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A new report from The House Committee on Homeland Security, A Line in the Sand: Confronting the Threat at the Southwest Border, reveals shocking details concerning a growing crisis along our southern border. The report discusses the increasing level of criminal activity and violence, including drug and human smuggling, as well as an increase in the number of potential terrorists entering our country. The report continues to state that "Federal law enforcement estimates that 10 percent to 30 percent of illegal aliens are actually apprehended...therefore in 2005, as many as 4 to 10 million illegal aliens crossed into the United States."
Other findings include:
At NPG, we know the first necessary step to stabilize our population is to gain control of our immigration crisis. The most logical measure is to stop illegal immigrants from entering our country. Rather than developing a host of new ways to accommodate the millions of illegal immigrants already living within our borders, we must enforce the laws currently on the books. Clearly, the weaknesses along our southern border present an incredible challenge in this effort.
- "U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigations have revealed that aliens were smuggled from the Middle East to staging areas in Central and South America, before being smuggled illegally into the United States."
- "While many illegal aliens cross the border searching for employment, not all illegal aliens are crossing into the United States to find work. Law enforcement has stated that some individuals come across the border because they have been forced to leave their home countries due to criminal activity. These dangerous criminals are fleeing the law in other countries and seeking refuge in the United States."
- "A significant portion of illegal activity at the border relates to illegal drug smuggling." In FY 2005 federal drug seizures amounted to over 1 million pounds of cocaine, 6 million pounds of marijuana, and 16,000 pounds of methamphetamine. This accounts for only 10 to 20 percent of the drugs seized, implying "as much as 5.6 to 11.2 million pounds of cocaine and 33.3 to 68.6 million pounds of marijuana entered the United States."
