"James said Border Patrol officials keep a tight lid on captures of immigrants from countries with ties to terrorist nations, and that the Department of Homeland Security spins the public's perception of border safety.
"I think the Border Patrol has a vested interest in making anything that reflects on the dangers of the border go away," said James, who left the Border Patrol to pursue a career in law. "What's really disturbing is that you don't know who's getting around you. It's not impossible to think that terrorists have used or will use our borders to get across.""
Wow, ya *think*?!
I know. I have a friend who did it, just to prove it could be done. He took a backpack from across the border in Mexico into the Federal Courthouse in Tucson without having it checked.
This guy is a retired soldier, but speaks fluent Korean and Spanish; and looks like he could be Mexican or Arab with his dark skin and beard.