DHS Nielsen: Border Security Is ‘Near System-Wide Meltdown’
18 Mar 2019982
Border security is collapsing because the cartels and migrants are exploiting Congress’ refusal to close loopholes through the border, homeland secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Monday morning.
“The situation at our Southern Border has gone from a crisis, to a national emergency, to a near system-wide meltdown,†Nielsen said at Auburn University’s Center for Cyber & Homeland Security. Her prepared speech said:
There is no more fundamental responsibility for a nation. And yet, the American people have been let down by our government again…and again. I want to cut through the politics to tell you loud and clear: there is NO “manufactured†crisis at our Southern Border. There is a real-life humanitarian and security catastrophe. Late last year, we were apprehending 50,000 – 60,000 migrants a month. Last month, we apprehended more than 75,000—the highest in over a decade. And today I can tell you that we are on track to interdict nearly 100,000 migrants this month …
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/03/18/dhs-nielsen-border-is-near-system-wide-meltdown/
