Posted on 02/02/2006 9:31:22 AM PST by NormsRevenge
Two years ago, Border Patrol agents began to voice what many believed were legitimate concerns about "armed incursions" into the United States from Mexico-based assailants. Now these invasions occur routinely putting federal agents' and law enforcement officers' lives in jeopardy.
They reported that heavily armed Mexican army units and federal police, called federales, had infiltrated US territory and fired upon them, in some cases because – federal agents would later discover – Mexican drug lords had put prices on the heads of American law-enforcement agents strung out along the border. Where was the outrage by our political leaders and the mainstream media over this blatant violation of our national sovereignty?
Many of our political leaders and most in the news media ignore these violent attacks on our national sovereignty while more and more Americans are saying, "This has got to stop!"
While tens of millions of Americans watched and listened to President George Bush's much anticipated State of the Union speech, many were disappointed at the lack of emphasis on the biggest threat to national security today: unmitigated illegal immigration and porous US borders.
President Bush continues to maintain a contradictory and perilous position regarding illegal immigration, claiming his plan does not amount to amnesty. Standard American language usage contravenes the President’s specious explanation in that his plan clearly overlooks the offense of illegal aliens who entered this country in violation of law and would not seek prosecution; a full amnesty within contextual and explicit meaning.
The current position of the Administration on illegal immigration is demonstrative of a flawed public and enforcement policy which undermines national security by encouraging future mass illegal immigration. Additionally, the intention of the President sends contradictory signals to agencies tasked with securing our borders as well as police commanders across the nation.
In a recent The Washington Times article in which the President attempted to justify his position on illegal immigration, the President stated the current immigration situation is a “bureaucratic nightmare” and the Border Patrol is “overstressed” due to “people [illegal immigrants] streaming across [the border].”
Further evidence of the Administration’s contradictory position on illegal immigration are statements made by political appointees charged with protecting the public. In September of 2004, in an effort to build support for the Administration’s Amnesty proposal, Asa Hutchinson, former Homeland Security Undersecretary, publicly stated it is “not realistic” to arrest or deport illegal aliens already in the country.
More recently, budget problems within the Department of Homeland Security further called into question the priorities of the Administration as agents are forced to release illegal aliens and curtail operations due to ongoing financial constraints. These circumstances all contribute to a “bureaucratic nightmare” and “overstressed” Border Patrol.
The position of the Administration on illegal immigration has had a profound and negative effect not only on law enforcement operations, but also border patrol agent morale. The impact on agent morale was measured in a survey conducted by independent Hart Research Associates during the summer of 2004.
The survey found a majority of agents were demoralized and were not getting the full support needed to protect the country, clearly indicating a conflict between the view of professional field agents and the Administration in regard to national domestic security. The Administration’s current immigration plans will exacerbate, not alleviate, that problem.
For those tuning in to hear President Bush address the problems faced as a result of rampant illegal immigration and Mexican military incursions, the speech was a major disappointment.
America is NOT being represented fairly by this President/Puppet. I've never regretted a vote more in my life as the one I cast for GWB in 2000.
Well he's right of course. A reasonable cap on H1-b visas would be, oh, 5 and a half billion.
That allows for future intergalactic immigration.
I had a call from the RNC on Tuesday. Apparently, they are getting turned down a lot because of the immigration issue. 'Said I'd write checks again when I hear of massive deportations of ILLEGALS.
If he wants to argue for loosening immigration requirements, that would be one thing. But he's arguing for rewarding border jumpers with guest-worker status. That's inexcusable.
:) very true, you could bring in the entire world and it would still not be enough.
I can't be convinced that there is a War on Terror, so long as the Border is wide open.
My feelings exactly, GW43 had an opportunity to be a truly great President, but his approach to immigration has tarnished his administration and Presidency.
The most conspicuous such job is the job of enforcing our immigration laws.
So. We need to get behind President Bush and help him find someone who will do the job he won't do. Vicente Fox?
Wow, you've got to remember to take your meds! That rant was near Art Bell quality.
Yup. If the current occupant won't or can't fulfill his duties we may want to outsource the POTUS job.
For the pay we offer I figure we could hire an entire Indian call center, and let them do the job. They could phone in their work from Calcutta. Maybe have one of them live in the White House to do the ceremonial stuff. Ain't globalism grand.
Yep. His daddy pushed me out of the big Republican tent with his 'read my lips' fiasco.
Even though registered as an Independent, I still voted Republican all this time.
That's it.
I'm done!
No more holding my nose to vote for the lesser evil, and frankly I no longer give a damn if it means the Dems come to power.
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
If I can't find someone worth voting for, I just won't vote!
The only difference between the Pubs and the Dems is that the Pubs screw you over slower, and have enough smarts to be sneakier about it!
Nice to see you here.....Haven't seen you in a while...
Hey...i mean i haven't seen you at work.....aerosil....;)
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