Border Patrol told to stand down in Arizona

The Washington Times ^ | 13 May 2005 | Jerry Seper

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U.S. Border Patrol agents have been ordered not to arrest illegal aliens along the section of the Arizona border where protesters patrolled last month because an increase in apprehensions there would prove the effectiveness of Minuteman volunteers, The Washington Times has learned.

[Tymesup]

Earlier this week, I heard an ad from Lonegan, a candidate for governor in New Jersey. He mentioned illegal immigrants.

This morning, I heard Jon Corzine on Imus. He mentioned illegal immigrants.

Whether Washington likes it or not, this issue is on the radar.

Wait until somebody blames the Social Security issue on illegal immigrants. They will cruise to electoral victory.

[adam_az]

"Somehow I do not think that "Tucson and Naco BP supervisors" make the calls on Immigration Policy. I think you need to look further up the ladder to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave."

Oh no, it's John Kerry's fault!

Wait a second, he didn't win but this was what we feared would happen if he did.

What indignities will we suffer next???!!! Campaign Finance "reform?" Prescription drug giveaways? A bloated budget? The President holding hands with Saudi dictators?

I better not take that line of thought further before I get myself banned. ;)

[axes_of_weezles]

I dont think the President micromanages the Border Patrol like Johnson and McNamara did to DoD in VietNam.

THis was an inexcusable local face saving move, for the Tucson and Naco sector chiefs who derided the Minutemen. Since the Minutemen did a a good job with their publicity, they have to prove the Minutemen wrong; even if it means not arresting anyone for months on end, to show the numbers were lower due to other reasons than the Minutemen.

[Map Kernow]

But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security.

The Minutemen: true American patriots then---true American patriots now.

And if the modern day Minutemen are "vigilantes," as the contemporary George says, so were the Minutemen of 1776 that stood up to the George of their era.

God bless America. God destroy the traitors that would hand any part of America's territory or sovereignty to Mexico.

[CheezyD]

Am I missing something? Wouldn't the BP want to INCREASE arrests to prove the ineffectiveness of the Minutemen? I don't understand how holding arrests down after the Minutemen have gone proves the BP can handle the job alone.

[adam_az]

"Wait until somebody blames the Social Security issue on illegal immigrants. They will cruise to electoral victory."

Sounds like it's about time to bury some ammo and well cosmolined firearms, and to store the GPS coords in a safe place.

President Clinton II here we come.

[adam_az]

I don't understand how holding arrests down after the Minutemen have gone proves the BP can handle the job alone.

[jsbankston]

So was it the "Tucson and Naco BP supervisors" that proposed that the US grant Amnesty to Illegal Aliens?

[CheezyD]

Whatever the hell that's supposed to mean... :/

Maybe now someone can answer my question?

[adam_az]

It means they want to pretend like there wasn't really a problem in the first place, and that the MMP didn't really have any effect at all.

[axes_of_weezles]

It aint all Boosh's fault. We have some local RINO Heavyweights here too.

Border chief says southeast Arizona needs permanent checkpoints (Bad RINO Kolbe Alert)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1394405/posts


Congressman [Kolbe] says Border Patrol defying checkpoint laws (Kolbe Threatens Border Patrol)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1395362/posts

Kolbe out to end ban on openly gay GIs
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1382053/posts

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[CheezyD]

It means they want to pretend like there wasn't really a problem in the first place, and that the MMP didn't really have any effect at all.

Ah. Seems to me it would make more sense (for those opposed to protecting our borders) to increase arrests after the Minutemen were gone... then they could say, "See, who needs them guys?"

[lainie]

I glanced at the headline and hadn't yet clicked to the story before a short reply. Honest mistake. Excuse me for living.

[jsbankston]

We have some local RINO Heavyweights here too.

And his name is George W. Bush.

[Spiff]

The Border Patrol management all the time during the Minuteman Project kept doing their best "Baghdad Bob" and saying that the Minutement were having no effect on border crossing numbers. They lied. And now to not be caught in their lies they have to somehow depress apprehension numbers to keep them nearly as low as they were when the Minutemen were on the border.

BP management has always played politics with the apprehension numbers. Their orders even have a name among the agents - "sitting on an X".

[Ken H]

Tough crowd tonight!

[HiJinx]

The original story was posted, and I pinged it, last week.

[axes_of_weezles]

Sorry for the curt response.

[grey_whiskers]

Speaking of NY lefty politicians--sorry, that's redundant ;-)

What about Chucky "Anti-Gun" Schumer...

Remember his disgraceful performance during the Waco Hearings?

Do these folks support the right of illegal immigrants to own guns?