Senator Chris Murphy calls idea mass immigration is putting US at risk a 'fake problem'

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Senator Chris Murphy blasted Republican anxiety about mass immigration, arguing it amounts to a "fake problem" and that immigrants commit less crimes than American-born citizens. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., argued on Wednesday that the idea that mass immigration puts the U.S. at risk is a "fake problem." During an interview with Connecticut news outlet the CT Mirror Murphy was asked about the arrests of parents at a bus stop in Danbury by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Murphy said the intent of these arrests was to "terrorize these little kids" before promoting his work to oppose ICE and protect immigrants. Host John Dankosky then asked Murphy, "Longer term, what can and should be done to solve this problem?" Murphy argued that President Donald Trump's administration was trying to solve a "fake problem" of mass immigration creating m