Thread by @KimWexlerMAJD

At America’s Most Lawless Border with Cochise County, Arizona, Sheriff Mark Dannels
(March 2023) #BidenBorderCrisis #CochiseCounty #ArizonaEsUnNarcoEstado @PeterSantenello

”Cartels recruit drivers through social media. These are U.S. citizens working for criminal cartels, transnational organizations, they’re working here for profit. Their labor on the U.S. side coordinates the efforts, pays them, runs the stash houses.“ — Sheriff Dannels

“A lot of these people don’t have the money [to pay the cartels to cross the broder]. They become servants to these criminal cartels. Drugs, sex, labor, gangs, you name it. If I can stop it here, I call it preservation of life. If you’re caught here, there’s consequences.”

“The numbers are staggering. We’ve always had drugs, but this is the worst I’ve seen it. I’ve been here 38 years. The message from Washington DC, from the president, from Secretary Mayorkas, all you hear is, the border is secured. That’s a false narrative.” — Sheriff Dannels

“Cartels set diversionary fires, there, while they bring something here. They have the upper hand. We’ve given them an extra hand to do that. Let’s get real. [Biden policies] allowed them to do this. That’s the most frustrating thing there is. We’ve got to get it back.”

“I sat on Biden’s transition team. I was optimistic. They were complimentary on the innovative projects we were doing here. I was shocked on the day Biden took office, he declared the southwest border non-emergency and shut down all these projects. It’s the worst I’ve seen.”

“I was appointed, on behalf of sheriffs around the country, to be a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council to help DHS address community issues. When Biden took over, within months, Secretary Mayorkas sent a letter to 28 out of 31 council members and relieved us.”

“If you enforce the rule of law, and have a strong message that we will have a secure border, and you take the oath of office that says you’re going to protect and defend this country, whether you’re in local office or federal, the Constitution says you’ll have a secure border.”