Things to Worry About; Things Not to Worry About

I keep hearing this "ten million men of military age" concern about the swarm of illegal aliens, with either Chinese Army or Muslim terrorists attached.

Yes, there are too many illegals crossing what used to be a border.  But this recent evaluation of data on contacts shows that most remain Mexicans and even the OTMs (Other Than Mexicans) are largely from Latin America.

Young men are disproportionately economic refugees.  They are seeking work.  Americans are increasingly not too concerned with this work concept; there must be a lot of indulgent parents out there.

The idea that these millions of illegal aliens are waiting for a text message to open fire is not supported by the evidence.

We should be concerned about this 9/15/23 New York Post report:

"Federal law enforcement stopped 160 people listed on the terror watch list from entering the US illegally at America’s borders this fiscal year — the highest number ever — government statistics reveal."

A relatively small number of terrorists could do a lot of damage.  Those 160 are likely a fraction of border crossers.