Monday, April 23, 2018

WILL DEMOCRATS EVER REALIZE THE DANGERS OF AN OPEN BORDER?

Submitted by: Terry Payne

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JIHADIS AND DRUG CARTEL AT OUR BORDER A nightmare on the horizon.
April 19, 2018

Michael Cutler <https://www.frontpagemag.com/author/michael-cutler

The border that is supposed to separate the United States from Mexico must be
made secure.

There is no shortage of compelling reasons why this must happen, and the sooner
the better, but today, given the lunacy of Sanctuary Cities and Sanctuary States
and the globalist goals of politicians from both political parties, particularly
the Democratic Party leadership, rational and reasonable thought processes have
been supplanted by greed, corruption and cowardice- fear of upsetting party
leaders or fear of alienating deep-pocketed campaign contributors.
Indeed, it is irrational for any leader in the United States to refuse to take
whatever measures must be taken to protect America and Americans from the
rampant violence, corruption and potential for terrorists to traverse that
highly porous border into the United States.
Yet this is precisely the situation that exists today in the United States.
Therefore, today we will consider some of the more compelling facts that demand
that, for once and for all, the U.S./Mexican border be secured.
First of all, given the unstable and volatile situation in the Middle East,
particularly Syria and U.S.-led military strikes in Syria, undoubtedly Iran and
radical Islamists would like to be able to carry out terror attacks within the
borders of the United States.
Iran and radical Islamists have a significant presence in Latin America,
therefore, all that separates them from us is the U.S./Mexican border.
On April 21, 2017 I wrote an article, Border Security Is National Security
<https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/266461/border-security-national-security-micha
el-cutler
>  in which I referenced an April 12, 2017 Washington Times report,
Sharafat Ali Khan smuggled terrorist-linked immigrants
<http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/12/sharafat-ali-khan-smuggled-terr
orist-linked-immigr/
> .
Khan is a citizen of Pakistan who had established himself as a permanent
resident in Brazil and then smuggled numerous illegal aliens from the Middle
East into the United States through Mexico.  ICE (Immigration and Customs
Enforcement) issued a press release
<https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/foreign-national-extradited-and-pleads-guilty
-human-smuggling-conspiracy
>  about this case,
Foreign national extradited and pleads guilty to human smuggling conspiracy.
That Khan first became a resident of Brazil prior to beginning his smuggling
operation is of particular concern. 
Terror training camps run by Hamas and Hezbollah are to be found in the
Tri-Border region of Brazil (where Brazil abuts with Argentina and Paraguay).
While there was no specific mention of Khan making use of those camps, given the
nature of his crimes, this is a very real and troubling possibility.
It is also entirely possible that members of ISIS and al-Qaeda are present in
those terror training camps.
Concerns about the Tri-Border Region were ably reported on in a paper, Islamist
Terrorist Threat in the Tri-Border Region
<http://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/islamist-terrorist-threat/>  that was
published by Jeffrey Fields, Research Associate, Center for Nonproliferation
Studies.
Khan is hardly the only alien smuggler who was operating in Latin America and
has ties to the Middle East.
In addition to the nexus between Brazil and radical Islamic training camps, Iran
routinely flies its Quds Forces, also known as "Shock Troops" into Caracas
Venezuela.  They are not present in the the Western hemisphere for vacation.
In addition to the threats posed by Middle Eastern terrorists operating in Latin
America, we need to also consider the deteriorating situation to be found in
Mexico where it has been reported that last year more than 29,000 people were
murdered.
On April 11, 2018 the San Diego Union-Tribune report, Studies find record
violence costing Mexico billions of dollars
<http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/border-baja-california/sd-me-peace-ind
ex-mexico-20180411-story.html
>  included this excerpt:
                As fighting between drug trafficking groups drives up violence
in Mexico to record levels, a new study released on Wednesday measures the
economic impact in 2017 at $249 billion in losses - close to 21 percent of the
country's gross domestic product.
                Authors of the study presented at the University of San Diego
say that focusing on homicides alone fails to address the broad range of factors
that drive the violence, and affect the well being of Mexicans on a multitude of
levels.
                To bring down the violence will mean addressing issues such as
corruption and the weak rule of law, the study states.
                *     *     *
                With more than 29,000 murders, last year was Mexico's most
violent year on record, "with the peacefulness in Mexico deteriorating by 10.7
percent," states the institute's study, the fifth in a series of annual reports
focusing on Mexico.
                The study found that the economic impact violence in 2017
"amongst the highest in the world." The total economic impact of violence "was
seven times higher than the education budget in 2017," according to the report.
"A one percent decline in the economic impact of violence would equal the
federal government's investment in activities related to science, technology and
innovation last year."
In an effort to somehow paint a less pessimistic and alarming image of the level
of violence in Mexico, the report concluded with the following:
                In spite of public perceptions, "Mexico's violence is 'average'
for the Western Hemisphere," according to the USD study, with homicide rates
well below those of smaller countries, including Belize, Colombia, Guatemala,
Honduras, Jamaica, and Venezuela.
This is no comfort to be found in that last quote.  A caravan of citizens of
Honduras making its way north through Mexico and headed for the United States,
prompted President Trump to deploy National Guard troops along the southern
border to augment the U.S. Border Patrol in non-law enforcement capacity-
providing support for the Border Patrol as was reported in an April 4, 2018 USA
Today report
<https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/03/trump-keeps-focus-caravan-
honduran-asylum-seekers-headed-u-s/481796002/
> ,  Trump keeps focus on caravan
of Honduran asylum seekers headed to U.S.
It appears that the caravan of Hondurans is being egged on by the government of
Honduras, consider that The Arizona Republic reported on April 12, 2018
<https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2018/04/12/honduran-a
mbassadors-march-caravan-migrants-mexico-called-political-theater/511071002/
> :
                Although many migrants traveling in the caravan have decided to
remain in Mexico, many still plan to continue on to the U.S. border and apply
for asylum, especially the large number of women and children, and a small group
of about 25 gay and transgender migrants.
                The Honduran ambassador to Mexico, dressed in a suit, tie and
dress shoes, joined the migrants in a 9-mile walk from the Honduran embassy in
the Condesa neighborhood of Mexico City to the Casa de Peregrino near the
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexican news media reported.
Given the totality of circumstances, the potential exists that criminals such as
members of MS-13 and other such violent gangs and members of drug cartels may
well infiltrate this and other such caravans.
In point of fact, it is not beyond the realm of possibility that terrorists from
the Middle East might also seize the opportunity to infiltrate large-scale
smuggling groups to gain entry into the United States, not unlike terrorists in
Europe infiltrated refugee flows.
Furthermore, as we have seen in the past, the potential exists that aliens who
seek asylum in the United States might actually be such criminals and/or
terrorists.
This very topic was the focus of a November 21, 2013 Washington Times news
report
<https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/21/committee-examines-reports-mex
ican-drug-cartels-us/
> , Mexican drug cartels exploit asylum system by claiming
'credible fear.'
The report quoted Bob Goodlatte, the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee:
                "It's outrageous that members of Mexican drug cartels and others
involved in illicit activity are so easily able to exploit our asylum laws and
live in the U.S. virtually undetected," said Judiciary Committee
<https://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/judiciary-committee/> Chairman Bob
Goodlatte <https://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/bob-goodlatte/> , Virginia
Republican.
                "Our asylum laws are in place to help individuals who are facing
truly serious persecution in their country," he said. "However, dangerous
criminals are gaming the system by claiming they have a 'credible fear' of
persecution when often they've been the perpetrators of violence themselves."
Concerns about the lack of integrity to this system were the focus of two House
Judiciary Committee hearings conducted as a result of Chairman Goodlatte's
concerns.
                Asylum Abuse: Is it Overwhelming our Borders?
<https://judiciary.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/113-56-85905.pdf
                Asylum Fraud: Abusing America's Compassion?
<https://judiciary.house.gov/hearing/asylum-fraud-abusing-america-s-compassion/>

Of course while one of the hearings focused on how asylum abuse was overwhelming
our borders, in reality, asylum abuse is overwhelming the entire immigration
system throughout the entire United States of America.
Furthermore, this is not simply a matter of "asylum abuse" but of immigration
fraud.
The official report that was authored by the 9/11 Commission Staff, 9/11 and
Terrorist Travel
<http://www.9-11commission.gov/staff_statements/911_TerrTrav_Monograph.pdf>
noted on page 98:
                Terrorists in the 1990s, as well as the September 11 hijackers,
needed to find a way to stay in or embed themselves in the United States if
their operational plans were to come to fruition. As already discussed, this
could be accomplished legally by marrying an American citizen, achieving
temporary worker status, or applying for asylum after entering. In many cases,
the act of filing for an immigration benefit sufficed to permit the alien to
remain in the country until the petition was adjudicated. Terrorists were free
to conduct surveillance, coordinate operations, obtain and receive funding, go
to school and learn English, make contacts in the United States, acquire
necessary materials, and execute an attack.
Those concerns are very much as relevant today as they were at the time of those
hearings and at the time that the 9/11 Commission reported its findings.
What more needs to happen before our "leaders" finally act to secure that
dangerous border?
MICHAEL CUTLER
Michael Cutler is a retired Senior Special Agent of the former INS (Immigration
and Naturalization Service) whose career spanned some 30 years. He served as an
Immigration Inspector, Immigration Adjudications Officer and spent 26 years as
an agent who rotated through all of the squads within the Investigations Branch.
For half of his career he was assigned to the Drug Task Force. He has testified
before well over a dozen congressional hearings, provided testimony to the 9/11
Commission as well as state legislative hearings around the United States and at
trials where immigration is at issue. He hosts his radio show, "The Michael
Cutler Hour <http://www.blogtalkradio.com/usatalkradio> ," on Friday evenings on
BlogTalk Radio. His personal website is http://michaelcutler.net/.

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