Bartlesville Radio: The area’s best source for news, weather and sports!

Governor Kevin Stitt appeared on Fox & Friends on Tuesday to discuss his upcoming trip to the southern border.

Stitt is one of 10 Republican governors across the country heading to the southern border with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday. Stitt says Biden's failed immigration policies don't just impact Border States. He says we're seeing an increase in drug and human trafficking in Oklahoma.

Gov. Stitt says the border crisis has caused fentenyl and methamphetamine deaths have increase by 150-percent. Stitt says a drug kingpin has been indicted for allegedly bringing in 2,000 pounds of meth from Mexico. He says the border crisis is hurting all states.

Other governors heading to the southern border with Gov. Stitt on Wednesday include:

• Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey
• Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp
• Idaho Gov. Brad Little
• Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds
• Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte
• Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts
• Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine
• South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem
• Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon

For the safety of all 50 states, Gov. Stitt says our border must be secure. Stitt says there is great hypocrisy when it comes to handling people with COVID-19 as well. He says everything coming out of the Biden Administration is political theatre.

Photo courtesy: Fox & Friends