Despite new technology, Border Patrol overwhelmed

Yahoo! News ^ | February 23, 2005 | Mimi Hall

[Imaverygooddriver]

U.S. POPClock Projection

According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the resident population of the United States, projected to 2/23/2005 at 2:01:06 PM EST is
295,529,505

COMPONENT SETTINGS

One birth every.................................. 8 seconds
One death every.................................. 13 seconds
One international migrant (net) every............ 26 seconds
Net gain of one person every..................... 12 seconds

http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/popclock

Hmmmm...Wonder if the census considers illegals in this "migrant" number.

[Imaverygooddriver]

This census number of one person every 12 seconds ..If I`m doing the math right, that`s 2,628,000 people every year. This article is claiming 3 million illegals are coming into this country every year. If so then that means they are actually out numbering the people who are added to this country legally. Hello Houston, we are being invaded.

[ClintonBeGone]

Sounds like a story planted by the Border Patrol union to get more pay for their members.

[ClintonBeGone]

You want to reduce the load on teh border patrol, it is easy. Arrest, convict and jail those who employ illegal aliens. If there are no jobs they will go home, and not come back.

Why should business be punished? They pay more than you or I in taxes. Let the government do their job and stop making the private sector do what the government is extracting tax dollars to do itself.

[TXBSAFH]

The managers and owners are breaking the law, they should be punished under the law. That includes jail.

[ClintonBeGone]

The managers and owners are breaking the law, they should be punished under the law. That includes jail.

you never answered my question as to why the private sector should be enforcing laws that the government is taxing us to do itself.

[JustAnotherSavage]

"But officials are alarmed that a growing number hail from Central and South America, Asia, even Mideast countries such as Syria and Iran. In 2003, the Border Patrol arrested 39,215 so-called "OTMs," or other-than-Mexicans, along the Southwest border. In 2004, the number jumped to 65,814."

Don't miss the current FR poll:

Which of the following is the best way to solve the illegal immigration problem?
Seal and militarize the borders
45.0%

Beef up and enforce existing law
39.3%

Some form of guest worker program
9.3%

Other
3.7%

Undecided/Pass

2.7%

[Frohickey]

Couldn't we just put bouncing betties and land mines on the border?

I mean, those would be 1920s and 1940s technology.

[holyscroller]

"Sounds like a story planted by the Border Patrol union to get more pay for their members.

Not true. Theirs is one lousy dangerous job. Their lives are on the line daily, and they aren't paid nearly enough for the thankless job they do. Their hands are tied from above and they aren't allowed to do what needs to be done. They're the one group of government employees I'd gladly pay MORE! Lots more!

[ClintonBeGone]

Not true. Theirs is one lousy dangerous job. Their lives are on the line daily, and they aren't paid nearly enough for the thankless job they do. Their hands are tied from above and they aren't allowed to do what needs to be done. They're the one group of government employees I'd gladly pay MORE! Lots more!

Sounds like you have an uncle in the INS. These guys are the federal version of dunkin donuts cops. Get real.

[John Jorsett]

Most of the illegals are poor Mexican laborers looking for work. But officials are alarmed that a growing number hail from Central and South America, Asia, even Mideast countries such as Syria and Iran.

But not alarmed enough to actually do anything about them. "OTM"s are released in the US with a promise to appear for their deportation hearing in 60 days. Surprisingly, 75-90% (estimates vary) don't make those hearings. Why we bother to apprehend anyone is an increasing mystery.

[Marine Inspector]

Sounds like a story planted by the Border Patrol union to get more pay for their members.

Nope, sounds 100% like the truth.

[stboz]

If there are no jobs they will go home, and not come back.

Maybe on your planet....but here in Kaleephornia they'll just go on welfare and show up at the Emergency Room.

[janetgreen]

but here in Kaleephornia they'll just go on welfare and show up at the Emergency Room

Yep, just like having several million uninvited, unwanted guests in your home, and paying for the party.

[TXBSAFH]

They are not enforcing laws. The border laws are not the one they are violating in hiring illegals. There is a seperate set of laws that govern hiring ot legal residents and citizens. If you hire an illegal you break these laws and I think that jail needs to be one of the punishments for this.

[TXBSAFH]

Then you close welfare and send have an immigration agent in the hospital. I know hunting on a baited field is wrong but it works.

[ClintonBeGone]

Nope, sounds 100% like the truth.

We need unbiased confirmation - not propaganda from some government bureaucrat.

[Marine Inspector]

No problem, 100% unbiased.

[ClintonBeGone]

No problem, 100% unbiased.

I'm sure.