These deportable aliens included two Syrians, seven Sudanese, and 17 Iranians, all nationals from the three Islamic countries that the U.S. government officially classifies as state sponsors of terrorism.
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Speaks for itself, as well as the resolve of the federal government.
Wow! 125?
ICE has really been doing a job!
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Our borders are a sieve!
Our government knows it!
Our government does not care!
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We have been saying that for years, but no one would listen.
FAA OKs Expanded Use Of Border Patrol Aircraft
Posted: June 28th, 2010 10:18 AM EDT
By Jennifer Scholtes, CQ StaffCongressional Quarterly Today
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave approval Wednesday for more unmanned aircraft to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border, a day after Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, reaffirmed his commitment to blocking a top FAA nominee as leverage.
The agency sent notice to Capitol Hill that it has approved a Customs and Border Protection application for the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) out of the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, a decision Texas lawmakers have strenuously sought for months.
As a result, Cornyn lifted his hold on the nomination of Michael Huerta to be deputy administrator of the FAA. The Senate later confirmed Huerta by voice vote. Cornyn had placed the hold as a means of putting pressure on the agency to approve the plan for additional drones to patrol the southwestern border for drug smugglers and illegal immigrants. Huerta was later confirmed by voice vote.
Cornyn had indicated earlier this week that he was not ready to relent on the hold, despite bipartisan agreements to confirm 64 other executive branch and judicial officials.
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt told Cornyn on Wednesday afternoon that the request had been approved, allowing operations at the naval station to begin Sept. 1.
“While the approval process should not have taken this long, I’m pleased to see the FAA moving forward,” Cornyn said in a statement. “Today’s announcement is an important step forward, but much work remains to secure our border.”
Hundreds of miles of the U.S.-Mexico border are already patrolled by UAVs that weigh up to 30,000 pounds. When the Corpus Christi operations begin, Texas’ southern border is expected to be covered with complete surveillance.
Although the plans for unmanned systems at the border have been largely well-received by the government agencies involved, commercial air interests have raised concerns that the drones could interfere with their flights. Some have argued that without a human operator, the machines could get off course and cross paths with other planes or go down in populated areas.
http://www.airportbusiness.com/publication/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=37592
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A tiny bit off thread topic:
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/006878.html
28 June 2010
“SHHHH! A GREAT MIND IS AT WORK, PLOTTING JIHADI PSYOPS”
SNIPPET: “The same was cross-posted to the al-Qimmah forum of the al-Shabaab al-Qaida franchise.”
