Trump's policies, border wall have been critical in containing coronavirus

Article subtitle: 
CBP chief says: 'We're much better positioned now'
Article publisher: 
Fox News
Article date: 
19 April 2020
Article category: 
National News
Medium
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The United States would be in a much worse position to combat the coronavirus if President Trump hadn't implemented a series of reforms surrounding immigration, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Mark Morgan said this week.
 
"Look at where we've come because of this president, because of this administration, because of the tools, including the wall ... We're much better positioned now today to handle another threat to our country today through infectious disease," Morgan told Fox News during an exclusive interview on Thursday.
 
His comments came as the administration faces heightened scrutiny over the way it responded to the pandemic -- and in particular, how it limited immigration....