The new phenomenon of terrorist border infiltration into Europe is barely recognized in the United States, a distant problem. But no longer. Border infiltrating terrorists in Europe must now be regarded as an American problem because these terrorists hoped to murder U.S. soldiers stationed in Germany. American interests are at risk from terrorist border infiltration overseas. How about at the … [Read more...] about The Tajikistani Terror Plot to Attack U.S. Air Force Bases in Germany: How They Got In Matters
Securing America's Borders
Migrants Free to Leave ICE Detention Covid-19 “Deathtraps” – southward
By Todd Bensman as originally published April 21 by the Center for Immigration Studies A "Let My People Go" campaign, both legal and political, is now at full throttle for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to empty its detention centers of migrants to save them from certain Covid-19 death. Using hashtags such as #FreeThemAll and #DetenionIsDeadly and with car rallies, … [Read more...] about Migrants Free to Leave ICE Detention Covid-19 “Deathtraps” – southward
Latin America Adviser Commentary
Recognized experts on Latin America policy, including Bensman, were asked, in part: How different would a Democratic administration be from a second term for Trump when it comes to Western Hemisphere relations? Bensman explains why election of a Democrat to the White House would trigger a new mass migration from Central America By Todd Bensman as originally published March 18, 2020 by the … [Read more...] about Latin America Adviser Commentary
Migrant Pressure-Cooker Buildup in Balkans Holds Key Lessons for U.S.-Mexico Border Control Policy
Whether the Central Europeans stay the course and hold the lines under a new multi-front ground and propaganda campaign will determine whether the next great migration crisis of millions of people restarts toward Western Europe's richer countries. And at the American southern border too, should Mexico's resolve falter. By Todd Bensman as published by the Center for Immigration Studies on … [Read more...] about Migrant Pressure-Cooker Buildup in Balkans Holds Key Lessons for U.S.-Mexico Border Control Policy
On Global Patriot Radio’s The Sutliffian Report discussing Europe’s migrant-terrorist border-crossers
Tonight we have Todd Bensman of the Center for Immigration Studies sharing about an important article he wrote in November on What Terrorist Migration Over European Borders Can Teach About American Border Security.Todd Bensman is a patriot whose important work should be effecting our immigration policies here in the USA and hopefully awakening the sleeping governments in … [Read more...] about On Global Patriot Radio’s The Sutliffian Report discussing Europe’s migrant-terrorist border-crossers
House Envy: The Unacknowledged Real Motivation Behind Guatemala’s Mass Migration to the American Border
Human rights activists, migrant advocates, and the news media consistently cite extreme widespread violence and rampant government persecution of indigenous populations for Guatemala emigration to claim asylum at the U.S. border. Not in emblematic Yalambojoch. What drove people to evacuate this typical highland village was desire to send enough money home to build big houses like their neighbor's, … [Read more...] about House Envy: The Unacknowledged Real Motivation Behind Guatemala’s Mass Migration to the American Border
Gatestone Institute Cites Bensman Study: “The Terrorists Migrating Into Europe”
In a new analysis by the Gatestone Institute’s International Policy Council, Distinguished Senior Fellow Judith Bergman extensively cites my research paper released in November “What Terrorist Migration Over European Borders Can Teach About American Border Security” to argue that the EU is misguided in initiating legal proceedings against three of its members for halting mass migration from … [Read more...] about Gatestone Institute Cites Bensman Study: “The Terrorists Migrating Into Europe”
U.S. Lays Out Welcome Mat for Middle Eastern and “Extra-Continental” Migrants While Mexico Blocks Them: An Immigration Policy Disconnect
By Todd Bensman as originally published February 5, 2020 by Creative Destruction Media TAPACHULA, Mexico – The matronly Mexican entrepreneur bustling to and fro in her seedy downtown restaurant is proud of the legacy embossed on the walls of her first eatery next door, but especially of the nickname – “Mama Africa” – that still has customers along a global underground railroad seeking her out … [Read more...] about U.S. Lays Out Welcome Mat for Middle Eastern and “Extra-Continental” Migrants While Mexico Blocks Them: An Immigration Policy Disconnect
Why 40,000 Migrants a Month Still Reach the U.S. Border: ‘Polleros’ Bypassing Mexican National Guard
By many measures, the Mexican deployment of National Guard to roadblocks throughout the country's south has worked something like a miracle. But officials on the ground admit smugglers are figuring out ways around them. Indigenous Tzetzol natives called "polleros" are helping up to 40,000 migrants a month make it to the U.S. southern border. By Todd Bensman as originally published January 31, … [Read more...] about Why 40,000 Migrants a Month Still Reach the U.S. Border: ‘Polleros’ Bypassing Mexican National Guard
Video Report: Immigration Disconnect: U.S. Woos Middle Easterners and “Extra-Continental” Migrants While Mexico Blocks Them
By Todd Bensman as published January 29, 2020 by the Center for Immigration Studies Officials high and low say that extra-continental migrants from the Middle East and everywhere else are exempt from the stew of new policies President Donald Trump has implemented mainly to deter Central Americans. Senior and lower-ranking DHS officials confirm that President Trump’s much-credited “Wait in … [Read more...] about Video Report: Immigration Disconnect: U.S. Woos Middle Easterners and “Extra-Continental” Migrants While Mexico Blocks Them