Posted on 08/26/2007 8:44:29 PM PDT by kellynla
A Border Patrol chief at one of the nation's most dangerous Southwest border crossings says the agency's mission doesn't include apprehending illegal aliens or seizing narcotics — perplexing front-line agents and angering a congressional critic of illegal immigration.
"I've said it before and I'll say it again," Carlos X. Carrillo, Border Patrol chief of Laredo, Texas, told guests at a town-hall meeting Thursday. "The Border Patrol's job is not to stop illegal immigrants. The Border Patrol's job is not to stop narcotics. ... The Border Patrol's mission is not to stop criminals.
"The Border Patrol's mission is to stop terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the country."
Law-enforcement agencies consider Laredo to be one of the Southwest's most dangerous border crossings. It is the sister city of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, which is controlled by one of that country's most ruthless drug-smuggling rings.
Rep. Tom Tancredo, Colorado Republican, called for Mr. Carrillo's resignation Friday. He also questioned how the recently appointed official could tell the difference between an illegal alien and a terrorist.
"If the Border Patrol has developed a new technology that can distinguish between terrorists and other illegal border crossers without first catching them and checking them out, that is good news," said Mr. Tancredo, an outspoken critic of illegal immigration and a presidential candidate. "But if that is not the case, Mr. Carrillo's statements are extremely irresponsible and demoralizing to officers in the field."
T.J. Bonner, president of the National Border Patrol Council, a union representing 12,000 front-line agents, said he was baffled by the Laredo chief's statements.
"It is shocking that such a high-ranking official would make a statement that is so completely at odds with the law and the Border Patrol's mission,"
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Good night.
lol...then read my tagline (lol)
I misunderstood BQ earlier on this thread...but, I often don’t focus on details when reading a piece...only focus on them when analyzing for information. All depends on the purpose I have for reading....hers is usually to grasp the whole meaning.
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I just caught that! Yea! Great point!!! Usually the first paragraph and last two sentences are the only ones most writers put all their thoughts into :)
That’s exactly right....I am a very detailed person, when I am thinking analytically. But when I read like a Mark Stein piece, it’s just to get the big picture ideas....
For those that know me well, I do not like to read at all. It’s only out of necessity to learn or other basic things.
Done.
Think global---it worked.
hehehe
You just made me look at it again-guess what?
Well I don’t know about you two, but I’ll be watching this week through Thursday concerning anything coming out on the Mexican Truckers Project.
Yes he is.
He sure has that capitalization thing down pretty well, though.
It’s highly likely that only “the best” will be placed in trucks for the next month or longer....and then, once there’s no break downs in trucks, or drunken driving, the crap trucks will start coming in, along with drunks.
From those 100 mexican firms, I wonder how many thousands of trucks will be on our highways?
“guess what?”
What? lol
I agree, a honeymoon period to take our eye off the ball.
Stopit! *stomps foot*
It wouldn’t be hard to figure out. We just find which firms received the certificates necessary and multiply by some fleet factor # (100-200 per)? We could figure it out.
but of course; just another means to sell us down the Rio Grande.
It’s addicting. I catch myself re-reading several times a day (lmao)
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