Fmr. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott: If It Weren’t for Gov. Abbott, the U.S. Would See More ‘Gotaways’

FAULKNER In Focus now ░░░░░░░░ Scott retired Border Patrol ░░░░░░░░ And you served our ░░░░░░░░ and protected our border ░░░░░░░░ nearly three decades And ░░░░░░░░ re so grateful to ░░░░░░░░ for that and for ░░░░░░░░ leadership You know I ░░░░░░░░ to start with this ░░░░░░░░ of exactly what a ░░░░░░░░ is to the U ░░░░░░░░ government and what it ░░░░░░░░ to have more than ░░░░░░░░ million of them in ░░░░░░░░ country right now Scott ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for having ░░░░░░░░ on Harris And there ░░░░░░░░ we classified gotaways in ░░░░░░░░ ways and I ll ░░░░░░░░ to that But the ░░░░░░░░ thing about the gotaways ░░░░░░░░ do know a few ░░░░░░░░ about them We know ░░░░░░░░ they took extra steps ░░░░░░░░ paid the cartel an ░░░░░░░░ amount of money to ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement and we ░░░░░░░░ that they did not ░░░░░░░░ at the border It ░░░░░░░░ just a transit area ░░░░░░░░ are two million people ░░░░░░░░ this entire United States ░░░░░░░░ that two million that ░░░░░░░░ talk about those are ░░░░░░░░ the known gotaways That ░░░░░░░░ Border Patrol was already ░░░░░░░░ overwhelmed dealing with something ░░░░░░░░ And in this case ░░░░░░░░ it s the fraudulent ░░░░░░░░ seekers On a camera ░░░░░░░░ would see another illegal ░░░░░░░░ or they would pick ░░░░░░░░ footprints or they would ░░░░░░░░ just outside of their ░░░░░░░░ see more people run ░░░░░░░░ the border Those are ░░░░░░░░ known gotaways But what ░░░░░░░░ needs to understand is ░░░░░░░░ s this huge wealth ░░░░░░░░ unknowns where we now ░░░░░░░░ the United States Border ░░░░░░░░ traditionally prior to the ░░░░░░░░ Administration was patrolling hundreds ░░░░░░░░ miles of border and ░░░░░░░░ a high level of ░░░░░░░░ of what was or ░░░░░░░░ not coming in Today ░░░░░░░░ are no Border Patrol ░░░░░░░░ out there at all ░░░░░░░░ many of those areas ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration shut off ░░░░░░░░ border infrastructure the technology ░░░░░░░░ cameras that were being ░░░░░░░░ under the last administration ░░░░░░░░ there s no sensors ░░░░░░░░ there So we don ░░░░░░░░ know FAULKNER Wow OK ░░░░░░░░ when I was there ░░░░░░░░ September of 22 23 ░░░░░░░░ there were those detections ░░░░░░░░ there those devices and ░░░░░░░░ Who would think it ░░░░░░░░ be a good idea ░░░░░░░░ to have that Like ░░░░░░░░ part of the Biden ░░░░░░░░ thinks it s brilliant ░░░░░░░░ to have any detection ░░░░░░░░ Scott Yeah we can ░░░░░░░░ really speculate on that ░░░░░░░░ I want to be ░░░░░░░░ though stuff that was ░░░░░░░░ and it was permanent ░░░░░░░░ southern Arizona they have ░░░░░░░░ camera systems FAULKNER Yes ░░░░░░░░ Scott That stuff is ░░░░░░░░ out there But the ░░░░░░░░ wall had technology built ░░░░░░░░ it It had a ░░░░░░░░ system and a camera ░░░░░░░░ built into it And ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration couldn t ░░░░░░░░ out or they couldn ░░░░░░░░ legally allow that to ░░░░░░░░ and then shut off ░░░░░░░░ wall So they just ░░░░░░░░ to shut off everything ░░░░░░░░ then they diverted the ░░░░░░░░ from the aerostats in ░░░░░░░░ Texas They gave a ░░░░░░░░ s eye view of ░░░░░░░░ border They diverted that ░░░░░░░░ to speeding up the ░░░░░░░░ of illegal aliens and ░░░░░░░░ them out of Border ░░░░░░░░ custody and released into ░░░░░░░░ United States quicker Those ░░░░░░░░ conscious decisions made by ░░░░░░░░ administration And it doesn ░░░░░░░░ overshadow I mean that ░░░░░░░░ tell people what their ░░░░░░░░ is FAULKNER You know ░░░░░░░░ part of the wall ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ that I saw in ░░░░░░░░ Rio Grande they were ░░░░░░░░ dismantled it just like ░░░░░░░░ it out in all ░░░░░░░░ heat the rain whatever ░░░░░░░░ to rot all of ░░░░░░░░ dollars there So if ░░░░░░░░ were detection devices that ░░░░░░░░ part of that portion ░░░░░░░░ the wall that I ░░░░░░░░ which made a mile ░░░░░░░░ gap Rodney then it ░░░░░░░░ just left to rot ░░░░░░░░ was mind boggling You ░░░░░░░░ they don t stay ░░░░░░░░ the border but if ░░░░░░░░ were not for what ░░░░░░░░ Abbott had done with ░░░░░░░░ razor wire and all ░░░░░░░░ what he s doing ░░░░░░░░ keep it at bay ░░░░░░░░ much worse could it ░░░░░░░░ Because this seems to ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ expeditious push now for ░░░░░░░░ gotaways to get in ░░░░░░░░ It would be significantly ░░░░░░░░ and explain going back ░░░░░░░░ the technology and infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ were talking about with ░░░░░░░░ Rio Grande River the ░░░░░░░░ of putting in infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ significantly greater than Arizona ░░░░░░░░ New Mexico and California ░░░░░░░░ that was one of ░░░░░░░░ last places we were ░░░░░░░░ it out So if ░░░░░░░░ wasn t for Governor ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t for ░░░░░░░░ Abbott s initiative with ░░░░░░░░ Lone Star in Texas ░░░░░░░░ d still be seeing ░░░░░░░░ illegal entries there because ░░░░░░░░ would be no detection ░░░░░░░░ d be nothing to ░░░░░░░░ them down Texas standing ░░░░░░░░ and putting all that ░░░░░░░░ has really pushed a ░░░░░░░░ of the illegal traffic ░░░░░░░░ the states that are ░░░░░░░░ welcoming to it currently ░░░░░░░░ California where we had ░░░░░░░░ almost complete control of ░░░░░░░░ southern border in California ░░░░░░░░ years That is in ░░░░░░░░ chaos today because of ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration’s policies.”