Posted on 09/10/2014 7:30:19 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
ISIS Terrorists Won't Sneak into U.S. Across Loose Mexico Border: Homeland Security Officials
Despite social media chatter on Twitter, Obama administration officials are more concerned about passport-holding bloodthirsty ISIS jihadists entering the U.S. via airplane.
WASHINGTON - Despite some Twitter chatter, there is no evidence ISIS terrorists are trying to slip into the United States from Mexico, Department of Homeland Security officials told Congress Wednesday.
Administration officials said they are more concerned about jihadists entering the U.S. legally on commercial airline flights.
Administration higher-ups testifying at a House hearing Wednesday threw cold water on scary border scenarios cited by conservatives such as Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
"We don't have any credible information, that we are aware of, of known or suspected terrorists coming across the border," Jennifer Lasley, a senior official in the Department of Homeland Security's intelligence and analysis office, told the House Homeland Security border security subcommittee.
Across the Capitol another top DHS official acknowledged that the agency has tracked online talk by ISIS backers about infiltrating the U.S. via the border.
"There have been Twitter, social media exchanges among (ISIS) adherents across the globe speaking about that as a possibility," Francis Taylor, DHS undersecretary for intelligence, told Sen. John McCain (R.-Ariz.) after he pressed him on the issue during a Senate committee hearing.
"Any infiltration across our border would be a threat," Taylor agreed, but said he is "satisfied we have the intelligence and capability on the border that would prevent that activity.”
Lawmakers from border states, including Cruz and McCain, have said the threat from ISIS requires beefing up border security. Texas Gov. Rick Perry has said ISIS terrorists may already have crossed into the U.S.
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Yeah … I trust DHS when they proclaim terrorists won't sneak across the border (snark)
You know what? I think he is lying.
Every damned one of these idiot traitor bureaucrats needs to go to jail for ten years as soon as they are proven wrong.
Liars. From Obama down. Liars.
What if they promise to vote Democrat in November?
“Homeland Security”. ROTFL! I know I’ll sleep better tonight knowing that they are on the job. Funny stuff.
How many US Citizens have been killed (murdered) by illegals that crossed our southern border?
Because they are already here and did not SNEAK. Bother walked right in
or
Have an excuse to hire more Democrat voting TSA goons to harass more U.S. Citizens at airports?
Tough call.
Well then. That settles it.
The reason they won’t is because they already have, so they don’t need to any more!
I am of a mind that we send no one anywhere until we secure our borders first. The safety of the American people is paramount. Screw immigration reform. Let’s obey the laws on the books.
After we secure our own borders, then we can deal with the rest of the world.
Seems like a no-brainer to me.
When ISIS crosses the border and attacks U.S. targets, watch Obama pretend surprise when it turns out the Border Patrol had turned into Welcome Wagon. Then he’ll throw somebody under the bus. Problem solved.
“I am a stone, I do not move. I put snow in my mouth so the enemy won’t see my breath. I take my time, I let him come closer. I have only one bullet, I aim for his eye; very gently my finger presses on the trigger. I have no fear, I am a big boy now.”
I sure as heck hope he’s lying. Obviously they can and almost certainly have crossed the nearly nonexistent border. If he isn’t lying he is dangerously delusional and native.
Is he so stupid as to believe the words that come out of his mouth?
sneak??? hell no... they'll brazenly walk across in broad daylight!
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