War on America’s Southern Border?
WASHINGTON DC. The U.S. southern border has seen a surge of tens-of-thousands illegal immigrants mostly from Latin America. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported in 2010 that over 17,000 people were arrested at the U.S. border that were not from Mexico, Latin America, South America, or western islands. Many of these people were from counties that tend to be non-U.S. friendly such as Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Syria and Yemen for example. It is not known how many made it inside the U.S. undetected.
[1] Obama’s Cuts Border Security.
In 2011 the Obama Administration reportedly cut the 1,200 national guardsman’s from the U.S. border down to 300. This of course makes it easier for those wanting to get in the U.S. illegally and now with less border enforcement. This action question’s the President’s thinking about keeping the U.S. border secure from terrorists and drug cartels who seek to gain presence in the U.S.