A border rancher tells the Washington Examiner that she’s spoken with Border Patrol agents who’ve said that OTM’s (Other than Mexicans) coming across the border have drastically increased in the last six months.
She even pointed out that they are finding prayer rugs on the ground:
Here’s more:
DC EXAMINER – Ranchers and farmers near the U.S.-Mexico border have been finding prayer rugs on their properties in recent months, according to one rancher who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation by cartels who move the individuals.
The mats are pieces of carpet that those of the Muslim faith kneel on as they worship.
“There’s a lot of people coming in not just from Mexico,” the rancher said. “People, the general public, just don’t get the terrorist threats of that. That’s what’s really scary. You don’t know what’s coming across. We’ve found prayer rugs out here. It’s unreal. It’s not just Mexican nationals that are coming across.”
Her comments were part of a larger conversation about how many in the region believe migrants are coming to the U.S. illegally from all over the world, not just Central America.
Border Patrol and its parent agency, Customs and Border Protection, did not respond to multiple interview requests. But CBP’s Arizona region issued a statement on Twitter Wednesday that said agents had arrested people from across the world over the past five days.
In the last 5 days #YumaSector #BorderPatrol has arrested people from 7 countries trying to illegally enter the U.S. #NationalSecurity #SouthwestBorder
China
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
El Salvador
Nicaragua
India pic.twitter.com/8pHeFnbYOi— CBP Arizona (@CBPArizona) January 16, 2019
And…
Billy Darnell, a cattle rancher in Animas, said his neighbor had 18 women and children from the Philippines show up on his property last year. Border Patrol was called to the scene and took the group in.
But hey, it’s just needy Mexicans who are coming into the country to do jobs Americans won’t do. Ignore the prayer rugs and the Filipinos. We don’t need no stinking border wall.
Seriously though, I don’t doubt what this rancher in the video is saying is true. But keep in mind that she hasn’t seen them herself and is just relaying what border patrol agents have told her.