Witness ties 'open borders' to highway deaths, urges border closure and deportations

A witness told the hearing that the nation's "open borders policy" had allowed "millions of illegals into this country," and claimed some of those people had obtained fraudulent commercial driver licenses and contributed to deaths on U.S. highways, including in Ohio. "The open borders policy, though, let, millions of illegals into this country," the witness said, later asserting that such failures in immigration enforcement bring risks "from fentanyl, from human trafficking."

The speaker urged policy changes, saying, "That's the reason that we needed to close the border. That's the reason that we need to to ban sanctuary cities and sanctuary states and deport the illegal criminals that are in this country that are, causing harm to American citizens." The transcript records no immediate challenge, factual rebuttal, or supporting evidence offered during these segments.

These remarks assert causal links between immigration policy and specific crimes and fatalities; the transcript records the assertions but does not document supporting data or responses from other participants.