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,"
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
The priority mission of the Border Patrol is preventing terrorists and terrorists weapons, including weapons of mass destruction, from entering the United States. Border Patrol Agents patrol nearly 6,000 miles of international land border with Canada and Mexico and nearly 2,000 miles of coastal border. Undaunted by scorching desert heat or freezing northern winters, they work tirelessly as vigilant protectors of our Nation's borders.
From the Border Security page.
It says nothing about drugs or illegals. I am sure it was written by Bush or Sutton.
////////////// Thanks for your link from “The Streets of Laredo".
This imbecile does that the purpose of the fence is to affect relations with Mexico.
Well Carlos, what is the mission then? Sounds like it’s time to review the METL and come up with a new mission. BTW, Mitt, Fred, Rudy or John won’t fix this if they’re elected...neither will Sam.
Morning Bannie,
He is one of the major problems in controllng the border. Jorge’s compadre’ is an enabler and a pourous border sieve that allows the illegals criminals access to the USA to commit crimes against Americans.
He should be terminated immediately for dereliction of duty and a accessory to criminal illegal immigration.
Bush will promote this whorealdoresque POS.
As I See It,
NSNR
Morning Mowowie,
A whoraldo in the legal hen house and your comments is correct.
As I See It,
NSNR
Mowowie,
Correction: (your comments *are* correct)
Resepctfully,
NSNR
“I wonder whos paying him. Calderon?”
No WE are
I suspect that Mr. Carrillos appointment to his current job was more motivated by political correctness and diversity than by commonsense and qualifications.
This man must be fired immediately or demoted to some back pasture station to serve out until his retirement.
Do you hear that Michael Jerktoff.
It would be interesting to investigate where the money in his bank account is really coming from, and how big it is.
Yep, that is what he said in Zapata. We attended a community Border Patrol meeting for the area (which is in the Laredo sector)on August the 7th.
We(Mike and I) thought it a very strange comment to make. And needless to say,it was upsetting.
He (Carrillo) also had the nerve to tell a women that we should be sleeping better in our homes because of the increase in BP agents for that area.
Bunch of Bravo Sierra is what it is.
I begged to differ with Carrillo as did Sheriff Sigi Gonzalez.
Wonder what our govt is up to now?
Linda Vickers
www.texasbordervolunteers.org
Life may not be what you wished for, but while you are here you might as well dance.
End the failed war on some drugs.
On one picture Carrillo looked just like Stalin.
Uh. . .what?
“war?” what war?
you haven’t failed at what you haven’t tried...
Give me 20 years as Drug Czar and there would be virtually NO illegal drugs in U.S.A. If Japan can do it, so can America. Be prepared to double the prison capacity, National Guard on both borders, double the size of the Coast Guard on three coasts and build two walls, one on each border. Deport every illegal alien including the incarcerated and every foreign muzzie in America.
The beat goes on ping!
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