Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, acknowledged on Sunday that undocumented immigrants crossing into the United States pose a “threat” to the country.
“Fox News Sunday” anchor Shannon Bream asked Himes how worried he is about “potentially millions of people in this country” whose “full story” is not known after noting concerns raised by FBI Director Christopher Wray and others.
“Well, it’s not just that, Shannon, right? I mean, remember, the perpetrators of 9/11 pulled off the most spectacular terrorist attack against the United States from inside the United States, on student visas,” Himes said.
“So, yes, the fact that there are lots of people who — who are here on an undocumented basis is a threat and the FBI director is right about that, and the FBI director and the chiefs of all of the intelligence community are…