Rupert Murdoch: Republican Border Hawks Talk Nonsense! Is He Right?

Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch has had enough of Republicans who claim that the U.S. has a problem at its Southern border. See this tweet of his:

Republicans talking immigration nonsense on strengthening the border while no net inflow from Mexico for long time. Get real!

— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) March 15, 2015

Sadly for Murdoch, columnist Michelle Malkin saw his tweet and decided to react to it with a little something called “facts.”

Reality check #1 for @rupertmurdoch http://t.co/9MarHyyrtY #getreal — Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 16, 2015

Indeed, nothing to see here, Rupert! Nothing’s going on. Nope. Just a few, I don’t know, drug lords dominating the Southern border and attacking a mayor. What else is new? Yawn!

Reality check #2 for @rupertmurdoch http://t.co/H0YlbWocyo #getreal #borderinsecurity — Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 16, 2015

What’s that? The Texas Department of Public Safety says there should be thousands of cameras added to the border because masses of people secretly cross it? Ha-ha! That’s nothing!

Reality check #3 for @rupertmurdoch http://t.co/kgHFzhnQDs #getreal #borderinsecurity

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 16, 2015

Some innocent Americans are kidnapped and beaten up, but hey, to Murdoch that isn’t something worthy of being talked about. Of course not! Illegal immigrants provide Big Business with cheap labor, so who cares?

Reality check #3 for @rupertmurdoch http://t.co/kgHFzhnQDs #getreal #borderinsecurity

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 16, 2015

And no, Malkin wasn’t finished yet. See her Twitter stream for more messages to Murdoch. Her conclusion:

W/all due respect @rupertmurdoch , stop attacking Repubs who are dealing w/reality of #borderinsecurity. Tired of open-borders nonsense.

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 16, 2015

It’s clear where I stand, but what do you think about Murdoch’s tweet? Do you believe he’s right? Are border hawks exaggerating the problem? Or is Michelle Malkin right, and should something be done to actually close the border for once?