Obama administration officials have said for years that the border “is as secure as ever,” but the huge increase in the number of illegal aliens crossing the U.S. southern border in 2014 alone prove otherwise. Heritage Foundation experts say a multitude of factors are contributing to the recent influx, including President Barack Obama’s lax enforcement of our immigration laws and his misguided foreign policy towards Central America.

Join our Daily Signal Google Hangout LIVE this Wednesday at 11am ET where I’ll discuss these issues with:

  • James Carafano – vice president of foreign and defense policy studies
  • Ana Quintana – research associate specializing in U.S. policy toward Latin America
  • Mike Gonzalez – senior fellow and author of the forthcoming book, “A Race for the Future: How Conservatives Can Break the Liberal Monopoly on Hispanic Americans.”

As always, we want to make your questions and comments part of the conversation. Please send to me via @GenevieveWood or to Genevieve.Wood@DailySignal.com by 4pm on Tuesday, July 8. And if you can’t watch LIVE on Wednesday, we’ll be posting the full discussion on The Daily Signal later that day for you to watch at your convenience.