Border Chief Owens: The Border Is a “National Security Threat”

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On Sunday, Border Chief Jason Owens stated the obvious during a CBS interview: the border is a “national security threat.”

At least 140,000 sneaked in through the border surreptitiously over the past five months, and they are the ones who keep him up at night.

Owens said Border Patrol is “closing in” on recording one million apprehensions of migrants in between ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border in the 2024 fiscal year, which started in October.

“That number is a large number, but what’s keeping me up at night is the 140,000 known got-aways,” Owens said.

“Why are they risking their lives and crossing in areas where we can’t get to?” Owens asked. “Why are they hiding? What do they have to hide? What are they bringing in? What is their intent? Where are they coming from? We simply don’t know the answers to those questions. Those things for us are what represent the threat to our communities.”

The situation, Owens added, amounts to “a national security threat.”

“Border security is a big piece of national security,” he said. “And if we don’t know who is coming into our country, and we don’t know what their intent is, that is a threat and they’re exploiting a vulnerability that’s on our border right now.”

Most Are “Good People”

Still, Owens said that the vast majority of migrants coming to the U.S. border are “good people.”

“I think the migrants that we encounter, that are turning themselves in, yes, I think they absolutely are, by and large, good people,” Owens said. “I wish they would choose the right way to come into our country and not start off on the wrong foot by breaking our laws.”

While a “very small amount” of those apprehended at the southern border are serious criminals, such as convicted gang members or sexual offenders.

I don’t know how he can know that.

Eleven people blew up the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and another plane was headed for the Capitol or the White House.

He didn’t mention the millions of military-age men or the young Chinese men who are coming through. Russians and Iranians are also coming.

Nor did he mention that illegal immigration is enriching the cartels and their sex trafficking and drug business.

Third World America.


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Popeye the Project Boy
Popeye the Project Boy
1 year ago

The Shot Heard Round the World (Part II) . . coming soon.

Obama's pal
Obama's pal
1 year ago

140,000? That’s the number that gets in on a monthly basis. The border is essentially unguarded. We’ve seen aliens landing by small boats. God knows how many enter from Canada.

Popeye the Project Boy
Popeye the Project Boy
1 year ago
Reply to  Obama's pal

So true. Years ago, shortly after 911, I was hiking the gorge up in Niagara Falls, NY. Ran into a guy from Israel, we had a nice conversation. One thing that stuck the most was him telling me how shocked he was how our borders were so easy to get through. And how many bad people were already coming in. I’ll never forget that day.

Last edited 1 year ago by Popeye the Project Boy
Popeye the Project Boy
Popeye the Project Boy
1 year ago
Reply to  Obama's pal

The Buffalo news has been recently reporting rafts and small boats left on the shores up in Lewiston, along the Niagara River.