Photos: Glenn Beck, Dana Loesch and Louie Gohmert Visit the Border Before Sunrise

Before the sun rose on Saturday, Glenn Beck, Dana Loesch, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), and Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas) went to the border in McAllen, Texas as part of Mercury One's border relief effort.

Glenn Beck and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) visit the border in McAllen, Texas before sunrise on July 19, 2014. (Photo: Mike Opelka/TheBlaze)

Though they are all staunchly opposed to illegal immigration, Beck, Loesch, Gohmert and Weber all believe Americans have a responsibility to care for the children at our border until they can be sent home. Before the effort to pass out food, water, clothing and toys to illegal immigrant children began, they wanted to get a better idea of what to expect.

TheBlaze's Mike Opelka, who accompanied the group, took photos of what they encountered:

"Nobody here looks like they're being overly taken care of," Opelka said on TheBlaze Radio's Cain and Cupp. "This is a group that doesn't have a whole lot."

Loesch posted a number of photos to Twitter and Instagram, as well.

Here, Loesch said Gohmert was leading the group "through the brush to the border at sunrise":

Loesch posted the photo below with the caption: "This area, where we are parked, is where cartels shot 50cals at border agents to cover illegal immigrants around 1am CT, per Gohmert."

Loesch said they arrived "just hours" after the shots were fired.

Loesch said the photo below is a "massive pile of life jackets":

She also posted this message:

Opelka said on TheBlaze Radio that there were "piles of clothing," including "baby shoes, toddler shoes, [and] tiny life vests" along the banks of the Rio Grande.

Opelka compared the smell to a "garbage fire," and said many were uncomfortable after 15 minutes.

"How many days did they spend in worse conditions?" he asked.

Opelka also interviewed Gohmert on his own radio show, Pure Opelka, several hours later. You can listen to the complete interview below (skip to around 12 minutes in):

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