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Border Patrol Chief Rejects Mission Against Aliens, Drugs
The Washington Times ^ | August 26, 2007 | By Sara A. Carter

Posted on 08/26/2007 8:44:29 PM PDT by kellynla

A Border Patrol chief at one of the nation's most dangerous Southwest border crossings says the agency's mission doesn't include apprehending illegal aliens or seizing narcotics — perplexing front-line agents and angering a congressional critic of illegal immigration.

"I've said it before and I'll say it again," Carlos X. Carrillo, Border Patrol chief of Laredo, Texas, told guests at a town-hall meeting Thursday. "The Border Patrol's job is not to stop illegal immigrants. The Border Patrol's job is not to stop narcotics. ... The Border Patrol's mission is not to stop criminals.

"The Border Patrol's mission is to stop terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the country."

Law-enforcement agencies consider Laredo to be one of the Southwest's most dangerous border crossings. It is the sister city of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, which is controlled by one of that country's most ruthless drug-smuggling rings.

Rep. Tom Tancredo, Colorado Republican, called for Mr. Carrillo's resignation Friday. He also questioned how the recently appointed official could tell the difference between an illegal alien and a terrorist.

"If the Border Patrol has developed a new technology that can distinguish between terrorists and other illegal border crossers without first catching them and checking them out, that is good news," said Mr. Tancredo, an outspoken critic of illegal immigration and a presidential candidate. "But if that is not the case, Mr. Carrillo's statements are extremely irresponsible and demoralizing to officers in the field."

T.J. Bonner, president of the National Border Patrol Council, a union representing 12,000 front-line agents, said he was baffled by the Laredo chief's statements.

"It is shocking that such a high-ranking official would make a statement that is so completely at odds with the law and the Border Patrol's mission,"

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; US: Arizona; US: California; US: New Mexico; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; borderpatrol; bp; carloscarrillo; carlosxcarrillo; carrillo; crimaliens; illegals; immigrantlist; immigration; laredo; wod; youpaidforthis
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To: joanie-f

Good night.


161 posted on 09/02/2007 9:07:20 PM PDT by processing please hold (Duncan Hunter '08) (ROP and Open Borders-a terrorist marriage and hell's coming with them)
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To: processing please hold

lol...then read my tagline (lol)


162 posted on 09/02/2007 9:07:40 PM PDT by jedward (I'm not sure you meant, what I understand...or maybe you did.)
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To: jedward

I misunderstood BQ earlier on this thread...but, I often don’t focus on details when reading a piece...only focus on them when analyzing for information. All depends on the purpose I have for reading....hers is usually to grasp the whole meaning.


163 posted on 09/02/2007 9:08:39 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: nicmarlo

;)


164 posted on 09/02/2007 9:08:52 PM PDT by processing please hold (Duncan Hunter '08) (ROP and Open Borders-a terrorist marriage and hell's coming with them)
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To: nicmarlo

I just caught that! Yea! Great point!!! Usually the first paragraph and last two sentences are the only ones most writers put all their thoughts into :)


165 posted on 09/02/2007 9:09:09 PM PDT by jedward (I'm not sure you meant, what I understand...or maybe you did.)
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To: jedward

That’s exactly right....I am a very detailed person, when I am thinking analytically. But when I read like a Mark Stein piece, it’s just to get the big picture ideas....


166 posted on 09/02/2007 9:10:44 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: nicmarlo

For those that know me well, I do not like to read at all. It’s only out of necessity to learn or other basic things.


167 posted on 09/02/2007 9:11:08 PM PDT by jedward (I'm not sure you meant, what I understand...or maybe you did.)
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To: nicmarlo
Yes it does. Let me go bi-polar a sec and I'll think globally.

Done.

Think global---it worked.

168 posted on 09/02/2007 9:11:16 PM PDT by processing please hold (Duncan Hunter '08) (ROP and Open Borders-a terrorist marriage and hell's coming with them)
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To: processing please hold

hehehe


169 posted on 09/02/2007 9:11:42 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: jedward
Please. I read it once before and got confused and swore never to look at your tagline again.

You just made me look at it again-guess what?

170 posted on 09/02/2007 9:13:04 PM PDT by processing please hold (Duncan Hunter '08) (ROP and Open Borders-a terrorist marriage and hell's coming with them)
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To: nicmarlo; processing please hold

Well I don’t know about you two, but I’ll be watching this week through Thursday concerning anything coming out on the Mexican Truckers Project.


171 posted on 09/02/2007 9:13:21 PM PDT by jedward (I'm not sure you meant, what I understand...or maybe you did.)
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To: thefactor
i wonder if he would have said this quote on september 10, 2001. my guess is no. this guy is a loon.

Yes he is.

He sure has that capitalization thing down pretty well, though.

172 posted on 09/02/2007 9:14:46 PM PDT by humblegunner (©)
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To: jedward; processing please hold

It’s highly likely that only “the best” will be placed in trucks for the next month or longer....and then, once there’s no break downs in trucks, or drunken driving, the crap trucks will start coming in, along with drunks.


173 posted on 09/02/2007 9:15:03 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: jedward

From those 100 mexican firms, I wonder how many thousands of trucks will be on our highways?


174 posted on 09/02/2007 9:15:22 PM PDT by processing please hold (Duncan Hunter '08) (ROP and Open Borders-a terrorist marriage and hell's coming with them)
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To: processing please hold

“guess what?”

What? lol


175 posted on 09/02/2007 9:15:40 PM PDT by jedward (I'm not sure you meant, what I understand...or maybe you did.)
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To: nicmarlo

I agree, a honeymoon period to take our eye off the ball.


176 posted on 09/02/2007 9:17:05 PM PDT by processing please hold (Duncan Hunter '08) (ROP and Open Borders-a terrorist marriage and hell's coming with them)
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To: jedward

Stopit! *stomps foot*


177 posted on 09/02/2007 9:17:55 PM PDT by processing please hold (Duncan Hunter '08) (ROP and Open Borders-a terrorist marriage and hell's coming with them)
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To: processing please hold

It wouldn’t be hard to figure out. We just find which firms received the certificates necessary and multiply by some fleet factor # (100-200 per)? We could figure it out.


178 posted on 09/02/2007 9:17:57 PM PDT by jedward (I'm not sure you meant, what I understand...or maybe you did.)
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To: processing please hold

but of course; just another means to sell us down the Rio Grande.


179 posted on 09/02/2007 9:18:21 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: processing please hold

It’s addicting. I catch myself re-reading several times a day (lmao)


180 posted on 09/02/2007 9:19:36 PM PDT by jedward (I'm not sure you meant, what I understand...or maybe you did.)
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