Who said that the border is "wide open"? Obviously nobody could say it's wide open since there are many legal ports of entry and of course, a pretty decent wall in other places. (thank you president Trump!)
Consider the possibility that the number of people being arrested and sent back is an indicator of the overall number of illegals attempting to cross. Assuming that's true, and I am reasonably certain it is, then a surge in that number means the number of those making it in illegally is also surging, and our southern border is absolutely not secure. A nation without secure borders is not a secure nation.
So are you on board with the details of the failed Senate pork bill that was DOA in the House? If so, you must realize it means you're okay with 7,303,539 illegals crossing over the four year span of a democrat administration, with nothing being done.
Are you really okay with that? How is that good for us?
The actual number could be a bit higher, because all that bill required was the Department of Homeland Security to temporarily "shut down" the border to "most migrants" if there are an average of more than 5,000 crossing attempts per day over seven days. Of course, Biden has the power to do that now by undoing all his undoing of Trump's policies by EO. Also he has the authority currently to shut down the border (Immigration and Nationality Act, section 212(f)) but refuses to do so. Of course you'll probably be pleased to know that I am irritated that he lies about that, and his toadies in the media don't call him on it... for some reason... go figure.
Nearly 35K illegals per week, and over 1.8 million per year is not a false narrative... but you're okay with those numbers, right?