By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Think the Mexico-U.S. border is safer. Think again.
So says Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, who told Congress Wednesday that only 40% of the border is under “operational control,” The Washington Times reports.
Judd also said that 20% of illegal immigrants who were captured had criminals records.
“This is the challenge we are facing at the border today,” he said. “There are those who will point to lower apprehension rates and tell you the border is secure. Border Patrol agents, however, throughout this nation will tell you the border is not secure, and the southwest border certainly is not safe.”
The assertions contradict claims by President Obama’s administration that conditions at the border are improving.
Less Than Half of U.S.-Mexico Border Is Under ‘Operational Control,’ Agents Say
