Some border-state members of Congress are getting restless as\nthe coronavirus starts to surface in Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGiven the porous nature of our\u00a0border, and the continued lack of operational control, it is foreseeable, indeed predictable, that any outbreak in Central America or Mexico could cause a rush to our border,\u201d Texas Rep. Chip Roy and 10 other Republican lawmakers stated in a letter<\/a> to Trump administration officials on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn of Texas<\/a> and Martha McSally of Arizona, all Republicans, joined the chorus of concerned legislators, writing to\u00a0U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan: “We are concerned about the possible spread of the coronavirus across our borders. Border shortcomings by the European Union have resulted in the spread of the virus across a number of nations, and it is essential that the United States not repeat these mistakes.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Democrats, boxed in by their liberal immigration agenda, have remained mum on the issue. (Rep. Julian Castro<\/a>, D-Texas, did complain that the administration failed to inform him about the airlift of coronavirus patients to Lackland Air Force Base, in his district on San Antonio\u2019s south side.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Declaring that “border security is health security,” President Donald Trump<\/a> is said to be weighing tighter restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as\u00a0possible restrictions on the entry of travelers from South Korea, Italy and Japan. The first four confirmed coronavirus cases in Mexico<\/a> involved individuals\u00a0who recently traveled to Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In recent months, Mexico has seen dramatic increases in migrant traffic from China<\/a>, the epicenter of the global outbreak.\u00a0With U.S. Border Patrol apprehending nearly 1,000 Chinese migrants<\/a> at the southern border between Oct. 1, 2019 and Jan. 31, 2020 (as well as hundreds at the Canadian border), coronavirus concerns are growing commensurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n