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Mark's avatar

Our lack of immigration enforcement, both at the border and enforcing visas has existed for a very long time.

Congress has done a couple of reports noting individuals from terrorist supporting nations and organizations have been crossing the border for decades. In 2006 congress released a report "A LINE IN THE SAND: COUNTERING CRIME, VIOLENCE AND TERROR AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER"; they released an update on it in 2012. Both note the that members of terrorist organizations have been apprehended and note it is highly likely more have evaded detection.

In 2010, during a routine traffic stop near Boston, the LEO followed up on his suspicions the driver was an illegal alien. That illegal alien owned and operated a flight school, which had a number of foreign students that were illegal aliens. Many on expired visas, some with no record of entry. (GAO-12-875, page 29). This kind of thing was discussed by the congressional committee on 9/11, that local LEOs would most likely encounter potential terrorists during routine encounters. Hence the need for Feds to coordinate with LEOS.

Instead, most jurisdictions now prohibit local LEOs from even following up on their suspicions about immigration status during routine encounters.

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Jodie Glore's avatar

John, how many aircraft carriers and other naval vessels do we need in the gulf to become a real target for our many enemies?

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