The Tucson sector recorded 1,280,408 encounters. The Yuma sector had 652,660 encounters.

During Biden and Harris’ term alone, Arizona’s four border counties have seen more than 1.9 million undocumented migrants pass through. When residents complained, national media ignored the situation, often blaming racism, despite the high number of Latinos living there.

Of course, when a small number of migrants were airlifted to the elite enclave of Martha’s Vineyard, the Massachusetts National Guard had them evacuated by bus within hours. The rich playground could not tolerate the overwhelming influx of 50 uninvited guests.

This is the responsibility of struggling border towns like Douglas, Nogales and Yuma.

America has a long history of welcoming immigrants, a fact demonstrated by our liberal naturalization laws. We want people to become citizens. But the unregulated entry of 1.9 million people into a single state worries Americans from all walks of life.

Tired of being ignored for years, Arizona’s border counties finally made their voices heard.

This time, at the polls.

Jon Gabriel, a Mesa resident, is editor-in-chief of Ricochet.com and contributor to The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. On X, formerly Twitter: @exjon.