ditto On Jan 8, 2:58 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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