[ConservativeMind]

I'm glad to hear of this.

[processing please hold]

I've been hoping this would happen. Time to get to the bottom of it.

[truthkeeper]

"It's about time," Ramirez said. "This is something that has taken place for years without our elected officials raising an eyebrow in protest. I believe this is actually only the tip of the iceberg with regard to Mexico's influence over border enforcement."

TJ Bonner, president of the National Border Patrol Council, which represents more than 10,000 Border Patrol agents, said agents have been complaining for years about the Mexican consulate's influence over the department.

Bonner said an independent investigation is a necessary step in exposing the "too close for comfort relationship" between Mexico and Homeland Security.

"We're very pleased that an independent investigation is being called for," Bonner said. "It's important to note that this is just the first step. No. 1, I hope the truth comes out of the report. No. 2, I hope the report is acted upon. The question is: Will changes occur after they do that? Or will the DHS continue to do what they've always done?"

[Enterprise]

I want them to get to the bottom of this also. If true, severe penalties need to be assessed against the guilty. Too many of our Government employees still don't know who they work for.

[BlueStateDepression]

When this first came out I took the position that our government should not be doing this but I could understand one reason they would.

That being the safety of the minutemen. Telling the Mexican government where our citizens are located is a way to insure they will actually keep their criminals away from our citizens and thus avoiding a serious incident. Something along the lines of a group of killed minutemen would blow the tinderbox that is this issue today.

I am not saying that makes it right, I am just saying I understand the mentality behind that action.

If this turns out to have really been happening then our Government has admitted that cooperation with the Mexican government CAN work and that the flow CAN be stopped save a trickle here and there ( no way we can be perfect).

I look forward to seeing how this plays out.

[Enterprise]

One other thing any investigation needs to consider is severe sanctions against any mangers who retaliate or threaten to retaliate against employees who tell the truth under oath.

[bpjam]

I would be more surprised if it was actual patrol officers tipping off the Mexicans but the BP brass and State department probably does on a regular basis.

[sinanju]

Actually, if I was a BP officer I would be "tipping" the Mexicans that the Minutemen were here-there-and-everywhere.

[Don Corleone]

Did Vincente Foxs's subscription to the LA and NY Times expire?