[JustaCowgirl]

Wouldn't the locals, many of whom speak native Spanish, be able to make the distinction quite easily? If Middle Eastern infiltrators spoke Spanish, it would certainly be with a heavy accent.

[John Jorsett]

Yep. If I were trying this, I'd make sure I settled some place like Michigan, where the native Spanish speakers would be fewer. Even so, I'm not sure even accented Spanish would arouse suspicion; we seem to have gone back to sleep as far as 9/11 goes.

[ErnBatavia]

The article didn't seem to clarify, but I'm guessing that once they're here they drop the cloak of pretending to be Mexican.

[kittymyrib]

Unless they were Morrocans who speak Spanish fluently. But what might trip them up is that they don't speak Anglo-Spanish, a mix common in the Southwest.

[jpsb]

Scary stuff, particularly for those of us living in little Texas towns. John Culberson is a straight shooter, if he says it it is true.

Lot's Middle Eastern men living in my little town, guess I will put my bar on high alert.

[TomasUSMC]

If Middle Eastern infiltrators spoke Spanish, it would certainly be with a heavy accent.

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Nope. Recently it has been uncovered that there are close to a thousand Islamist in Northern Morocco who speak spanish and arabic fluently. Its not hard to imitate a mexican accent with just a little study if you already know Spanish.

[TN4Liberty]

Wouldn't the locals, many of whom speak native Spanish, be able to make the distinction quite easily?

It struck me when I read this that the Border Patrol should simply make sure that illegals spoke Spanish with a Mexican accent to make sure they weren't AQ agents before they entered the country. Then the absurdity of that thought hit home.