No, I have a sense of humor. It IS funny. Too bad she's ineffective. Personally, I suspect (and hope) that she got this notion from some self-styled minutemen types who actually WERE guarding the border, and convinced her she needed to "stay at her post" so she'd stop tagging along with them.
My heart goes out to you and your family.
There are so many in true need when those who are slurping the system need a good kick in the butt.