https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Kelly_03-12-15.pdf
POSTURE STATEMENT OF GENERAL JOHN F. KELLY, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS COMMANDER, UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND BEFORE THE 114TH CONGRESS SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE 12 MARCH 2015
12 March 2015, the Security Council became alarmed when the Commander of the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), General John Kelly, testified before the US Congress about the growing crisis in on the United States southern border:
Last year, almost half a million migrants from Central America and Mexico including over 50,000 unaccompanied children (UAC) and families—were apprehended on our border,many fleeing violence, poverty, and the spreading influence of criminal networks and gangs. Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson testified that the “UAC migration serves as a warning sign that the serious and longstanding challenges in Central America are worsening.”
In my opinion, the relative ease with which human smugglers moved tens of thousands of people to our nation’s doorstep also serves as another warning sign: these smuggling routes are a potential vulnerability to our homeland. As I stated last year, terrorist organizations could seek to leverage those same smuggling routes to move operatives with intent to cause grave harm to our citizens or even bring weapons of mass destruction into the United States.
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