Todd Bensman

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The Conservative Conscience: Podcast

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Start at about Minute 14:31 Not only have we failed to learn the lessons of 9/11, we have done the exact opposite of what prudence should have dictated regarding immigration and border policy.  Description Today I am joined by Todd Bensman (@BensmanTodd), senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies. Bensman draws upon his … [Read more...] about The Conservative Conscience: Podcast

Lifezette on Bensman report: Obama’s DHS Chief Knew Terrorists Likely Exploiting Vulnerable U.S. Borders

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Todd Bensman, a senior national security fellow at CIS, told LifeZette that Johnson’s memo suggests there is good reason to be concerned about the potential of terrorists to sneak across the U.S.-Mexican border. “The Obama administration was the one that saw this particular traffic coming across the border in its last year,” Bensman said, referring to notice given to individuals with potential … [Read more...] about Lifezette on Bensman report: Obama’s DHS Chief Knew Terrorists Likely Exploiting Vulnerable U.S. Borders

Globe Newswire Press Release: Terrorist Infiltration Threat at the Southwest Border, The National Security Gap in America’s Immigration Enforcement Debate

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Bensman: "No serious consideration should be given to disbanding ICE without a complete understanding of the important and unheralded counterterrorism work these men and women are doing all over the globe, sight unseen. Nor any longer should national discussion about illegal immigration policy bypass the fact that hundreds, if not thousands, of migrants from the Middle East and other nations where … [Read more...] about Globe Newswire Press Release: Terrorist Infiltration Threat at the Southwest Border, The National Security Gap in America’s Immigration Enforcement Debate

Radio show host Hugh Hewitt interview with Bensman

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"Listen up, a very important segment. You know I pound on newspapers a lot... It’s fun to beat them up. But I give credit where credit is due, and my guest, Todd Bensman, has written an amazing four-part series... excerpts of which I read to you in the first forty minutes of last hour. Todd Bensman joins me now from San Antonio...." Link to transcript … [Read more...] about Radio show host Hugh Hewitt interview with Bensman