The Axios news outlet tried to argue against people criticizing the Biden administration for its "open border" policies and faced a massive backlash of mockery and ridicule online.
"By using the term 'open border,' conservatives are suggesting that anyone can get into the U.S. without much hassle. But the reality is the southern border is more fortified than it's ever been," read a post on social media from Axios.
The article argued that the number of Border Patrol agents has quadrupled since 1992 from 5,000 agents to more than 20,000. It also said that there were more deportations under President Joe Biden than ever before, but it did not cite at all the historically high rate of migrants entering the U.S.
By using the term "open border," conservatives are suggesting that anyone can get into the U.S. without much hassle. But the reality is the southern border is more fortified than it's ever been.
— Axios (@axios) October 17, 2023
Axios Explains: The myth of a U.S.-Mexico "open border"
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