Former "Apprentice" star and Republican candidate for the House of Representatives in Pennsylvania Raj Peter Bhakta decided to make a point about just how easy it is to slip across the border.

In Brownsville, he witnessed half a dozen men swim under one of the international bridges "with complete immunity" which in turn prompted him to take the immigration issue to the next level.

Bhakta decided to see if he could get an elephant accompanied by a six-piece mariachi band across the river. . .

"To my surprise, the band played on, the elephants splashed away, and nobody showed up," Bhakta said of the stunt. "I'm astounded."