A Marine who was in Afghanistan when that country fell to the Taliban and who now lives in Texas told lawmakers he’s seen more dead bodies from migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border than he did during his tour of duty.
Sen. Joni Ernst, who herself saw time in Iraq in 2003 and 2004, met the man during a trip to the border late last week and recounted his story to The Washington Times, saying she had just been comparing the border to a “war zone,” then talked to the Marine who made the same comparison.
“He said, ‘I feel like I am in Afghanistan all over again.