On Thursday, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, appeared at a forum held at theCenter for Strategic and International Studies in Washington D.C. According to the man tasked with defending this nation’s borders, not only will the American people be forced to welcome more illegal aliens into our communities, but we will also be forced to cough up even more of our dwindling dollars to accommodate them as well.

When an audience member complained to Johnson that so many of those who crossed our border in the recent surge from Central America were held in “jail facilities,” Johnson replied:

We had detention space for about 34,000 individuals. Only 95 beds total for family units. Only 95 family unit capability out of 34,000.

And so we believe it’s necessary to build more of that capability in the event we have another spike, like we had last summer. 95 out of 34,000 is just not acceptable. And so, I want to build additional capability that can be converted from one use to the other.

Laughably, Johnson also claimed that his agency has made it very difficult for people to cross our borders illegally, stating: “…the American public is susceptible to claims that we have an open, porous border, through which unaccompanied minors and members of terrorist organizations such as ISIL may pass.”

We are “susceptible” to such claims, because our border with Mexico is in fact, “porous,” and at least 66,000 “unaccompanied minors” have crossed that border within the last year, according to DHS’ own data.

Johnson also went on to reiterate President Obama’s promise to grant a blanket amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, by executive order.

Watch Johnson’s appearance in its entirety…

While this policy will only encourage millions more to enter this country illegally, the promise to provide more comfortable housing to them, rather than actually protecting the border, should come as no surprise…

In 2012, the DHS announced the opening of a $32 million facility in San Antonio, Texas, in which illegal alien detainees are provided with a library with internet access, cable TV, basketball courts, a fitness center, soccer fields and even a dining facility complete with salad bar.

Under the Obama administration, the following amenities and privileges have been provided to many criminals awaiting deportation proceedings in government facilities:

-free movement for detainees
-longer visiting hours
-replacing guards with “resident advisors”
-allowing detainees to wear their own clothing
-dance classes
-movie nights
-art classes
-cooking classes
-tutoring and computer training
-self-serve beverage stations

One thing is for certain, this country is simply not being protected in any way by the current administration.