Last week, newly elected Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) answered Border Report journalist Julian Resendiz's questions about one of the top issues in her district. The congresswoman addressed how the border wall is an important tool in thwarting the goals of drug smugglers, human traffickers, and illegal immigrants — especially during the pandemic.

Read the full story on BorderReport.com: New Mexico congresswoman plans fight for funds to complete border wall

https://www.borderreport.com/hot-topics/the-border-wall/new-mexico-congresswoman-plans-fight-for-funds-to-complete-border-wall/

"More than 80,000 Americans died of (drug) overdoses from May 2019 to May 2020. These Americans matter. Ending construction of the wall will only allow more drugs to flow from Mexican drug cartels, risking even more American lives," [Herrell] told Border Report.

Herrell Says Undermining the "Legal Border Wall" is Bad for New Mexicans:

Herrell also decried Biden's purported plans to roll back a series of Trump directives to cope with the 2018-2019 migrant surge from Central America. She said that would be bad for her constituents in New Mexico.

Some of those include the Migrant Protection Protocols, or Remain in Mexico program, and the CDC Title 42 order.

Those measures "effectively brought the border under control and doing away with them may allow illegal immigrants to enter freely into our country during a pandemic by ending a crucial border health program (Title 42) under which Border Patrol could rapidly send them back to Mexico," Herrell said.

Herrell Opposes Unilateral Executive Action on Amnesty"President-elect Biden has signaled his intent to expand unconstitutional executive amnesties. Those types of policies promote lawlessness by allowing those who have not respected our laws to jump the line to stay here," she said. "This will spark a new wave of illegal migration. The communities of Southern New Mexico will be left with the bill."

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