It's Time to Designate Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Topics: National Security, Mexico
"Foreign-born militant Islamic terrorists have used almost every conceivable means of entering the country. They have come as students, tourists, and business visitors. They have also been Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) and naturalized U.S. citizens. They have snuck across the border illegally, arrived as stowaways on ships, used false passports, and have been granted amnesty. Terrorists have even used America’s humanitarian tradition of welcoming those seeking asylum."
Todd Bensman, the Center's Senior National Security Fellow, discusses the case of Abdulahi Hasan Sharif who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to later commit a terrorist act in Canada.