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 ...
In reading his “clarification per your post, I dont think he has changed from his original statement. He just added another agency’s mission.
So long Mr. Carillo!!!!
“Sounds like he is just following orders, and the person who needs to be fired is well above him.”
Could that person be Senor Jorge Bush?
“I think your claim that you could eliminate illegal “drugs” is preposterous.”
I didn’t say that...if you’re going to quote me...then quote me.
there was NEVER a real prohibition of alcohol in America.
ya might want to do your homework before you address me. LOL
This is a good example of how our government operates. It is ran by morons with complete job security of which 90%+ vote democratic.
The more illegals the border patrol lets in the more votes the democratics get.
Our government is a joke.
John
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
your ignorance of history is laughable
there was no where in America during “prohibition” that anyone who wanted to purchase alcohol couldn’t... just like your “war on drugs”
both were window dressing
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.
My gosh, the man told the simple truth. We should give him a medal for not lying to us like the rest of the White House does.
“Even if he had included the word primary, though, how do you stop terrorists if your job is not to stop illegals?”
Carillo has the “Dumba$$ Statement of the Year” locked up :-)
There has never been a war on drugs. For starters, you can’t have open borders, as most drugs are brought in from
across the border.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Sanctuary Border?
No WE are
And who else?
U.S. Constitution, Article 4 Section 4:"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion;"
We need someone at a Press Conference to get this question into the President, if he wouldn't call the 30 million plus illegals who have snuck in under his and Xlinton's watch an "invasion".
Mr. Carrillo is an open borders advocate. Who appoints these asshol*s? THE ONLY WAY TO CHANGE THINGS IS TO VOTE THE POLITICIANS OUT OF OFFICE!!!!! VOTE CONSTITUTION PARTY!
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