After Mexico's consul general's complaint, Arrests OK only at border.

dailynews ^ | August 13, | By Associated Press

[VU4G10]

"but said enforcement of immigration laws so close to the consulate inhibits his ability to do his job!!!"

[.cnI redruM]

WHAT!!!!

We need the National Guard on the borders. Screw Vincente Fox.

[GatekeeperBookman]

CLOSE the mexican consulates. CLOSE the mexican embassy.
http://www.Deportaliens.com

[Lion Den Dan]

I agree. The Border Patrol has enough to do working on the border. They simply must stop going into Mexice and grabbing those poor people off of the streets.

[John Jorsett]

The struggle is nearly over. Between this policy and driver's licenses for illegals, it's clear that American may as well throw out the pretense that there even is a border.

[Lion Den Dan]

Mexice = Mexico

[GatekeeperBookman]

http://members.cox.net/marineinspector/

Another 'disappeared' person. I guess this is forfbidden posting.

[doc30]

I always thought the Border Patrol's authority resided within a 20 mile radius of any port of entry. Is the consulate within 20 miles of the border or 20 miles of an international airport?

[thegreatbeast]

While this crap is allowed to go on there is NO security within the US. We might just as well wish each other "good luck" and pray for the best because everything else is just a show.

[Tacis]

The most valuable aspect of the Mexican matricula ID cards is that you don't have to ask questions. If the wetback presents it as his/her ID, arrest the criminal illegal alien.

[VU4G10]

Action Alert!

Fight Kolbe, Flake, and McCain Massive Guestworker Amnesty
Urge your elected officials to oppose H.R.2899 and S.1461!

[GatekeeperBookman]

Done. Bump

[drypowder]

Duh! This jackass wouldn't have that job if the Border Patrol stopped the illegal intrusion at the border!

[heleny]

The LA Times and the LA Daily News got the story on Wednesday, but the San Diego Union Tribune waited until today to report about this memo to the Border Patrol. I didn't see it in the OC Register at all, but I didn't look too carefully.

[heleny]

I always thought the Border Patrol's authority resided within a 20 mile radius of any port of entry. Is the consulate within 20 miles of the border or 20 miles of an international airport?

Not true. The I-5 and I-15 border checkpoints are about 50-60 miles north of the Mexican Consulate, which is only about 15 miles from the border with Mexico. Those checkpoints are near the northern end of San Diego County, which, along with Imperial County, include CA's entire southern border with Mexico. Those two checkpoints are nowhere near the border.

The Mexican Consulate, 1549 India St., San Diego, CA, is only THREE MILES from the airport terminals at Lindbergh Field (San Diego International Airport), according to Yahoo. The runway is even closer -- about 1 mile.

[heleny]

Those two checkpoints are nowhere near the border.

Clarification: those checkpoints are only about 70 miles from the border. It's close to Mexico when compared to Canada, but it's pretty far when you consider that about three million people live in San Diego County, and most of the county is south of the checkpoints.

Travel through those checkpoints is usually unchecked, especially during rush hour (several hours per day), and the trains are never checked, either.

[FITZ]

Screw Vincente Fox.

Yes --- if he cared one iota about these people, he'd made Mexico less a hell-hole for them. He does care about the big money filling his pockets.

[hgro]

This illegal immigrant issue is going to sink Bush if he doesn't get it under control. He seems to be going for the Latino vote but he is losing the vote of more native born Americans than he realizes. Carl Rove better get his head out of the sand if he is the one behind this.

[LibertyThug]

I heard about this on the radio this morning. Disgusting.
When are we all going to wake up?!

[philetus]

Eventually, some of you will relize the pols don,t care what you want and have no intention of doing anything.