WALSH: Viral Photo Shows A Father And Daughter Who Drowned Crossing The Border. The Story Behind The Image Proves Why We Need A Wall.
MCALLEN, TX – NOVEMBER 06: The Rio Grande flows along the U.S.-Mexico border, as seen from a U.S. Air and Marine Operations helicopter patrol on November 6, 2018 in McAllen, Texas. The air interdiction agents were searching for undocumented immigrants who had crossed illegally from Mexico (L), into the United States. (Photo by John Moore/Getty […]

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WALSH: Viral Photo Shows A Father And Daughter Who Drowned Crossing The Border. The Story Behind The Image Proves Why We Need A Wall.

Matt Walsh

A gut-wrenching photo that strikes at the heart of the immigration debate went viral this week. It shows a father and his young daughter face down on the shore of the Rio Grande. The girl has her arm around the man’s neck. Both are dead. Any parent — well, any human being with a functioning conscience — can’t help but be moved and devastated by the scene.

The Left has attempted to use the image to make its case for open borders. We are told that, somehow, this is Trump’s fault. It’s the GOP’s fault. “This message brought to you by the Republican Party,” a progressive group captioned the photo. But the story behind the image, as reported by Daily Mail and New York Magazine, reveals that this calamity was not at all brought on by strict immigration enforcement. The opposite is the case.

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