That wiry thingy between the posts is called a "fence," Sir.
Posted on 06/18/2007 8:24:03 PM PDT by CAWats
U.S. Border Patrol agents seeking to secure the nation's border in some of the country's most pristine national forests are being targeted by illegal aliens, who are using intentionally set fires to burn agents out of observation posts and patrol routes.
The wildfires also have resulted in the destruction of valuable natural and cultural resources in the National Forest System and pose an ongoing threat to visitors, residents and responding firefighters, according to federal law enforcement authorities and others.
In the Coronado National Forest in Arizona, with 60 miles of land along the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. Forest Service firefighters sent in to battle fires or clear wild land fire areas are required to be escorted by armed law enforcement officers.
Armed smugglers of aliens and drugs have walked through the middle of active firefighting operations, the authorities said.
The Border Patrol's Tucson, Ariz., sector, which encompasses most of the Coronado National Forest, has the highest incidence of cross-border violators in the nation.
Nearly 500,000 illegal aliens were apprehended last year -- more than 30,000 a month. In addition, nearly 100,000 pounds of marijuana, with a street value of $200 million, was seized as it was hauled through the Coronado National Forest.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Well, they are already across the border in able to set the fires.
Seems to me that a wide bare area all along the border would be a big help in watching for illegals!!
Will Varner: Do you know what Quick means in this county? Hellfire. Ashes and char. Flame follows that man around like a dog. He's a barn burner.
Clara: Barn burner!
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What wonderful values. Now in Phoenix I can lived next door to Ben Quick's daddy - the barn burner.
I have two small daughters and my part of town is being innundated with illegals. You wouldn’t believe the stuff I’ve seen in the past couple of years. Well, maybe you would.
Thanks.
Militarize the border now.
Charming.
Ditto
Proving that Illegal Immigration causes Global Warming.
This is when my eyes roll to the back of my head steam comes out my ears! What they're doing to our national forests and parks growing their dope is bad enough, now they're just burning their way in. UGH.
http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/2006/09/mexican-border-has-moved-800-miles.html
http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/2006/09/pot-farms-ravaging-park-land-mexican.html
It hasn’t been heard from in quite a while...
Good grief!
These are the folks they want IN our country?
So if we can’t get them for illegal immigration, can we get them for arson? (weak laugh) I suppose not.
I’m thinking ya know, what if a few of them got too ‘caught up in their work’ I mean, who would ever know? Dangerous...!
I don't know if I'd want Tony's job right about now... you'd have to really disrespect yourself.
If I remember right there was a fire along the Southern California coastline (Oceanside or Laguna Beach) about 10 years or so ago that was started by an illegal Mexican Immigrant who later stated that he was trying to summon a demon with the fire. I kid you not. That was the news report.
Bush has ordered 20 boxes of squirt guns to help stop this new border security threat.
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quoting Trent Lott that the "loud people" who listen to talk radio and read pyjama journalists are now causing destruction of the environment
Amen! We need to have the US Army patrolling our border, especially when they’re constructing the huge wall we need to build.
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