“Where’s the military?”
They are mostly around a few major Ports of Entry, stringing concertina wire, to fortify those locations against a mob rush tactic by caravans.
This incident was in a rural location, with only three Border Patrol Officers.
It really highlights that the laws and policies that allow basically anyone with a child to walk in without a visa and be released into the country, is now the main problem - 80% of those apprehended.
Legal reform can only come from Congress - so the President really needs more than just wall funding from them, to really solve the problem. It would require epic leverage.
I had read somewhere that the military
were patrolling the border with
helicopters and night vision. If they
are mainly stationed at ports of entry,
a change of tactics seems to be in order.
They should be patrolling in areas where
the BP is limited, in wide open areas.
I understand full well what laws need to
be changed to actually stop the influx.