Democrats dismissed Mr. Scott’s concerns, aired at a House Judiciary Committee hearing, saying likelihood of a terrorist using the southern border to sneak in is slim. They said the idea is an attempt to demonize the broader swath of illegal immigrants who show up seeking better jobs or the chance to reunite with relatives.
He said the holes in border security are scary and the assurances made by senior Department of Homeland Security officials are empty. Mr. Scott said smuggling cartels have mastered the art of distraction, sending some migrants in an initial wave across to draw the attention of agents, then sending a second wave through the gaps the agents left when they converged on the first wave.The answer, Mr. Scott said, is to deter crossings. Fewer people coming means fewer distractions for agents.
“The chance of dying from a foreign-born terrorist attack since 1975 is 1 in 4.4 million per year,” he said.
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