Todd Bensman

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Your Town is a Border Town:The Immigration Crisis and The Risk to National Security – Prosperity 101 Podcast

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Show notes: America is a beacon of freedom for the world. Strengthened by our diversity, we have welcomed millions who have immigrated in pursuit of their American Dream. However, there is a difference between legal and illegal immigration, and we are currently experiencing an immigration crisis unlike anything in history. Illegal immigrants are flooding our borders in record numbers and are often … [Read more...] about Your Town is a Border Town:The Immigration Crisis and The Risk to National Security – Prosperity 101 Podcast

An Elevated National Security Threat at the Border: Steel on Steel podcast

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The Biden administration is expected to lift Title 42 restrictions at the U.S. border on May 23, which will trigger more migration than we’ve ever seen, some predict. Joining us today is Todd Bensman (toddbensman.com), Senior National Security Fellow with the Center for Immigration Studies. He examines the problems with our completely open and collapsing border, how migrant criminals are gaming … [Read more...] about An Elevated National Security Threat at the Border: Steel on Steel podcast

Bensman on War Room: Texas Gov. Abbott’s ‘Safety Inspections’ Plan May Force Mexico to Slow Migration

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Excerpt: Bannon: Is this thing with Abbott real or is this proformative? Bensman: In my opinion, half of it is real and the other half is optics. The half that I think might actually have impact are these safety inspections on trucks. What Abbott is proposing to do is conduct stops, right there as the trucks are coming off of the bridges with freight to be delivered into the United States. … [Read more...] about Bensman on War Room: Texas Gov. Abbott’s ‘Safety Inspections’ Plan May Force Mexico to Slow Migration

Migrants Tossing their IDs ‘Up to No Good’: Bensman on the Dr. Gina Prime Time Show

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Bensman: "I mean who are these people coming in? They're strangers. You saw the video. I've seen it too. Where these migrants are tearing up their passports and throwing away their identity cards. I mean... who DOES that?! Who rips up their identity cards when they're traveling abroad? Nobody except folks who are up to no good. What you're seeing there is asylum fraud in the making. Those identity … [Read more...] about Migrants Tossing their IDs ‘Up to No Good’: Bensman on the Dr. Gina Prime Time Show

Talking Border Horror: Slam the Gavel Podcast with Amy van der Linde

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 Slam the Gavel welcomes Todd Bensman, M.A. and Author to the show. Todd Bensman  is a full-time Texas-based Senior National Security Fellow for the Center for Immigration Studies, a D.C. based policy institute examining immigration and he is the author of "America's Covert Border War, The Untold Story Of The Nation's Battle To Prevent Jihadist Infiltration," published February 23rd, … [Read more...] about Talking Border Horror: Slam the Gavel Podcast with Amy van der Linde

Bensman in the War Room: Why Ukrainians Must Be Turned Away from US Southern Border

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Excerpt: "We need to be color-blind in this country. This are white Christians who are coming through but we need to regulate white Christians coming through our border through 10 safe countries just as much as Congolese coming through 10 safe countries to our border." … [Read more...] about Bensman in the War Room: Why Ukrainians Must Be Turned Away from US Southern Border