We got 535 who I would like to see removed. By any means necesssary is fine with me. And that shit in the wh too.
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 2:11 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]>wrote: > we have enough agents to do the job > we just need to stop the politicians from letting'em do their job > > politicians who hinder the capture and deportation of illegal > immigrants should be removed from office asap by any means necessary > > On Jan 8, 1:36 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/54514 > > > > *Administration Will Cut Border Patrol Deployed on U.S-Mexico Border* > > *Thursday, September 24, 2009* > > By Terence P. Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief > > > > [image:http://media.cnsnews.com/resources/54513.jpg] > > *A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer is seen from Mexico's side > of > > the San Ysidro port of entry guarding vehicles involved in a shooting in > > Tijuana, Mexico, Sept. 22, 2009. Four people were injured in a gun battle > > involving an attempt to smuggle illegal immigrants from Mexico at the > > busiest border crossing in the U.S., authorities said. (AP > Photo/Guillermo > > Arias)* > > > > *(CNSNews.com)* - Even though the Border Patrol now reports that almost > > 1,300 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border is not under effective control, and > > the Department of Justice says that vast stretches of the border are > “easily > > breached,” and the Government Accountability Office has revealed that > three > > persons “linked to terrorism” and 530 aliens from “special interest > > countries” were intercepted at Border Patrol checkpoints last year, the > > administration is nonetheless now planning to decrease the number of > Border > > Patrol agents deployed on the U.S.-Mexico border. > > > > Border Patrol Director of Media Relations Lloyd Easterling confirmed this > > week--as I first reported in *my > > column*<http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/article/54412>yesterday--that > > his agency is planning for a net decrease of 384 agents on > > the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal 2010, which begins on October 1. > > > > A Department of Homeland Security annual performance review updated by > the > > Obama administration on May 7 said the Border Patrol “plans to move > several > > hundred Agents from the Southwest Border to the Northern Border to meet > the > > FY 2010 staffing requirements, with only a small increase in new agents > for > > the Southwest Border in the same year.” > > > > Easterling said on Tuesday that in fiscal 2009, 17,399 Border Patrol > agents > > have been deployed on the U.S.-Mexico border. In fiscal year 2010, the > > Border Patrol plans to decrease that by 384 agents, leaving 17,015 > deployed > > along the Mexican frontier. At the same time, the number of Border Patrol > > agents deployed on the U.S.-Canada border will be increased by 414, from > a > > fiscal 2009 total of 1,798 agents to a fiscal 2010 total of 2,212. > > > > The Border Patrol is responsible for securing a total of 8,607 miles of > > border, including the U.S.-Mexico border, the U.S.-Canada border from > > Washington state to Maine, and sectors of coastline in the Gulf of > Mexico, > > Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. > > > > Each year, the Border Patrol sets a goal for “border miles under > effective > > control (including certain coastal sectors).” “Effective control,” as > > defined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, means that when the Border > > Patrol detects an illegal border crosser in a particular area of the > border > > the agency can be expected to succeed in apprehending that person. > > > > In the May 7 update of its *performance > > review*<http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/cfo_apr_fy2008.pdf>, > > DHS said the Border Patrol’s goal for fiscal 2009 was to have 815 of the > > 8,607 miles of border for which the agency is responsible under > “effective > > control.” The review also said the Border Patrol’s goal for fiscal 2010 > was > > to again have 815 miles of border under “effective control,” meaning DHS > was > > not planning to secure a single additional mile of border in the coming > > year. > > > > However, Acting Deputy Assistant Customs and Border Protection > Commissioner > > Todd Owen *told a House > > committee*<http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20090708190119.pdf>in > > July that the Border Patrol already had 894 miles of border under > > effective control as of May 31 of this year. These 894 miles, Owen said, > > included 697 miles on the Mexican border, 32 miles on the Canadian border > > and 165 miles in the coastal sectors. > > > > Easterling said this week that as of now the Border Patrol still has the > > same 894 miles of border under effective control that it had under > effective > > control as of May 31. He also said the agency would not relinquish > control > > of any of these miles in the coming year. After the beginning of the new > > fiscal year, he said, the Border Patrol would reevaluate the situation > and > > set a new goal for border miles under “effective control” for 2010 that > > would at least equal, and might exceed, the 894 miles currently under > > effective control. > > > > “The intention is to take back the border incrementally, and make gains > that > > we can keep,” Easterling said. “We do not intend, nor will we give back, > > miles that we have gained control over.” > > > > Easterling said the Border Patrol would be able to maintain the current > > number of miles under effective control on the Mexico border with fewer > > agents deployed there thanks to “force multipliers,” including new > fencing, > > roads and other infrastructure that has been built in recent years. He > also > > cited the assistance the Border Patrol receives from local police and > > sheriffs departments and community watch groups. > > > > But even if the Border Patrol is able to maintain or marginally improve > on > > the current level of security on the U.S.-Mexico border, most of the > border > > will remain effectively open to smuggling both contraband and persons. > > > > The entire U.S.-Mexico border is 1,954 miles long, according to the > > *International > > Boundary and Water Commission* <http://www.ibwc.state.gov/>. While 697 > of > > those miles are now under “effective control,” according to the Border > > Patrol, 1,257 miles are not under “effective control.” > > > > Reports from other government agencies paint a vivid picture of the > massive > > drug and alien smuggling that takes place in these uncontrolled expanses > and > > the national security problem created by unsecured border lands. > > > > Each year, the Justice Department’s *National Drug Intelligence > > Center*<http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/>produces “drug market analyses” for > > each of 32 regions of the country that > > the NDIC describes as “high intensity drug trafficking areas.” Five of > these > > areas sit along the U.S.-Mexico border. These include the California > border > > region, Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas and South Texas. The latest > reports, > > released in March and April of this year, use candid language in > portraying > > the U.S.-Mexican frontier as wide open to drug smuggling and even > vulnerable > > to penetration by potential terrorists. > > > > The *California-Mexico > > border*<http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs32/32765/index.htm>, > > the NDIC said, was “easily breached” on both foot and in vehicles. > > > > “The vast border area presents innumerable remote crossing points that > > traffickers exploit to smuggle illicit drugs, primarily marijuana, into > the > > country from Mexico,” said NDIC. “These areas are easily breached by > > traffickers on foot, in private vehicles, or in all-terrain vehicles > (ATVs) > > as they smuggle drugs between POEs [ports of entry], particularly the > > mountainous areas in eastern San Diego County and the desert and sand > dune > > areas in Imperial County.” > > > > Arizona’s border was judged to be open not only to drug smugglers but > also > > aliens with “extensive criminal records” and from “special interest > > countries,” which are defined as “countries that could export individuals > > who could bring harm to the United States through terrorism.” > > > > “Some criminal organizations smuggle aliens and gang members into the > United > > States,” said *NDIC’s > > report*<http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs32/32762/index.htm>on Arizona. > > “These particular individuals typically have extensive criminal > > records and pose a threat, not only to the Arizona HIDTA [high intensity > > drug trafficking area] region but also to communities throughout the > United > > States. Alien smuggling organizations reportedly also smuggle aliens from > > countries other than Mexico, including special-interest countries.” > > > > “Special-interest countries are those designated by the intelligence > > community as countries that could export individuals who could bring harm > to > > the United States through terrorism,” said the NDIC report. > > > > The NDIC described the Arizona-Mexico border as “largely underprotected” > in > > the areas between official ports of entry. > > > > “Large amounts of illicit drugs are smuggled into the area from Mexico, > and > > bulk cash is transported from the area into Mexico,” said NDIC. “These > > trafficking activities are facilitated by several factors unique to the > > region, including the continuing economic and population growth in > Arizona’s > > two primary drug markets (Phoenix and Tucson), the highways that connect > > major metropolitan areas in Arizona with major illicit drug source areas > in > > Mexico, and a remote, largely underprotected border area between > Arizona’s > > ports of entry (POEs). > > > > “Vast stretches of remote, sparsely populated border areas are located > > within the HIDTA region; these areas are especially conducive to > large-scale > > drug smuggling,” said NDIC. “By the end of January 2009, 108 miles of the > > 262-mile shared border between Arizona and Mexico will have some type of > > fencing. However, few physical barriers exist in border areas between > POEs, > > particularly in the West Desert area of the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) > Tucson > > Sector, to impede drug traffickers, chiefly Mexican DTOs, from smuggling > > illicit drug shipments into the United States from Mexico.” > > > > Part of the *New Mexico > > border*<http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs32/32779/index.htm>was described > > as “an ideal smuggling corridor.” > > > > “Southwestern New Mexico—specifically Hidalgo, Luna, and Dona Ana > > Counties—shares a 180-mile border with Mexico,” said NDIC. “More than > half > > the length of this border is desolate public land that contains > innumerable > > footpaths, roads, and trails. Additionally, many ranches are located > along > > the border. These factors and minimal law enforcement coverage make the > area > > an ideal smuggling corridor for drugs and other illicit goods and > services— > > primarily alien smuggling into the United States and weapons and bulk > cash > > smuggling into Mexico. Mexican DTOs smuggle multihundred-kilogram > quantities > > of illicit drugs through this portion of the HIDTA region annually.” > > > > Like the California border, the *South Texas > > border*<http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs32/32791/index.htm>is also > > “easily breached,” according to the NDIC. > > > > “The combination of vast stretches of remote, sparsely populated land and > > extensive crossborder economic activity at designated ports of entry > (POEs) > > creates an environment conducive to large-scale drug smuggling,” said > NDIC. > > “Few physical barriers exist between POEs to impede drug traffickers, > > particularly Mexican DTOs, from smuggling illicit drug shipments into the > > United States from Mexico. Along many areas of the U.S.-Mexico border in > > South Texas, the Rio Grande River can be easily breached by smugglers on > > foot or in vehicles, enabling Mexican DTOs to smuggle multikilogram > > quantities of illicit drugs, primarily marijuana and cocaine, into the > > United States.” > > > > In the *West Texas sector*< > http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs32/32792/index.htm>, > > the NDIC again raised the possibility that terrorists could exploit the > > border to enter the country. > > > > “Moreover, the region’s location along the U.S.-Mexico border poses > national > > security and law enforcement issues for the region, such as alien > smuggling, > > weapons transportation, and terrorist entry into the United States > through > > and between ports of entry,” said NDIC. > > > > While the U.S. government may be failing to exert effective control over > > most of the border, identical language in the NDIC reports for Arizona > and > > West Texas said that drug trafficking organizations have set up > “gatekeeper” > > operations that control smuggling into the U.S. and levy taxes on the > > smugglers they let through. > > > > “Gatekeepers regulate the drug flow from Mexico across the U.S.-Mexico > > border into the United States by controlling drug smugglers’ access to > areas > > along the border,” said the Arizona and West Texas NDIC reports. > > “Gatekeepers collect ‘taxes’ from smugglers on all illicit shipments that > > are moved through these areas, including drugs and illegal aliens. The > taxes > > are generally paid to the DTO that controls the area; the DTO then > launders > > the tax proceeds. Gatekeepers sometimes resort to extortion, > intimidation, > > and acts of violence to collect taxes from smugglers. Gatekeepers also > > reportedly bribe corrupt Mexican police and military personnel in order > to > > ensure that smuggling activities occur without interruption.” > > > > “Gatekeepers generally operate at the behest of a Mexican drug > trafficking > > organization (DTO) and enforce the will of the organization through > bribery, > > intimidation, extortion, beatings, and murder,” said the reports. > > > > A *Government Accountability Office > > report*<http://www.gao.gov/htext/d09824.html>released on August 31 > > pointed out that the Border Patrol’s top priority is > > to stop terrorists and weapons of mass destruction from entering the > United > > States and revealed that three person’s “linked to terrorism” and > hundreds > > of aliens from “special interest countries” were intercepted at Border > > Patrol checkpoints in fiscal 2008. These checkpoints, which act as a > final > > line of defense for the U.S. border, are typically set up on highways 25 > to > > 100 miles north of the Mexican border. > > > > “CBP reported that in fiscal year 2008, there were three individuals > > encountered by the Border Patrol at southwest border checkpoints who were > > identified as persons linked to terrorism,” said GAO. > > > > “In addition, the Border Patrol reported that in fiscal year 2008 > > checkpoints encountered 530 aliens from special interest countries, which > > are countries the Department of State has determined to represent a > > potential terrorist threat to the United States,” said GAO. “While people > > from these countries may not have any ties to illegal or terrorist > > activities, Border Patrol agents detain aliens from special interest > > countries if they are in the United States illegally and Border Patrol > > agents report these encounters to the local Sector Intelligence Agent, > the > > Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Joint Terrorism Task Force, U.S. > > Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Investigations, and > the > > CBP National Targeting Center.” > > > > The GAO also said one illegal alien detained in West Texas had come from > > Iran. > > > > “For example,” said GAO, “according to a Border Patrol official in the El > > Paso sector, a checkpoint stopped a vehicle and questioned its three > Iranian > > occupants, determining that one of those occupants was in the United > States > > illegally. The individual was detained and turned over to U.S. > Immigration > > and Customs Enforcement for further questioning.” > > > > There has been much discussion in the past week about whether President > > Barack Obama will heed the advice of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the U.S. > > commander in Afghanistan, to increase the U.S. troop deployment there. > The > > administration, however, has already decided to decrease by 384 the > Border > > Patrol agents deployed on our own southern frontier > > > > image001.jpg > > 20KViewDownload > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >
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