Border Crisis and Housing Affordability: Immigration Surges Meet Urban Planning Failures

The October 6, 2023 broadcast of The Kim Monson Show confronts two interconnected crises facing Americans: a border crisis with over 4.4 million illegal entries under the Biden administration and an affordable housing catastrophe created by government planning. Andrew Arthur from the Center for Immigration Studies and land-use expert Randall O’Toole expose how government policies fail everyday citizens. The True Scale of the Border Crisis Start listening at 33:30 – Hour 1 Andrew Arthur, resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, corrects the narrative on border crossings. While reports cite 2.8 million illegal entries, Arthur reveals the actual number exceeds 4.4 million when including those who evaded Border Patrol. This surge has created unprecedented strain on northern cities including Denver, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia. Arthur, a former immigration judge and former chief terrorist prosecutor for INS who advised Attorney General Janet Reno on terrorism and immigration, warns of national security implications. In fiscal year 2023, Border Patrol stopped 151 people on the terrorist watch list, compared to zero in 2019. He references a CNN leak revealing that more than 12 Uzbek nationals were smuggled into the country by an ISIS-associated smuggler. Arthur invokes the 9/11 Commission’s warning that “the system was blinking red” before the attacks, asserting that current warning signs are even more dire. The policy expert explains how the Biden administration has rebranded all illegal border crossers as asylum seekers without proper screening. He cites Congresswoman Barbara Jordan’s Commission on Immigration Reform, which emphasized that immigration policy should consider the impact on society’s most vulnerable members, including minorities, inner-city youth, and legal immigrants already adjusting to life in America. “Immigration touches on all aspects of our society, particularly the most dire ones right now: health care, the economy, our schools, our communities. Most of these people are good people. They really are. But we need to return to the rule of law at the border if we’re ever going to return to the rule of law in our cities and towns.” Andrew Arthur, Resident Fellow, Center for Immigration Studies Supporting Marine Veterans Through Community Action Start listening at 17:56 – Hour 1 Paula Sarlls, president of the USMC Memorial Foundation and Gold Star wife, describes the ongoing effort to remodel the United States Marine Corps Memorial at 6th and Colfax in Denver. The memorial, dedicated in 1977, requires significant updates including electrical and lighting repairs. Sarlls explains that the foundation has organized various fundraising efforts, including the upcoming addition of pathways of service where supporters can purchase bricks to honor veterans of all branches. John Powell, a Navy veteran who served in Vietnam with the Mobile River Marine Force, announces a charity poker tournament to benefit the memorial. Organized through Aces Crack Poker League, the tournament at Feltz Bar in Englewood welcomes players of all skill levels. “It is the United States Marine Corps Memorial, and it’s dedicated to all Marines for all time, to honor Marines and remember all who serve.” Paula Sarlls, President, USMC Memorial Foundation Keeping Homes Safe and Efficient Start listening at 64:33 – Hour 2 John Lennon, owner...