Bensman in the News

Interviewer Cindy Drukier: You reported this week that federal agents at the border are effectively operating under arrest stand-down conditions. Can you explain what that means and what you're hearing from them? Bensman: It's really like nothing I've ever seen at the border. I've spent a lot of time at the border over the years, and Border Patrol agents play cat and mouse with smugglers; … [Read more...] about On The Nation Speaks with Cindy Drukins, Epoch Time TV

Fewer Indians Are Crossing Over to US, And COVID Isn’t Just Why The Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigrants is one reason why the border arrivals are declining. Todd Bensman, a former counter-terrorism intelligence analyst for the Texas government finds the claim that the impact of the pandemic is making Indians flee their country and take the treacherous road to the US … [Read more...] about Quoted in The Quint, regarding Indian illegal immigration over southern border

Ken Broo: Bring us up to speed on what’s been going on down there because we only see little snippets. The mainstream media doesn’t seem very interested in this anymore. Is the flow from Central and South America an open pipeline? Bensman: I was just there a couple of weeks ago, the last time. I’ve made four pretty good, long trips to the border since the inauguration, which is really when all … [Read more...] about On the Ken Broo Show, Iheart Radio WLW Cincinnati, Discussing D-Day Invasion over Rio Grande

Excerpt: Joyce Kaufman: You can’t say I’m really happy to talk to you because we always have to talk about these horrifying situations and, in particular right now, what’s happening on the border. And you have an article out right now that says, ‘this is what organized mass migration looks and feel like. The media may have left the audience but the show goes on.’ Talk a little bit about what … [Read more...] about On the Joyce Kaufman Show discussing how Mass Migration Looks and Feels at Texas Border

Excerpt: Rob Schmidt: What exactly is this plan? She’s got these big corporations involved in all this. Bensman: Well, the idea is that you have American corporations invest in the economies of these countries and then next month nobody wants to come to the United States anymore. So this is just patently absurd on its face. Because even at the best possible outcome, it would take maybe 20 … [Read more...] about On Newsmax’s Rob Schmidt Tonight Show Discussing: VP Harris’s Nation-Building Plan and Mass Migration Crisis

Jonathan Dunne: “How do we change the narrative in the political sphere? Because I don’t hear many people say, ‘this is the solution, you may not like it – it has good points or bad points.’ But I don’t see many solutions. Is it a hopeless case, or… how do we do it?” Bensman: “Man… I gotta say I think it’s just completely hopeless. I don’t see any permanent comprehensive solution of any kind … [Read more...] about On Freedom’s Disciple Podcast (Jonathan Dunn) Discussing the Mechanics of Human Smuggling

Excerpt: Bensman regarding Border Patrol morale: The Border Patrol – the rank and file guys who are on the front lines – you know, their morale is just terrible. I’ve never seen it like this. These are people who are trained to block and interdict and arrest and, you know, they’re cops. They’re badge and gun carrying cops. And they are not allowed to do any of that. They are only allowed to do … [Read more...] about On The Pat Miller Show, WOWO Radio Fort Wayne, Indiana Discussing “Terrible” Border Patrol Morale

Immigration experts covering the border situation warn that any new amnesty program would only make the current crisis worse. "Amnesty is never about the current population being amnestied, it's about what that amnesty says to the prospective next population that sees that happen, and is incentivized to come in the hope that they're going to get it next," says Todd Bensman, senior fellow with … [Read more...] about On KTRH Houston: Biden Caused this Border Crisis

Border surge includes people from countries other than Central America, highlighting terror threat By Nolen Rappaport, opinion contributor for The Hill, May 18, 2021 The governors of 20 states sent a letter to President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in which they ask them to take action immediately on the crisis at the southern border.  According to … [Read more...] about The Hill: Reporting about Bensman’s Book, America’s Covert Border War

Bensman: Let me just explain the way it works. A great example is Iran. We have plenty of Iranians who cross the southern border. But Iran as a state does not conduct terror attacks inside the United States, on the homeland. There are things that they do mostly having to do with espionage. So the intelligence community regards Iranians crossing the border as potential spies for the regime. And so … [Read more...] about On Ruben (Navarette) in the Center Podcast Discussing America’s Covert Border War book