Reports of an elephant crossing the river or people trying to smuggle an elephant across were rampant Tuesday\u2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe elephant never made landfall into Mexico, but I tell you something, he could have made 15 laps back and forth, but no one showed up,\u201d said Raj Peter Bhakta, a former star on the NBC show \u201cThe Apprentice,\u201d who also is a Republican candidate for the 13th District U.S. House of Representatives seat in Eastern Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
He was in Brownsville to raise funds with friends and decided to get a first-hand look at border security <\/a>while he was here. In Brownsville, he witnessed half a dozen men swim under one of the international bridges \u201cwith complete immunity\u201d which prompted him to take the immigration issue to the next level.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I can get an elephant led by a mariachi band into this country, I think Osama bin Laden could get across with all the weapons of mass destruction he could get into this country,\u201d Bhakta said. The mariachi band was not immediately available for comment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n