This is a follow up story to one posted yesterday. It appears that Ridge has some interesting words to share and that some in Washington might be getting the word.
1 posted on
12/04/2003 4:54:30 PM PST by
SandRat
To: HiJinx
ILLEGALALIEN - PING!
2 posted on
12/04/2003 4:55:29 PM PST by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
Hey, wait. I thought the Bush Administration didn't care about illegal immigration.
3 posted on
12/04/2003 4:56:01 PM PST by
My2Cents
("Well....there you go again...")
To: SandRat
Ya think they'll actually USE the intel that UAV's collect?
The Border Patrol is replete with examples in which earnest-sounding higher-ups actually thwart the everyday efforts of their well-intentioned, hard-working charges; libs want illegals for their votes, republicrats want them for cheap wages for companies.
The intel will be used merely to the extent that it will assure that rag-heads are prevented from crossing, while torrents of run of the mill illegals will have their own carpeted passing lane straight to El Norte.
Protect foreign interests? Gladly.
Protect the Joe Six-Pack? FORGET IT!
5 posted on
12/04/2003 5:05:47 PM PST by
gaijin
To: SandRat
When I was stationed at Huachuca, there was a blimp tethered to the ground flying over the Huachuca Mountains monitering the border 24 hours a day. I'm hoping that this new program will be of assistance to the wonderful people of Cochise County.
12 posted on
12/04/2003 6:43:27 PM PST by
jmc813
(Help save a life - www.marrow.org)
To: SandRat
RPV's were used by the Border Patrol a number of years ago. I have worked the border with RPV's and they are great except for the fact that there is a lot of down time and expense for the vehicles. Instead of RPV's we now have stationary cameras covering nearly our entire sector. The Border Patrol is still looking at using RPV's to cover dead spaces that the stationary cameras can't cover. Our primary use for the RPV's was and will be to cover our mountain region. The Border Patrol has a few secret projects under way that are extremely effective at combating smuggling. There are a lot of changes coming to the Border Patrol through DHS. One rumor I have been hearing is that we are going to start doing city patrol in the interior once the northern border is properly manned. I have seen a lot of good changes with this new adminstration, unfortunately there is still much political correctness stiffling our efforts.
18 posted on
12/04/2003 7:51:30 PM PST by
Ajnin
To: SandRat
Maybe Ridge got my letter?
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