Posted on 07/25/2015 12:54:42 PM PDT by conservativejoy
Union officials in Washington told local border patrol agents in Texas to not meet with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday because their ranks could be clipped by any success in stopping illegal immigrants from coming into the country, expert Glenn Spencer told Newsmax TV Friday.
"They're afraid that if he was successful, they could probably cut back on the number of agents by 50 percent — and the union doesn't like that idea," Spencer, chairman of the American Border Patrol, told "Newsmax Prime" host J.D. Hayworth. "But he's doing a great job in calling attention to these serious problems."
Spencer, whose non-profit group monitors U.S. borders, was referring to officials of the National Border Patrol Council, which is represented by the Washington-based AFL-CIO.
They pressured members of Local 2455 in Laredo, Texas, to abruptly cancel a tour of the border after inviting the billionaire businessman down to get a first-hand look at the situation.
Spencer's organization has invited Trump and other GOP hopefuls to a demonstration of new border technology next month. Invitations went out this week, he said.
"This is technology that you could install from Brownsville, Texas, to San Diego," he told Hayworth. Spencer has lived along the Arizona-Mexico border for 12 years.
"You would know, any time, when anybody approached that border from the south — aircraft, vehicles, people. It's 100 percent reliant, solar-powered, very environmentally benign, and it would do the job of telling us where are we with the border."
"I certainly hope that this is something that our government would get behind," he added. "I don't believe the one that's in power right now is interested in it at all, but it won't be long until we have someone new in there."
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Fewer Undocumented Union Democrats. What a real loss to America.
Yeah, you gotta love those priorities.
Like cops not wanting a drop in crime.
If crimes drop they will have more time to be state revenue collectors. Not that i dont want crime to drop, just sayin unexpected results...
Another example of Union=UnAmerican.
Now we get down to it.
Isn’t Marxism wonderful?
Pray America is waking
Between the unions and the C of C, it is no wonder the bought off politicians have done nothing about illegal immigration.
He needn’t worry. If the Border Patrol is less involved in stopping illegal entry, it will *easily* be repurposed to more important duties. If anything, their jobs will be easier and less risky, but none the less busy.
They could be trained to process deportation papers.
LOL!
There a time when few people were more opposed to illegal immigration than the unions, especially that Latino hero, Caesar Chavez. Now, they’re just another bunch of useful idiots for the unions and leftists alike to exploit.
It’s called the “protection racket”.
The mafia was very good at it... and so are the police, fire and now the border patrol UNIONS.
The reason the unions “fear” that is because they know it means the possibility of the unions LOSING POWER IN THE USA.
PING
It’s all about the dues. Always. Oh, and the union leaders’ access to pension funds.
I love it when the union thugs get worried about receiving enough union dues.
Trump wants to help boarder patrol by giving them better equipment and MORE agents. He is the one that wants to secure the boarder.
This is just unions taking their orders from O.
What will these idiots do in twenty years when this $hithole becomes Morelia, Mexico and there’s no business, no services, no legitimate govt or ways to honestly make a living?
If they’re gonna advocate something at least think it through!
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