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The Open Borders Machine Didn’t Die — It Went Underground

Even with the border locked down, a network of NGOs, donors, and bureaucrats continues to move migrants, shape policy, and bypass Congress behind closed doors.

May 18, 2025
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The border may be quiet. The system that broke it isn’t.

Even with illegal crossings down under Trump’s return to enforcement, the billion-dollar web of NGOs, legal activists, and “humanitarian” groups that fueled the crisis is still operating—quietly, aggressively, and with your money.

Federal grants haven’t stopped. The networks haven’t disbanded. They’ve just gone underground again, embedding themselves inside churches, legal clinics, and nonprofit storefronts.

The organizations you’re about to read about helped engineer the worst border collapse in U.S. history. They’re still funded. Still protected. Still preparing for what comes next.

Most Americans think the crisis is over.

They have no idea what’s still in place.

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