Sec. Burgum: We’re Transferring the Roosevelt Reservation to the DoD, ‘If Someone Now Steps Across the Border … They’re Basically Trespassing on a Defense Installation’

BURGUM So I ll ░░░░░░░░ with the border I ░░░░░░░░ what a connection between ░░░░░░░░ incredible presidents Theodore Roosevelt ░░░░░░░░ 1907 had the vision ░░░░░░░░ the foresight when the ░░░░░░░░ was being you know ░░░░░░░░ established between New Mexico ░░░░░░░░ California running across the ░░░░░░░░ border not including Texas ░░░░░░░░ Texas was its own ░░░░░░░░ first for 10 years ░░░░░░░░ it became a state ░░░░░░░░ along that thing there ░░░░░░░░ a piece a 60 ░░░░░░░░ strip of land called ░░░░░░░░ Roosevelt Reservation That 60 ░░░░░░░░ strip in the 1907 ░░░░░░░░ commissioning of that said ░░░░░░░░ if there is a ░░░░░░░░ in the future if ░░░░░░░░ got to stop smuggling ░░░░░░░░ the word they used ░░░░░░░░ that time we should ░░░░░░░░ the federal government to ░░░░░░░░ this We are transferring ░░░░░░░░ Roosevelt Reservation to the ░░░░░░░░ If someone now steps ░░░░░░░░ the border onto that ░░░░░░░░ controlled by the Department ░░░░░░░░ Defense they are basically ░░░░░░░░ on a defense installation ░░░░░░░░ with that that allows ░░░░░░░░ military that are at ░░░░░░░░ border that they can ░░░░░░░░ someone until the Border ░░░░░░░░ who has arrest authority ░░░░░░░░ arrive So it allows ░░░░░░░░ greater coordination and a ░░░░░░░░ legal foundation between the ░░░░░░░░ work that is going ░░░░░░░░ between our Border Patrol ░░░░░░░░ the DOD And I ░░░░░░░░ to tell you down ░░░░░░░░ the morale of people ░░░░░░░░ the Border Patrol I ░░░░░░░░ folks career dedicated leaders ░░░░░░░░ there said that this ░░░░░░░░ the most support they ░░░░░░░░ felt in their entire ░░░░░░░░ decades of time working ░░░░░░░░ the Border Patrol That ░░░░░░░░ why in part you ░░░░░░░░ seeing the great results ░░░░░░░░ ve got the staffing ░░░░░░░░ there to actually support ░░░░░░░░ And one thing I ░░░░░░░░ say people say Oh ░░░░░░░░ military is this thing ░░░░░░░░ going on Thousands of ░░░░░░░░ by drones coming from ░░░░░░░░ who are well funded ░░░░░░░░ sending those drones over ░░░░░░░░ United States property to ░░░░░░░░ surveillance as they still ░░░░░░░░ to find ways to ░░░░░░░░ people and narcotics into ░░░░░░░░ country.”