Since the founding of our Republic, Congress has granted the Executive plenary authority to conduct routine searches and seizures at the border, without probable cause or a warrant, in order to regulate the collection of duties and to prevent the introduction of contraband into this country. See United States v. Ramsey, 431 U. S. 606, 431 U. S. 616-617 (1977), citing Act of July 31, 1789, ch. 5, 1 Stat. 29.
Nice try.
In their own history, the current incarnation of the US Border Patrol traces its roots to 1934 when your friend and mine-Communist President Franklin D.Roosevelt "combined the Bureau of Immigration and the Bureau of Naturalization into the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 1933. The first Border Patrol Academy opened as a training school at Camp Chigas, El Paso, in December 1934. Thirty-four trainees attended classes in marksmanship and horsemanship."
Additional tinkering by Communist President Bill J (BJ) Clinton led to "modernization efforts" followed by Homeland Security Initiatives from George W. Bush (The "Vote Freedom First President) to the point where just CPB has in the neighborhood of some 19,000 agents.
That,my friend, is an army by any definition. An army with apparently nothing to do but harass legitimate citizens while undocumented workers flood into all areas of the country.
Again, in their own words from their own history:
The modernization of the Patrol advances at a dizzying rate as new generations of agents develop innovative ways to integrate the contemporary technology into field operations. New and specialized technology is being created within the Border Patrol that holds increasing potential to assist agents in fulfilling the mission of the Patrol.
All the "border exceptions" in the world cannot hide the fact the Federal Government has gone near completely feral and is unlikely to change anytime soon.