‘Political’ pull? Border figures posted, removed month before election

Fox News ^ | November 7, 2014

[jazusamo]

Staggering statistics that show nearly a half-million people were caught trying to enter the U.S. illegally -- and more than half were not Mexican, a number far higher than in 2013 -- reportedly were posted on a U.S. government website for just a few hours last month before being taken down.

According to the Center for Investigative Reporting, the numbers were posted on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website on Oct. 10 for roughly five hours. The dramatic numbers raised questions over whether they were yanked to protect the administration before key midterm elections.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, told the Center he's worried "they may have been taken down for purely political reasons."

"If the information is ready it should be made available. The idea that it was and then yanked down for political reasons is outrageous," he said.

The numbers could have become a political football less than a month before the elections. They emphasize the challenge still facing U.S. border agents -- the reported number of apprehensions is larger than the population of major U.S. cities including Atlanta, Miami and New Orleans. The number has dropped from even higher levels a decade ago, but the flow is staying strong, even as a virtual army of border agents numbering close to 20,000 remains posted, to catch them.

[jazusamo]

No problem, pulled because of incomplete numbers. /sarc

[jazusamo]

Please pull, already posted under another title.

[rockinqsranch]

As long as the leadership of the bureaucracies of this country are in the hands of Obama (as those departments are under the control of the Executive Branch) we need to screenshoot every posting by each, and every bureaucracy immediately upon posting. Can’t trust it will be there five minutes from post.

[DoughtyOne]

Upwards of 10% of our population is no longer made up of citizens.

We are now headed to 20%.  Any questions?


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