Posted on 08/16/2004 10:57:00 PM PDT by kattracks
The Department of Homeland Security wants to restrict the U.S. Border Patrol's arrest of illegal aliens in the nation's interior, concerned that the recent apprehension of 450 illegals by agents in inland areas of Southern California failed to consider the "sensitivities" of those detained.
According to department sources, a formal written policy under review would limit Border Patrol arrests to areas along the nation's 7,000 miles of international border and give U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) the responsibility for enforcing immigration laws in the nation's interior.
But ICE officials have acknowledged that it has neither the manpower nor the resources to carry out an extensive interior-enforcement program. Between 8 million and 12 million illegal aliens are thought to be in the United States.
ICE has only 2,300 agents committed to interior-enforcement efforts, and they concentrate on finding the 80,000 criminal aliens on the nation's streets and 320,000 foreign nationals known as "absconders," who fled after being ordered deported.
In recent weeks, ICE supervisors also have been asked to "closely scrutinize all expenditures and curtail spending to the maximum extent possible."
Under the pending policy, according to the sources, Homeland Security would restrict the Border Patrol to the arrest of illegal aliens traveling north from the border, others at border highway checkpoints and illegals at transportation centers, such as international airports.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
We need to write our Congresscritters again...
The Cheap Labor wing of the GOP strikes again!
There's a fungus among us.
Ridge and Asa should both be fired!!!!
And how will those "sensitivities" save you and me and our fellow citizens from crimes and terrorism committed by aliens?
Your homeboys are on vacation, so you'll have to call their instate numbers. We can call the Whitehouse, however:
202-45202-456-1111
Homeland Security: dhs.gov
They think we're all sitting on the beach sipping Mai Tais. Time to let them know we're watching every move they make and we'll vote accordingly.
She gave some lame answer about not wanting to shut down "trade." WHO is talking about shutting down "trade?" What she really means, but will not say, is that they don't want to shut down the "trade" of cheap labor.
Unfortunately for them, the American people are starting to realize that this foolish "cheap" labor is simply being subsidized by the taxpayers. We may need some, but they've thrown the doors open wide. They've also thrown the doors wide open to the drug trade, and terrorists. They all make me sick (BOTH parties); AND they might yet get another few thousand of us killed in their little "deal with the devil."
Is it any wonder Homeland "Security" is regarded as a joke?
Yeah! Them guys are real sensitive about their prayer beads. DHS really needs to get on the sensitive taining. (Got any chillin to donate to the body count?) P.S. Do NOT fold, spindle, or mutilate your IBM card!! Seriesly!!
We may need some, but they've thrown the doors open wide.
We don't need them at all. There are plenty of people out of work, including jobs for high school kids and college students that can't find work. There is enough legal immigrants to fill in for the rest.
They're costing us a fortune in taxes and giving us nothing but headaches in return. Enough is enough. I'm tired of subsidizing the campaign donor's cheap labor.
ping
202-45202-456-1111
ACK! I don't know how I messed up those numbers so badly, but I did. Let's try it again:
202-456-6213 and 202-456-1111 for the Whitehouse Comment Line.
dhs.gov is for Homeland Security! Let 'em have it.
Oh, I agree with you. The thing that FINALLY has people (in areas other than the already-overtaken West Coast) noticing it is the schools. Hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars going to educate children of illegals, at the expense of the quality of education for our own children, has finally hit home.
Perfect example: Our "rag of record" prints about one sob story per week about some poor "immigrant" family that may be deported. This week's example was a family that has been living here for about six years. They dragged all of their children here with them (so none are fictional citizens). This family alone has cost over $120,000 in taxpayer dollars for educational expense. I'm sure that the "fine" employer has another dozen illegals on his payroll. This employer should be in the Fed Pen for theft.
Bingo! Give that guy a lit taco. ;-)
ICE is controlled by legacy Customs. From what I have seen so far, ICE has little interest in app'ing illegal aliens. If legacy Customs can get a good haul in money and property they will do an illegal alien operation. If there are 10 illegals simply standing on the street corner in the interior of the US you can forget about it, ICE isn't interested. Of course, some of us will go against policy and arrest illegals anywhere.
Oh, crap
It's a crying shame bump.
Hoppy
Homeland Security - isn't.
Write Mr. OPEN BOARDERS el supremo don Raoul Grijalva de Me.Ch.A Azatlan.
That would be a total waste of time!
Get your gang of Bush Lovers over here to answer why our President is not protecting American soil starting at our borders!
Why don't you read the article and see it is a proposal and that that many proposals are brought up and never enacted.
Oh that's right then you can't go knee jerk. That must be like heroin withdrawl for you all.
That was exactly my thought too when I read that line.
According to department sources, a formal written policy under review would limit Border Patrol arrests to areas along the nation's 7,000 miles of international border and give U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) the responsibility for enforcing immigration laws in the nation's interior.
Now take a look at the two above paragraphs. The first one says it is policy set in stone, the second says it is under review.
Can anybody say bad journalism, to inflame knee jerkers like you.
Proposals are the first step to policy and none of want the policy that this proproses. So, we try to nip it in the bud. If you don't like that - too bad.
And there are thousands of proposals that never see the light of day.
This journalist did his job, by inflaming you. Instead of going into knee jerk tirades, why don't you read the article, before you hit the button to send your no doubt profanity laced e-mail to Asa Hutchinson.
Wasn't it VP Cheney who said "sensitivities" won't win a war? Is not our border a battleline of defense? Then he who pushes for "sensitivities" over national security is a traitor.
You can read can't you. Read the second paragraph. It is a proposal under review.
Beat me to it! get rid of them both, dammit. Let's draft Tom Tancredo.
It's a proposal. You hear different proposals every day of your life.
"Do you want to have chicken for lunch", doesn't mean you are going to have chicken for lunch.
You can read can't you? Then read reply #27.
Mr. Hutchinson is pressured to halt interior enforcement - that's not a "proposal" - that's fact. He wouldn't even answer a simple question whether or not interior arrests would continue. The BP squad which did the arrests has been "reassigned" - that too is not a "proposal".
Defend them all you wish. Either you're FOR border enforcement which includes the arrests of those ALL over America who are equally illegal, or you're not. Not one in the Bush Admin has demonstrated enough testicular fortitude on the issue to tell Bush he's wrong - seriously wrong in his position. Americans want enforcement FIRST - then we'll get to the point we can be more "sensitive".
LOL! That's good!
But if you've been invited to a steak or chicken dinner and given only the price of the chicken, either you eat the "choice" or go hungry...
And Ridge and Asa are not the only ones who should be fired immediately.
These 'policies' come from the WH. Write, call and holler to W! Ever since he made known his policy on illegal aliens in January, I had come to the conclusion that I would not be filling in the blank for President. I live in IL,so it won't make much difference. My protest.
This was the last straw for me.
What about the sensitivities of the thousands of American citizens who were killed and were injured on 9/11?
We have become a nation of lawlessness.
From the President on down, our leaders do not believe in sovereignty. They do not believe our country has a right to determine who is allowed to enter. Let's just declare a globalist society and raise the blue UN flag.
Same in TX. Whites are now a minority in TX because of all the illegal aliens. I was in the city last week and felt like I was in Mexico and the odd man out. There has definitely been a huge influx of illegals in recent months because I'd never seen the numbers of Mexicans before. The kids say there's more in school this year too. We seriously are being taken over by a concerted effort.
"According to department sources, a formal written policy under review.."
Where is it said a "formal written policy" is merely a "proposal"? It is under "review", which only means until struck down, the policy will stand as SOP.
Apparently you've not followed the article closely enough to see the options of interior enforcement has been diminished by the recent actions taken by the Admin and when enforcement is taken out of BP's authority, will be nonexistent under the current "formal written policy".
Currently the border patrol is not restricted to the border, they arrested some illegals and Asa Hutchison pitched a fit. Nothing like getting slapped for doing your job. Glad they don't care for Asa's opinion.
Who's Asa working for?</sarcasm>
The Hutchinson RINO has been behind all kinds of directives to hamper ICE etc apprehending illegal aliens, most of which were posted on FR, since 9-11. This is nothing new for him. And I have no intention of sending him any profanity-laced email; that's not my style.
See comment #42. Buy a clue and take your meds.
Do some reading about the Hutchinson RINO:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?s=%22Asa+Hutchinson%22&ok=Search&q=quick&m=any&o=score&SX=4121ee1458f52c90b0577005ce4d1c4dc0f15ec6
Yeah right, I wrote my senators (Texas type) and one gave me a big kiss off letter the other didn't even respond. For some reason they are in someone's pocket and it isn't the pocket of the tax payer.
Those prostitute politicians are bought off by felon companies/persons who financially benefit from Illegalien "cheap labor". Those are the ones contributing most to the campaigns than honest, law abiding Americans. Politicians of both parties are corrupt.
I'd like to see a list published of "more generous" contributors compared with a list of persons/companies that benefit most directly from illegal labor. I'm certain I won't be surprized.
Knee jerk. Not only can we read, we actually comprehend what we're reading.
How revolting. Politicians are all prostitutes.
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