SENATOR JONI ERNST SAYS A NEW FEDERAL CRIME SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO PUNISH PEOPLE CAUGHT WORKING AS MEXICAN CARTEL SCOUTS ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER.
CARTEL1 OC……..WEAPONS.” :14
ERNST WAS AMONG A GROUP OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS WHO VISITED THE BORDER LATE LAST WEEK.
CARTEL2 OC……WITH THEIR PRESENCE.” :14
ERNST SAYS UNDER HER PROPOSAL, THAT SPOTTER AND OTHERS LIKE HIM WOULD FACE UP TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON IF CAUGHT.
UNDER CURRENT FEDERAL LAW, THE PENALTY FOR THOSE CONVICTED OF WHAT’S CALLED IMMIGRATION-RELATED ENTREPRENEURSHIP CAN BE SENTENCED TO UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON.
ERNST SAYS THE COYOTES WHO ARE BEING PAID TO GUIDE MIGRANTS ACROSS THE BORDER ARE PHYSICALLY AND SEXUALLY ABUSING WOMEN AND GIRLS.
CARTEL3 OC……..CHANGE THEIR POLICIES?” :09
THE BORDER PATROL EXPECTS ITS ENCOUNTERS WITH MIGRANTS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER TO REACH LEVELS NOT SEEN IN 20 YEARS.
IN JUNE, THE AGENCY MADE NEARLY 192-THOUSAND ARRESTS AT THE BORDER.
