U.S. Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano was recently criticized for some clumsy remarks where she seemed to imply that some of the 9/11 hijackers came from Canada, which they didn't.  After the furor, she clarified her remarks and explained the misunderstanding.  I'm giving Janet Napolitano the benefit of the doubt on this one for two reasons.  First, I find it hard to believe that anyone could be so simple-minded to think the 9/11 terrorists came over the Canadian border.  Second, that interview exposed an absence of remarks that were more troubling than Ms. Napolitano's lack of knowledge:

The furor began when Napolitano was asked to clarify statements she had made about equal treatment for the Mexican and Canadian borders, despite the fact that a flood of illegal immigrants and a massive drug war are two serious issues on the southern border.

"Yes, Canada is not Mexico, it doesn't have a drug war going on, it didn't have 6,000 homicides that were drug-related last year," she said.

"Nonetheless, to the extent that terrorists have come into our country or suspected or known terrorists have entered our country across a border, it's been across the Canadian border. There are real issues there." 


     Not surprisingly, Janet Napolitano makes no mention of the illegal aliens entering into the United States everyday.  You would think that a former Arizona governor would be attuned to the problem, but she doesn't even mention it.  I don't hear about millions of Canadians running across the border.  Why would they leave?  Are we to believe that a massive amount of illegal immigration isn't a threat to the well-being of U.S. citizens or our security?