Walhalla Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Rebecca Davis discusses the surge of illegal immigration in North Dakota ahead of her testimony to Congress.
North Dakota officials had their voices heard on the border crisis, Wednesday, as crime, drugs and homelessness plague northern border communities as migrant crossings surge. 'We have illegals crossing into the farmers' fields that destroy crops.
Davis added that reduced staffing hours at the Walhalla Port of Entry have impacted trade and travel with Canada, forcing people to travel 39 miles away to the next closest 24-hour port of entry. Davis was one of four witnesses who testified at Wednesday's House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement hearing titled 'The Biden Border Crisis: North Dakota Perspectives.
Fox News' Danielle Wallace and Adam Shaw contributed to this report.
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