Posted on 01/01/2005 12:03:01 PM PST by SandRat
Tighten the Border
Even easier... just enforce the law.
The Border Patrol is doing a great job against overwhelming numbers. My question is, where are all those "apprehended" illegal aliens now? Were they deported?
President Fox thanks you, the ruling oligarchy of Mexico thanks you and the poor of Mexico thank you.
I don't.
>>"We increased our force by 10 percent with the 200 agents that we got," Griffin said. "And these are seasoned officers. They come from many sectors." <<
Didn't the Ridge or the President say he would increase the Border Patrol by 10,000?
Marine inspector; Does the loss of these are seasoned officers reduce the effectiveness of other areas?
Starting out 2005 with a joke? Atta girl, keep your sense of humor.
Yeah, me too either.
Only momentarily, then back the next day or the next week.
The vast majority were given voluntary deportation, then tried again the next day and probably made it safely past the primary enforcement area. They then have to make it past the highway checkpoints 30 miles north of the border.
If the checkpoints are in operation, the coyotes end up with a backlog of passengers hidden away all over the southern end of the county. There are literally thousands out there hiding in the brush at any given moment waiting for their rides.
It was one of the few border measures that survived being cut from the Intelligence Reform Bill. It called for 10,000 additional BP agents and 2,000 more ICE agents over the next five years -- contingent on availability of funding and no funding was provided.
They deserve a raise. Arizona is the model for what ALL states should be doing.
That answers the ques, why isn't anyone doing anything about illegals? Now if we just had that good of Border Patrol in Texas enforced by a good Gov.
How 'bout closing the REVOLVING DOOR on the borders ??
Geeez.....'lawmakers love passing new laws for citizens every year. How 'bout a few new laws against these border jumpers ??
Seems like no GW 'proposals' will ever work until illegals are made to respect our borders.
Something like the first time your caught sneaking in a 5 yr. wait 'until you can apply for any legal papers......Second time caught, you can never apply to come here legally.
at first glance I thought the headline was calling the apprehensions illegal.
Hardie, har, har, har. Catch and release is the current policy.
Agents seized 446,754 pounds of marijuana during the fiscal year 2004”
Hey!! They’re just bringing in the weed that Americans are too lazy to grow themselves!
Anyone who believes Fox was sincere about making any reforms needs to read this --- more drugs than ever coming out of Mexico. The drug cartels are perfectly safe with Fox in charge.
Well, something is working. Hey SandRat, did you also post the article about apprehending wanted felons?
Turns out the IAFIS system wasn't supposed to be implemented until today, but was put in early and has already resulted in nearly 24,000 known felons being ID'd and processed in the last three months...
Imagine that, enforce the law against third world anarchy and property values go up, someone tell the politicians this.
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