In 2014, Painter gained national attention when he spoke out against the danger of [[Islam]]ic [[Iraq]] and [[ISIS]] [[terrorism]] along the border between the United States and [[Mexico]]. Painter said that law-enforcement personnel received alerts of terrorist cells from Iraq and [[Syria]] entering through what he called the "wide open" border. "There is no control on the border, it's not shut off. There's places along the [[Rio Grande]] you can walk across, there's no water in it. I worked the border for eight years. I walked back and forth across the Rio Grande; ... Painter added.<ref name=terrorism>{{cite web|url=http://houston.cbslocal.com/2014/09/15/texas-sheriff-reports-warn-of-isis-terrorist-cells-coming-across-the-border/|title=Texas Sheriff: Reports Warn of ISIS Terrorist Cells Coming Across the Border|publisher=[[CBS]]-TV in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]|accessdate=September 17, 2014}}</ref> | In 2014, Painter gained national attention when he spoke out against the danger of [[Islam]]ic [[Iraq]] and [[ISIS]] [[terrorism]] along the border between the United States and [[Mexico]]. Painter said that law-enforcement personnel received alerts of terrorist cells from Iraq and [[Syria]] entering through what he called the "wide open" border. "There is no control on the border, it's not shut off. There's places along the [[Rio Grande]] you can walk across, there's no water in it. I worked the border for eight years. I walked back and forth across the Rio Grande; ... Painter added.<ref name=terrorism>{{cite web|url=http://houston.cbslocal.com/2014/09/15/texas-sheriff-reports-warn-of-isis-terrorist-cells-coming-across-the-border/|title=Texas Sheriff: Reports Warn of ISIS Terrorist Cells Coming Across the Border|publisher=[[CBS]]-TV in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]|accessdate=September 17, 2014}}</ref> |