Day 5…

As we continue to watch the horrific images coming out of Israel as they prepare for a full scale invasion of Gaza, US Officials have confirmed that 22 Americans have lost their lives and 17 are unaccounted for - and presumed taken hostage - during Hamas’s terrorist attacks.

US hostage negociators are reportedly in Israel to help get our people back… and Navy Seal Team 6 is said to be standing by to aid in any possible rescue/evacuation operations of American and Israeli hostages. The power and water has been cut in Gaza, rockets are flying in both directions, and - it was just announced that 9 UN staff members have been killed in a missile attack.

Amidst all this…. Questions still remain how the Terrorists were able to just walk (and parachute!) into one of the most secure nations on earth and unleash such barbarism??

It makes you wonder, If they could do it there… ??

Before the horrific attacks on Israel… one of the biggest issues here - that was really starting to get some attention - was the out of control situation at the US Southern Border. Day after day we saw pictures and videos of trucks and trains and lines and lines of people flooding into this Country.

I am 100% for legal immigration. LEGAL immigration. Our nation has a long and storied history of proud people coming here from around the world - seeking a better life. For example, my Dad came over from Europe on the HMS Carpathia when he was just 8 months old. That’s the same ship that went on to pick up the survivors of the Titanic. And of course everyone who came in had to register at Ellis Island in NY.

But that’s not the case with everyone who comes here anymore. I’m afraid what we are experiencing now is different. Hundreds of thousands of migrants from - according the to data I’ve seen - 183 different countries - flooding across our border with absolutely no vetting. No background checks. No anything.

And the numbers are staggering. The Homeland Security Department reported that just last month, Border Patrol Agents apprehended more than 210,000 migrants who crossed the souther border ILLEGALLY - that is, they “sneaked in” between official ports of entry. And, by the Homeland’s own admission, even if they are apprehended, most are given a court date years in the future and released into the US.

How about this: 151 people on the Terrorist Watch List have been arrested trying to cross our Southern Border so far this year … compared to just 15 in 2021.

Makes you wonder how many got in that they DIDN’T catch.

I guess my point is this:

We closed the border for Covid. For 19 Months. “To Save Lives”.

I think the least we can do now - and should have done already - is “Err on the side of caution”.

See you back here Thursday

-Dick