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Where was Doris Meissner. clinton's piglet in the INS who was so very, very busy conspiring in the debacle that crushed Elian Gonzalez? I still don't know the dates those hellacious creeps were in flight school. Did Doris have poor plans in her INS booklet for preventing such insidious mistakes? Or did she just ignore them? Did she leave the INS in a muddled mess? Who was in charge of the INS when these jerks took their first lesson in flying? Did the perps take their flight lessons on President Bush's watch only? Enquiring minds want to know. I mean.....

You mean the Doris Messner that testified before Congress in 1999:

Before I provide a more detailed report on the subject of today's hearing, let me summarize the major points. First, with respect to criminal aliens in detention, I want to be very clear -- we have contacted our 3 regions, who have contacted our 35 districts, each of whom report that no aliens have been released who are subject to mandatory detention. INS will continue to detain and remove from the U.S., criminal aliens subject to the mandatory detention requirements of the 1996 immigration law. Indeed, the number of criminal aliens we remove has nearly doubled from 28,600 in FY1993 to 56,100 in FY 1998. Despite significant growth in detention space and greater efficiency in removing aliens, INS nevertheless is detaining more people today than current funding allocations will support. INS, working with the Department, will aggressively address this matter.
Second, with respect to Border Patrol funding, the Administration's commitment to effective border enforcement remains unwavering. With Congressional support, INS doubled the size of the Border Patrol to 8,000 agents since FY 1993, and plans to add another 1,000 this year. The Administration's FY 2000 budget continues support for Border enforcement investing heavily in force-multiplying technology to increase the effectiveness and enhance the safety of our agents. The budget also requests $48 million in construction funding to border infrastructure and facilities to house the sharp increase in agents over the past few years.

That's the Doris you are inquiring about?

Well she went back to a cushy job at the Carniege Endowment as I recall. Like all the Clinton insiders, going for the big bucks.

Or do you mean the Doris who said:

After careful evaluation of the relevant facts, INS has determined that Mr. Juan Gonzalez of Cuba has the sole legal authority to speak on behalf of his son Elian regarding Elian’s immigration status in the United States. There is no question that Mr. Gonzalez is Elian’s father. Moreover, Mr. Gonzalez has had a close and continuous personal relationship with his son. During INS’s interviews with Elian’s father, the father provided vivid details about his parental relationship with his son and about the nature of the bond that they share as father and son. He provided extensive documentation about Elian’s schooling and his medical and health histories, as well as photographs depicting the activities in which he and his other family members frequently participated with Elian.
The scope of information and the level of detail that Mr. Gonzalez provided helped inform INS as to the nature and the closeness of the relationship Mr. Gonzalez shared with his son. INS has not uncovered any information that might call into question Mr. Gonzalez’s parental and legal rights with regard to Elian’s immigration status. During INS’s two meetings with Mr. Gonzalez, his wishes for Elian were discussed at some length. The father made it very clear during both of these meetings that he wants Elian returned to him as soon as possible.
Based on these meetings, INS believes that the father is expressing his true wishes, and therefore, we have determined that Elian should be reunited with his father, Mr. Juan Gonzalez.
INS has advised both Mr. Gonzalez and Elian’s great uncle in Miami of the decision and is prepared to work with all the parties involved to make the appropriate arrangements for Elian’s return to his father by Jan. 14, 2000.
Having reached a decision, INS believes there are several ways this decision can be carried out. The United States has discussed with the government of Cuba their consideration of allowing Mr. Gonzalez, Elian’s father, to travel to the United States to accompany Elian home. INS has also offered Elian’s great uncle in Miami, and any member of his Miami family, an opportunity to escort Elian back to Cuba. In addition, third parties have offered to assist in facilitating Elian’s return to his father. INS is ready to work with the family and others to make appropriate arrangements for Elian to be reunited with his father.
We believe that this decision can be carried out without INS’s taking charge of Elian.