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Posted on 04/05/2019 4:16:19 AM PDT by gattaca
There has been a 50 percent jump in illegal immigrant gang members coming into the United States this year, according to the former Border Patrol chief.
What’s more, he warned in Senate testimony Thursday, loopholes in federal law will result in some 650,000 illegal immigrants — more than the population of Wyoming — being released into the United States, where most will “never to be heard from again.”
According to Mark Morgan, the chief of the U.S. Border Patrol from 2016-2017, the border situation is at a crisis point.
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Worse, he said that the U.S. isn't sure of the background of those coming to the country, and often loses them.
"It’s simple — they step one foot on American soil, say the magic words under 'credible fear' and within a few days they’re allowed into cities all across the U.S. What should sound additional alarms of concern is that most of the family members either lack proper identifying documentation or effective vetting of what they produce is impossible, so we know virtually nothing about who we’re letting in. Once in, they are typically never to be heard from again," he said.
His grim testimony about the border crisis was endorsed by committee Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson, who blamed Congress and not the officials at the border.
“There is a humanitarian and national security crisis at our southern border. In the first six months of this fiscal year, Border Patrol apprehended over 175,000 family unit aliens and over 33,000 unaccompanied children. According to Secretary [of Homeland Security Kirstjen] Nielsen, we are on track to reach one million apprehensions by the end of the year, the first time since the fiscal year 2006,” said Johnson.
“This crisis is not the fault of the dedicated, hardworking men and women of DHS; they have been given an impossible task. The fault rests with Congress alone. I challenge my colleagues to act. Unless you support this new reality of open borders, work with me now to address this crisis,” he added.
Morgan highlighted the current rules that result in hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, turned away years ago, gaining access to the U.S., where they hide from deportation agents.
First, he repeated concerns from the Department of Homeland Security that some 1 million immigrants are going to try to cross the U.S.-Mexico border this year.
“Currently 60%-65% of those illegally entering today are families or minors. We know because of our broken immigration laws and system, they will be released into the interior of the U.S. Therefore, as the apprehensions reach one million this year, the unconscionable result will be the release of 650,000 immigrants into the U.S. That is more than the entire population of Wyoming. Contrast that with the late 1990s, when we experienced 1 million apprehensions, yet we removed the overwhelming majority of those who crossed,” Morgan testified.
He also noted the surge in criminal gang members. He said:
“As an example, last week, three MS-13 members who were arrested in Maryland for stabbing a rival gangster and burning the body were resettled basically as refugees under the false pretenses of being brought to this country as 'unaccompanied minors.' Unfortunately, this isn’t an isolated example. Long Island and Maryland became hot spots for MS-13 activity during the surge of Central American teens in 2014. The number of teens coming in now, both individually and with families, dwarfs the 2014 numbers. The MS-13 is one of the most violent and prolific transnational gangs the U.S. as ever seen and the influx of minors into the country through the current crisis will provide them with unlimited vulnerable prospects. While Border Patrol is tied up with the humanitarian mission, the smugglers business is thriving. According to Border Patrol, 800 gang members were apprehended so far this year, a 50 percent increase from last year. Imagine what they’re not catching.”
Is the official number still 11,000,000 undocumented citizens?
DemocRATS at Fault and they know it.
This is treason at its worst, and the average American is simply too stupid or uninformed to realize it, and too prideful to admit it.
These are tragic days for the Republic.
Benjamin Franklin implied some doubt as to whether we would be able to hang on to a Republic. I guess he was right.
the entire US Congress is an unindicted coconspirator
to each and every murder, rape and theft
they should be indicted, sued, and jailed.
It’s probably closer to 100 million.
Not just Congress. Every judge, state and local official who aids and abets the invasion.
If people disregard our immigration laws, why would they honor our voting laws.
Maybe in 1990 :)
Come on Trump man. Do something.
I said you make 98 percent great decisions.
But someone else was right.
This 2 percent bad or no decision when it comes to this disaster is a BIG and hard to REVERSE one.
They’re coming in NOW and they came in LAST WEEK and LAST MONTH.
I know the courts and the press and the dems make it hard to do anything.
I might have trouble making a decision in the face of all that flak.
But I didn’t run for president and say I would take care of this mess.
You did. You can do this. JUST DO IT!!
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Trump may turn out to be the worst President in history as his strong talk and no action on the border is altering the very fabric of the United States and may deliver an open, unabated leftist into the White House in 2020.
Round em up ship em out. Anything less is criminal negligence.
close the FN border!!!
You’re right, I’ve had so many people shut down over that. They literally tell me they can’t accept that because “if that many illegals were here, this country is over”.
And that is the real danger. The Dems and open enemies of the US are engaging in a population replacement strategy. Millions of illegals are coming over the border and many will be guided to swing states and vote Democrat. If the US goes over in 2020, it won't be coming back. No other policy issue is as important because the foundation of the US may be swept away in 2020.
Congress is not worried about our safety only power of their party. They need to keep the money coming in from their open borders supporters. Then they can enact Socialism to keep their power intact.
Quickly help me out with the Dunning-Kruger part?
Basically, low IQ morons are too dumb to realize they are dumb. This makes it very easy for evil socialists to pander to them, for example, telling them that they are poor because the evil rich white people took all their money, etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
I don’t get this at all. What does trade have to do with stopping immigration at the southern border? All presidents have banned immigration of certain countries without affecting trade. Just stop immigration!
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