'No light at end of tunnel': Spouses of Border Patrol agents claim migrant crisis has 'demoralized' partners
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: The spouses of two United States Border Patrol officials appeared on the December 21 episode of 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the migrant crisis and how it is negatively impacting their families.
During their conversations, the agents allegedly revealed that they were feeling "infuriated and heartbroken" as the southern border is witnessing a record surge of illegal immigrants under the administration of President Joe Biden.
Allison Anderson's husband is a former Iraq combat veteran
Alison Anderson, the wife of a former Iraq combat veteran, claimed on the show that her husband used to love his job until Joe Biden came into the Office of the President.
"He fought for this country and he had brothers die fighting for this country," she said, adding that they "have literally watched our border be handed over."
She shared her conversations with her husband on the subject and how he often asked, "Why did our brothers die? Why did people die defending this country, for this administration to sit there, lie about what they're doing, and hand over our border and our national security?"
"Our agents have been completely demoralized under this administration," noted Anderson, adding that many agents have left or taken early retirement as a result.
"It's inexcusable, and it's a complete disregard of the responsibilities for this president." she said
Cassy Garcia says illegal immigration is an unending problem
The wife of Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens, Garcia said that the officials are "frustrated" because "no matter how good they do, the migrant flow doesn't stop."
"The border security mission is being completely neglected because there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel," she continued.
She further said, "And talking to my Border Patrol family, I don't like how our agents are being unfairly labeled because people with a political agenda are calling our loved ones horrible names or accusing them of not doing their job."
Jason Owens had conveyed his concerns to Homeland Security Committee
A longtime Border Patrol veteran who was picked out by the Biden administration to lead the agency in June, Jason Owens had reportedly told lawmakers about his major concern regarding the impact of the humanitarian crisis on the border security mission.
"And our true adversary, the smugglers, while we’re tied up with this humanitarian effort, what are they doing around the bend that we can’t be there to respond to?" Jason Owens told the Committee back in May.
He had said, "Is that where they’re crossing dangerous narcotics? Is that where they’re crossing convicted felons? That is what keeps us up at night."
Sources at the Customs and Border Protection have reportedly shared with Fox News that migrant encounters at the southern border have already crossed the 200,000 mark for December, with an average of more than 10,000 encounters a day.
