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Texas Gov. Rick Perry: ‘ISIS May Have Already Crossed Border Into America’

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Texas Governor Rick Perry (Reuters / Larry Downing)
Texas Governor Rick Perry (Reuters / Larry Downing)

Texas Gov. Rick Perry sounded the alarm on Thursday over the “very real possibility” that terrorists associated with the Islamic State and other extremist groups have already snuck into the United States via its border with Mexico.

In a speech to the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC, the former presidential candidate – and potential 2016 contender – said that quick action needs to be taken in order to prevent terrorists from entering the US. Since border security is already lax, he argued, “individuals from ISIS or other terrorist states” could already be within the country’s borders.

Perry acknowledged that there is “no clear evidence” that terrorists are in the US, but continued to stress the issue.

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