Arrests for illegal crossings plummeted nearly 80% from December to July
The data disagrees with you. I think both are true...Republicans make up stories and use scare tactics about immigration to manipulate their voters, and the number of people crossing or attempting to cross the border illegally is significantly down from a year ago.
Also the Texas Tribune isn't your enemy my man
As if that made a difference when the people being demonized were Italian or Irish. Immigrants have always been used as scapegoats in the US to divide the working class, even when they were white