San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond blames open borders as he discusses rise in human trafficking on ‘Fox & Friends’

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: The Saturday, February 3, episode of 'Fox & Friends' had San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond join co-host Rachel Campos to discuss the rise in human trafficking in the region and the lack of response by the Biden administration.

The co-host introduced the subject by claiming that since Biden took office, "over 85,000 children have been lost" in the system, with many of them becoming victims of sex trafficking.

State of human trafficking in San Diego

"San Diego County is (among) the top 13 places in the country for sex trafficking and human trafficking," said Desmond, mentioning that the federal government had not reached out to the local officials to offer any support over the situation. He believed that the adverse situation was because of the county's proximity to the border.

"If we didn't have open, porous borders, and the cartels were controlling our gangs here on this side of our border, I think we (would have been) in a lot better shape."

In terms of assistance, the supervisor wanted either the country's border to be closed down, or financial assistance to manage the influx of migrants in the region.

"We've had over 83,000 migrants dropped off in the San Diego County over the last 4 months. It's like 20,000 a month. And a lot of these people are being sex trafficked (after) being brought across the border. This is their payment to cartels," he claimed.

"It's a tragedy, and we do not want this moniker for our tourist area here in southern California," added Desmond.

Rachel Campos details trafficking operation

The co-host stated that the government and NGOs, who were "getting very rich off these policies," are aware that many of the incoming migrant girls "as young as 10 (to) 13 years old are being loaded up with birth control pills prior to making this journey because they know they are going to get raped".

After making it into the United States, some girls get handed over as payment by their families, while others get kidnapped along the way, claimed Campos. She felt that the NGOs should be held accountable for their actions alongside the federal government over the horrifying system in place.

"I have been to some of these detention facilities. It's like a prison. No media, not even congressmen are allowed to go in and see what's going on. It just seems like they know what's happening and they're hiding it and it seems so evil and so unbelievable," she added.