, 1.8 million,” and “we will obviously eclipse last year's numbers,” Dave explains.


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