Daily Mirror

Trump is standing up for us.. migrants cross my land daily

- BY CHRISTOPHE­R BUCKTIN US Editor in Columbus, New Mexico

FOR Vietnam special forces veteran Bill Miller, the only man who can liberate what he sees as his under-seige community is Donald Trump.

Miller, 80, proudly flies a flag dedicated to the President outside his home, in a warning sign to the hundreds of illegal migrants he claims walk through his land every week. He said: “Donald Trump is the only man standing up for us.

“He is the most honest President this country has ever had, and if a liberal stepped on my land, I’d shoot them. I have migrants coming across my land every day, all of them illegally. All there is now where I am is a fence. The wall needs to be built.

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“There people are bringing crime and disease to this country, and they need to be stopped.”

Miller lives along Route 9, in the border village of Columbus, New Mexico. He is one of hundreds of locals who support Trump’s wall. Many have bought dogs for protection from migrants, while others erected fences along their properties.

Columbus and nearby Hachita are the closest populated places to the Antelope Wells port of entry. A week ago, a group of 306 migrants were apprehende­d at the border crossing – the 26th group of 100 people or more since October.

They come after the port of entry closes at 4pm, usually at night, and walk around the barriers. The Mirror found metal sheeting that migrants used to climb over the primitive barrier, just yards from the official crossing.

Dan Stalnaker, 45, who lives in Hachita, said immigratio­n is a “cause for huge concern”. He said: “The migrants are taking a huge toll on the American taxpayer. Something needs to be done.”

But Mike Sims, 70, says local Border Patrol agents think the wall is “the dumbest idea”. He added: “If an illegal migrant is determined enough, they’ll find a way to get around it. We need our border patrols to be given better resources.”

Trump is the most honest President.. if a liberal stepped on my land I’d shoot them BILL MILLER, 80 VIETNAM VETERAN WHO WANTS A WALL

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