Posted on 03/22/2006 9:56:00 PM PST by fidelio
EDINBURG - A new program to strengthen border security is changing the face of illegal immigration in the Rio Grande Valley, according to the Border Patrol.
(Excerpt) Read more at newschannel5.tv ...
Good news! Now let's apply this to the entire border. Otherwise the problem just moves to another port of entry.
Ok, So, it is fine with them if Mexicans come in illegally, but anyone else is a problem.
I suppose I should celebrate that they are doing anything at all, but this just seems to send a completely wrong message.
Actually, Mexicans caught here illegally are deported. It used to be that OTMs were released into the US after capture.
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I am not sure anything of substance is being accomplished here. The Brazilians were looking for someont to surrender to before, to get a meal and a bed for a night, I suppose, now they are not. That's all this is saying. The "success" of the change seems to be the reduction in workload. When this fence is finished deportation should be across the fence regardless of origin. Plane tickets to Rio ain't cheap. Let Mexico deal with them. When Mexico starts building a large population of South Americans in Northern Mexico, then Mexico will start dealing with the problem.
They also forgot to mention in the story Mexico changed the visa policy for Brazilians so they need one again to get into that country. That by itself has probably had a dramatic effect on the number of illegals from Brazil trying to get into the US.
Uplifting to read some good news for a change.
Based on Senater Coburn's statements and his attempt to influence the Senate Judiciary Committee's negotiated immigration reform bill, it would appear that expedited removal of the OTMs is not a roaring success. It is not clear, at least to me, how punishing the un-cooperative nations will lead to more expedited removal of the OTMs.
This is supported by Sec Chertoff's recent statements that catch and release will not be fully implemented until Oct 06, when Congress may, or may not, fund a sizable number of new detention beds.
that ENDING catch and release will not be fully implemented
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