Last budget season there was a big debate in the NH legislature about putting $1.4 million in the budget for the Northen Border Alliance Task Force Basically, it was money set aside to pay the state police overtime to help the feds patrol the northern border area - not that the feds had requested it.
But it was an emergency! To hear Governor Sununu tell it, hordes of people were coming over our remote section of the border with Canada, and something had to be done. Nobody was really sure of the size of the hoards, but it was a big problem, definitely.
The ACLU eventually got the Border Patrol to provide a count on how many border apprehensions we are talking about for this state. In the 15 months ending December 31, 2023, the number of migrants encountered by border control agents was 21.
21 people in 10 stops.
An average of 0.67 stops, per month, on New Hampshire's northern border.
Yeah, hoards.
Great use of state resources there, Governor.