What an Open Border Looks Like
Article subtitle:
In the Rio Grande Valley, illegal border-crossers are surrendering voluntarily
Article publisher:
National Review Online
Article date:
24 June 2014
Article category:
National News
Medium
Article Body:
Albert Spratte, the sergeant-at-arms of the National Border Patrol Council Local 3307 in the Rio Grande Valley, says there are two types of illegal immigrants crossing the border: those whom Border Patrol catches and those who catch Border Patrol...
He says people traveling in large groups have characterized the sharp spike in OTM border traffic — OTM meaning “other than Mexicans.” A group of nearly 300 Central Americans recently turned themselves in to American officials, he says.
“Next week 300 is going to be nothing,” Spratte says. “It’ll be 500 or 400 until they make the decision to start enforcing our immigration laws and deporting people.”...