GOP presidential contender Ben Carson tours border, open to drone surveillance
FLORENCE, AZ - Republican presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson focused on border and immigration issues as he continued his Arizona campaign trip on Wednesday, and he was in no mood to be politically correct.
In Florence for a helicopter tour of the desert and a briefing with Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, Carson spoke on other issues related to illegal immigration, including the right to birthright citizenship.
"For a woman to be pregnant and say, 'I'm going to go to the United States and have my baby there so that I can have an anchor' is stupid," said Carson. "We can keep families together. If they came here and did that, we can still keep them together by packaging them up and sending them back."
During the briefing with Babeu, the topic of drug cartel lookouts along the border was raised.
Carson proposed the idea of using drones for possible air strikes.
"If that requires getting rid of some of their hideouts, I'll get rid of some of their hideouts," Carson said.
Sheriff Babeu is completely against drones for border security. In the past, he even called it a false solution.
"We're not going to use drones here at the Sheriffs office," Babeu said.
Cameras weren't allowed on the helicopter, but before he boarded the helicopter, ABC15 asked Carson again if he would use drones to take out cartel lookouts knowing Babeu's stance.