Too bad, we cannot... 
just deport the beeeeach to Mexico until she is 50 years old!
Posted on 02/25/2008 8:13:29 PM PST by NormsRevenge
SAN DIEGO – A 24-year-old U.S. citizen suspected of smuggling two illegal immigrants was arrested at the San Ysidro port of entry Saturday, officials said.
The woman, a San Diego resident, was registered in the SENTRI frequent traveler program and was using one of the program's exclusive travel lanes at the time of her arrest.
Agents said she presented U.S. passports for herself and her son around 10 p.m. An agent reached behind the driver's seat and felt a person hidden in the Dodge Ram truck, officials said.
The woman was sent to a secondary inspection area where agents discovered the two immigrants, ages 32 and 22, hidden behind the front seat of the truck. The men are Mexican nationals and were taken into custody.
The woman was charged with human smuggling, agents said. Her truck was seized and she was taken to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown San Diego, where she is awaiting arraignment in federal court.
Her son was turned over to family members.
If only they would do this with every vehicle that transported an illegal in the US--including those owned by illegals. We wouldn't have to worry about that old Illegal Alien Drivers' License issue.
Actually, this is one of the jobs I wish Americans won't do.
The article only says she is a U.S. Citizen. Is it possible she’s a naturalized citizen who recently received her citizenship? Otherwise, I’m not sure why she would engage in this act.
Too bad, we cannot... just deport the beeeeach to Mexico until she is 50 years old!
I wonder if she was wearing a pink t-shirt.
Dane was that you??
Probably a grown up anchor baby. Her loyalty to the United States that gave her so much, is non-existent
That’s pretty obvious I’d say.
I presume she did it for money. A few trips a week...
What is the going rate for smuggling someone? One could probably make a living doing that.
Perhaps, given that one is not caught doing it. Not much of a living being in prison.
Otherwise, I’m not sure why she would engage in this act.
Easy, “money”
Perhaps, except for me, there’s not enough money in the world where I would give up my freedom for committing an act such as this.
She may be one of those Tijuana anchor babies who get their citizenship at the US hospital and then grow up in Mexico.
the "cost of doing business" is pretty low, being that the government doesn't prosecute unless the circumstances are extreme (multiple repeat offender, etc.)
Perhaps. And, probably the reason some people are willing to take that kind of risk. Personally, I prefer not to myself.
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