Bensman in the News

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

… [Read more...] about At the Border, On Just the News (Real America’s Voice)

Excerpt: Bensman: "A major issue is that it’s almost impossible to vet these people to see if they’re already criminals coming in. This month and last month, we had 40,000 gotaways. These are people who were not apprehended at all. They just skipped right through our thinning membrane of Border Patrol defense into the interior of the country. We have no idea who they are. And even the ones who … [Read more...] about On Sebastian Gorka’s new Newsmax Show: Expect More Angel Moms Soon

With Pastor Andy Woods of Sugarland, Texas Bible Church on his Pastor's Point of View Youtube show, published May 8, 2021. … [Read more...] about On Pastor’s Point of View Discussing America’s Covert Border War Book

Excerpts: Danny from Atlanta calling in: One thing as far as the wall... I'm sure your guest knows this but they have ladders and people are going over the wall. Bensman: I think a lot of people misunderstand the way the wall works. With all respect to the caller, it takes a very brave, young strong, Olympian to haul a ladder and then to climb up that thing 30 feet and then get down it. So … [Read more...] about On the Jim Bohannon Show Discussing Illegal Immigration Crisis with Callers

Excerpts from the May 5, 2021 segment Stacy: It's always good to have you here, although I've already warned everyone that you don't bring us the tidings of great joy when you join us. Now that we're in the Biden administration, I mean fully in it, it's been unhappy groupings of information that we've been receiving but I really feel like this is the time when we grit through it. We grit our … [Read more...] about On Stacy on the Right Podcast (Stacy Washington Sirius XM podcast) About Border Crisis Implications

Host: You just heard (Biden Chief of Staff) Ron Klein claim the surge is not because of a speech that Joe Biden gave. You say that is exactly one of the reasons. What is the Biden administration missing, in your opinion? Bensman: Well, it’s either towering ignorance or willful deceit. You pick. But it is definitely their words that are causing mass migration. I often say I’ve never met an … [Read more...] about On Fox and Friends Talking Biden Border Crisis

Kate Delaney: Todd has just returned from the Texas-Mexico border where he found a section of border the Biden administration has left pretty undefended. Tell me what you found. What did you see, first of all when you arrived, and what were you expecting? Bensman: Most of the reporting on the border crisis has been happening in the southern tip of Texas – McAllen… they call it the Rio Grande … [Read more...] about On with Kate Delaney of America Tonight Talking About Big Bend Border Reporting Trip