LUKEVILLE, AZ - Video footage obtained by FOX News reportedly shows an illegal immigrant saying "I love you, Joe Biden" and an alleged smuggler waving and saluting the camera as he helps immigrants illegally pass through an open sector of the southern border wall.
In a video, Arizona Sheriff Mark Lamb of Pinal County, Arizona, said that President Joe Biden's "weakness" is what has led to the migrant crisis situation currently plaguing the state and other cities across the country.
He said that individuals crossing the boarder illegally into the state are almost immediately awarded a $5,000 gift card along with a complimentary plane ticket. Lamb, who is running for the U.S. Senate, said, "...But here's what's really going to bother you, when these folks come across and they're processed, they're being given a cell phone, a plane ticket to wherever they want to go in this country, probably to a community near you, and a $5,000 visa card."
He added, "So while this Christmas season you're struggling to keep your lights on, while you're struggling to pay your rent, put Christmas presents under the tree for your kids, we have our government giving people that came into this country illegally $5,000 gift cards. That's the truth, folks. God Bless."
On Fox & Friends First, Lamb spoke about the federal government, saying, "These guys have been asleep at the wheel. They have allowed these people to come into this country, people from countries that don't love America."
In Lukeville, Arizona, one male African migrant told FOX News, "I love you, Joe Biden, thank you for everything, Joe Biden! I'm a good person. I want to be a good person here in the United States." Bill Melugin reported exclusively from that area, confirming that based off what he has seen, the vast majority of border crossers are single adult males.
Lamb's video comes days after FBI Director Christopher Wray reportedly warned about an increase of the threat of terrorism in the United States. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) asked Wray to "describe the current threat matrix" facing this country.
Wray responded by saying, "What I would say that is unique about the environment that we're in right now in my career is that while there may have been times over the years where individual threats could have been higher here or there than where they may be right now, I've never seen a time where all the threats or so many of the threats are all elevated, all at exactly the same time."
In response to what Wray said, Lamb said, "It's almost impossible to spot it because you have 17,500 coming in a week in a 24-hour period. You had 10,000 people come in, not to mention 10,000 unaccompanied minors that they have in custody. The numbers are insurmountable and there's not enough Border Patrol staff to deal with it."
He added, "There's no way for them to process that. There's no way for them to catch all the blinking lights that are coming in and then what they do is put the rest of our communities at risk, across the country. We're worried because this is a reality."
For fiscal year 2023, there were more than 2.4 million migrant encounters, which is now a new record. Both September and October reportedly set records for encounters at the sounthern border, with more than 240,000 encounters border-wide.
In a video, Arizona Sheriff Mark Lamb of Pinal County, Arizona, said that President Joe Biden's "weakness" is what has led to the migrant crisis situation currently plaguing the state and other cities across the country.
He said that individuals crossing the boarder illegally into the state are almost immediately awarded a $5,000 gift card along with a complimentary plane ticket. Lamb, who is running for the U.S. Senate, said, "...But here's what's really going to bother you, when these folks come across and they're processed, they're being given a cell phone, a plane ticket to wherever they want to go in this country, probably to a community near you, and a $5,000 visa card."
He added, "So while this Christmas season you're struggling to keep your lights on, while you're struggling to pay your rent, put Christmas presents under the tree for your kids, we have our government giving people that came into this country illegally $5,000 gift cards. That's the truth, folks. God Bless."
On Fox & Friends First, Lamb spoke about the federal government, saying, "These guys have been asleep at the wheel. They have allowed these people to come into this country, people from countries that don't love America."
In Lukeville, Arizona, one male African migrant told FOX News, "I love you, Joe Biden, thank you for everything, Joe Biden! I'm a good person. I want to be a good person here in the United States." Bill Melugin reported exclusively from that area, confirming that based off what he has seen, the vast majority of border crossers are single adult males.
Lamb's video comes days after FBI Director Christopher Wray reportedly warned about an increase of the threat of terrorism in the United States. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) asked Wray to "describe the current threat matrix" facing this country.
Wray responded by saying, "What I would say that is unique about the environment that we're in right now in my career is that while there may have been times over the years where individual threats could have been higher here or there than where they may be right now, I've never seen a time where all the threats or so many of the threats are all elevated, all at exactly the same time."
In response to what Wray said, Lamb said, "It's almost impossible to spot it because you have 17,500 coming in a week in a 24-hour period. You had 10,000 people come in, not to mention 10,000 unaccompanied minors that they have in custody. The numbers are insurmountable and there's not enough Border Patrol staff to deal with it."
He added, "There's no way for them to process that. There's no way for them to catch all the blinking lights that are coming in and then what they do is put the rest of our communities at risk, across the country. We're worried because this is a reality."
For fiscal year 2023, there were more than 2.4 million migrant encounters, which is now a new record. Both September and October reportedly set records for encounters at the sounthern border, with more than 240,000 encounters border-wide.
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Comments
2023-12-24T12:03-0500 | Comment by: Laurence
You can thank the stupid voters who elected Biden for this mess. Giving $5,000 of the taxpayers' money to criminals who entered our country illegally is an outrage. Can you imagine Mexico doing this to criminals who sneak across the it's border? Calculate: 240,000 illegals times $5,000 is $1,200,000,000 of our tax money! No wonder we have such a huge national debt. The voters are responsible.