Posted on 08/16/2004 10:57:00 PM PDT by kattracks
The Department of Homeland Security wants to restrict the U.S. Border Patrol's arrest of illegal aliens in the nation's interior, concerned that the recent apprehension of 450 illegals by agents in inland areas of Southern California failed to consider the "sensitivities" of those detained.
According to department sources, a formal written policy under review would limit Border Patrol arrests to areas along the nation's 7,000 miles of international border and give U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) the responsibility for enforcing immigration laws in the nation's interior.
But ICE officials have acknowledged that it has neither the manpower nor the resources to carry out an extensive interior-enforcement program. Between 8 million and 12 million illegal aliens are thought to be in the United States.
ICE has only 2,300 agents committed to interior-enforcement efforts, and they concentrate on finding the 80,000 criminal aliens on the nation's streets and 320,000 foreign nationals known as "absconders," who fled after being ordered deported.
In recent weeks, ICE supervisors also have been asked to "closely scrutinize all expenditures and curtail spending to the maximum extent possible."
Under the pending policy, according to the sources, Homeland Security would restrict the Border Patrol to the arrest of illegal aliens traveling north from the border, others at border highway checkpoints and illegals at transportation centers, such as international airports.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
We need to write our Congresscritters again...
The Cheap Labor wing of the GOP strikes again!
There's a fungus among us.
Ridge and Asa should both be fired!!!!
And how will those "sensitivities" save you and me and our fellow citizens from crimes and terrorism committed by aliens?
Your homeboys are on vacation, so you'll have to call their instate numbers. We can call the Whitehouse, however:
202-45202-456-1111
Homeland Security: dhs.gov
They think we're all sitting on the beach sipping Mai Tais. Time to let them know we're watching every move they make and we'll vote accordingly.
She gave some lame answer about not wanting to shut down "trade." WHO is talking about shutting down "trade?" What she really means, but will not say, is that they don't want to shut down the "trade" of cheap labor.
Unfortunately for them, the American people are starting to realize that this foolish "cheap" labor is simply being subsidized by the taxpayers. We may need some, but they've thrown the doors open wide. They've also thrown the doors wide open to the drug trade, and terrorists. They all make me sick (BOTH parties); AND they might yet get another few thousand of us killed in their little "deal with the devil."
Is it any wonder Homeland "Security" is regarded as a joke?
Yeah! Them guys are real sensitive about their prayer beads. DHS really needs to get on the sensitive taining. (Got any chillin to donate to the body count?) P.S. Do NOT fold, spindle, or mutilate your IBM card!! Seriesly!!
We may need some, but they've thrown the doors open wide.
We don't need them at all. There are plenty of people out of work, including jobs for high school kids and college students that can't find work. There is enough legal immigrants to fill in for the rest.
They're costing us a fortune in taxes and giving us nothing but headaches in return. Enough is enough. I'm tired of subsidizing the campaign donor's cheap labor.
ping
202-45202-456-1111
ACK! I don't know how I messed up those numbers so badly, but I did. Let's try it again:
202-456-6213 and 202-456-1111 for the Whitehouse Comment Line.
dhs.gov is for Homeland Security! Let 'em have it.
Oh, I agree with you. The thing that FINALLY has people (in areas other than the already-overtaken West Coast) noticing it is the schools. Hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars going to educate children of illegals, at the expense of the quality of education for our own children, has finally hit home.
Perfect example: Our "rag of record" prints about one sob story per week about some poor "immigrant" family that may be deported. This week's example was a family that has been living here for about six years. They dragged all of their children here with them (so none are fictional citizens). This family alone has cost over $120,000 in taxpayer dollars for educational expense. I'm sure that the "fine" employer has another dozen illegals on his payroll. This employer should be in the Fed Pen for theft.
Bingo! Give that guy a lit taco. ;-)
ICE is controlled by legacy Customs. From what I have seen so far, ICE has little interest in app'ing illegal aliens. If legacy Customs can get a good haul in money and property they will do an illegal alien operation. If there are 10 illegals simply standing on the street corner in the interior of the US you can forget about it, ICE isn't interested. Of course, some of us will go against policy and arrest illegals anywhere.
Oh, crap
It's a crying shame bump.
Hoppy
Homeland Security - isn't.
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