On Tuesday’s broadcast of FOX News Channel’s “Fox & Friends First,” Clinton County, New York, Sheriff David Favreau (D) discussed the issue of migrants crossing the northern border and said, “From a law enforcement perspective. , even if Congress acted illegally today, completely closing the border and stopping illegal immigration into our country, it would take us several years to recover. , it will take more than six years.”
“I’ll tell you specifically from a law enforcement perspective, there’s been a huge increase in the number and people in incredibly desperate situations, and what happens when people are desperate,” Favreau said. “We all know what will happen. They will do anything to achieve that goal.” Achieve your own personal goals. The problem is that here… a nor’easter is coming. Luckily, we don’t get a ton of snow, but we’re starting to experience much more severe cold than we’ve seen in recent weeks. At night, the temperature drops to the teens. And at such temperatures you cannot successfully survive in the cold without complete equipment: insulated gloves, boots, hats, jackets. These people are not ready. … And they’re in the middle of a forest – unfortunately, we’ve seen tragedies in the past with waterways that go through that forest, and if they’re not used to navigating that terrain. If so, you could end up the same way [un]The suspect…is believed to have drowned. ”
He added, “None of this is humane. There’s no question about it, and it certainly wasn’t well planned, and sadly from a law enforcement perspective, today… We know that if Congress tries to completely close the border and stop illegal immigration into our country, it will take years. It will take years for us to get back on our feet, but this is a very Optimistically, it’s probably going to take more than five or six years. And the recent attack on a law enforcement colleague in New York City that we saw in New York City was just disgusting. It’s somewhat alarming that our government would stand by and watch something like that happen and think it’s somehow remotely acceptable, and that it won’t become a bigger problem in the future. .”
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