Do any of you FReepers REALLY believe the US can not stop the flow of illegal drugs into this country? If you ask me, there are some highly placed elected officials on the take from the drug cartels. This case has a LOT more to it than meets the eye?
Good thinking. Remember the universal axiom . . . follow the money. Somebody has a hidden agenda here.
Those elected officials also have the power to appoint other officials to key positions in our immigration system. Try googling USCIS and other immigration agencies and see what you find as to who is heading them up now, appointed by THIS administration...
IMHO, its always dangerous to go against what the "powers that be" want. I'm not going to speculate on exactly who those "powers" could be, but we need to consider who has been most adamant in wanting to give illegals the silver spoon welcome; and who is it that has the power to order an aggressive prosecution (as a veiled threat and example to any BP agents who might be tempted to actually guard the border).
I hope I don't get flamed, but I believe this whole prosecution was handled according to "North American Union" standards.
An additional possibility is that whoever had the influence to aggresively push for prosection may have been peeved that their drug connection was being interfered with. (As others before me have said, "follow the money".)