Even Wisconsin Is a Border State

What’s happening: Whitewater, Wisconsin — population 15,000 — became the center of national attention after its police force sent a letter to the White House requesting help in dealing with nearly 1,000 new migrant arrivals.

• More: The letter elaborated on police concerns. The small town is unequipped to deal with the surge of arrivals; many live in cramped conditions, which police claim has resulted in “juvenile victims of sexual assault.” The letter discussed how the new arrivals (many illegal) don’t trust police and frequently lie to them.

Why it matters: In past years, migration issues were mostly confined to border states. But, with the surge in border crossings and a complicit federal administration, “Whitewaters” are happening across the country.

Open borders: The Biden administration has overseen entry of four million migrants into the country, with many heading far into the interior in search of jobs.

• Crime: Crime committed by illegal migrants in American cities is rising significantly, in both high- and low-profile cases.

• Free flights: The Biden administration's quiet operation to fly 300,000 migrants into the country has been facilitating their spread across the U.S.

An election issue: Donald Trump visited Wisconsin recently and highlighted Whitewater’s woes, acknowledging that it was “inundated with Biden immigrants.”

• High priority: A recent Gallup poll found that immigration ranked as Americans’ top concern for the past three straight months — the first immigration three-peat in the polling company’s history.