Posted on 02/11/2005 12:32:47 AM PST by Marine Inspector
Last year, the Department of Homeland Security began testing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles along the Arizona / Mexico border as part of its $15 million dollar Arizona Border Control Initiative.
During that same 4-month period, June, July, August and September, the Border Patrol apprehended approximately 360,000 illegal entrants.
The Tucson Sector of the Border Patrol apprehends approximately 43% of the total southwest border apprehensions . This would equate to approximately 154,800 illegal entrants apprehended by the Tucson Sector during the 4-month UAV testing period.
Hence, the 4 million dollar UAV’s accounted for less then 1% of the Sectors total apprehensions. I’m not expert, but that does not sound cost effective.
But wait, it gets worse.
Now let’s connect these dots and put this information into perspective.
The UAV’s spotted 853,000 illegal entrants in the Tucson Sector, yet the Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents only apprehended 154,800 of those illegal entrants.
Where did the other 698,200 illegal entrants go?
In a 4-month period, 698,200 illegal aliens made it into the United States, through Arizona alone and no one knows who they are, where they are or why they are here.
How many made it through the other 8 to 9 months? If the numbers stay the same, almost 2 million illegal aliens slipped through the Arizona / Mexico border
How many made it through California, New Mexico and Texas? No were talking another million or so. This is not fantasy; this is reality. This is what the Federal Government does not want you to know.
Some people want you to believe that no terrorists have crossed over the border with Mexico. How can anyone believe this? Does the Federal Government really expect me to believe an unskilled worker from Mexico or points south can sneak in undetected, but not a trained terrorist?
Simply incredible!
This just proves what I've been saying for years. The BP apprehends approximately 10 to 15 percent. Well below the 60%+ they claim.
Your Welcome.
It's mind-blowing.
Thanks for your committment to exposing the mockery of the Bush Administration's "committment to National Security."
Hitlery Clinton couldn't do a worse job.
I agree, manned aircraft are the way to go, unless you want to hire another 10,000 Agents to apprehend to the illegals the UAV's spot.
Your welcome.
As bad as Bush is, I'd rather have him at the helm, then Hitlary.
Bump.
>Actually the claim is valid, here’s how it works. I’m no math major.
First day, 100 enter and 60% are apprehended =60
Second day, the previous 60 reenter and 60% are apprehended=24
Third day, the previous 24 reenter and 60% are apprehended=9
Day four, the unlucky four reenter and 60% are apprehended=3
Day five, 3 reenter and 60% are apprehended=1
Day six, the last guy says screw it and goes home. The other 99 are history.
"The FY 2006 budget allows CBP to fulfill its priority mission of preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the U.S., while simultaneously facilitating the flow of people and trade across our borders.
"The FY 2006 budget also provides the necessary resources to ensure that CBP continues to fulfill its traditional missions that include: combating the flow of illegal drugs and other contraband, protecting our agricultural and economic interests from harmful pests and diseases, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. trade laws.
" So while you prefer to add more guards to patrol the border and catch more gardeners, the CBP prefers to spend the money targeting terrorists, such as adding more undercover agents in Mexican cities where terrorists would go to contact coyotes.
I support a lot of what you say, but I had no idea you were actually stopping "gerdeners". I promise you, the illegal gerdeners are going to hear about this!
I must admit, it is interesting to read all the posts from people who 'do not' support open borders. I know I'm convinced.
1. They support new ideas to slow the flow of illegals.
2. They are always cordial with others who are conserned about three million coming acros the border undocumented each year.
3. They congratulate those who have been at this for a long time.
4. They never suggest that criminality is okay.
5. They never challenge portions of the U.S. Constitution that prescribe that the federal government "Shall" protect the states from invasion.
6. The admit that 3 million a year is actually an invasion.
I could go on, but I just wanted to point out how happy I am that nobody on this forum is for open borders. It's so comforting.
Still, I am trying to figure out who it is I keep getting challenged by, if not for some people who sound an awful like people who support what the illegals are doing, and refuse to admit the U.S. has the right to set regualtions regarding who will enter the nation, if that challenges illegal behavior at all.
I'm not worried about the ones we stop; I’m worried about the ones we don't stop.
And like I said in the original post, there is some that believe a trained terrorist can't sneak in, but a grander can.
Their arguments are as weak as their intelligence.
I hear you.
Not only that, but even many Freepers here think that free-for-all illegal immigration is a good thing. And if even WE can't get our thinking on this right (pun intended), this will continue until a fait accomplis third world demographic transformation is upon us.
Is there a master plan at the Bush administration that I'm not aware of? I can't for the life of me figure this one out. I believe in the guy, but can't imagine where he thinks this is going to end up.
Like you, I can't figure it out either.
At some point I would like to ask, at least service industry admins, if they take advantage of this resource.
Bayou doesn't have answers ... it's an agenda.
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