Anything goes and anything goes through 24/7. Americans are well advised to steer clear of the border area within Mexico. As others have accurately pointed out, Border Patrol personnel are heavily Mexican, most are anchor babies, and have deep connections across what used to be the border.
They and their relatives are particularly susceptible and vulnerable to the standard "Plata o Plomo" narco-offer, which means take our money or take a bullet. The bribes are in cash, and as I pointed out, Mexican banks or European bank branches in Mexico can easily hide the swag.
IMHO, the Border Patrol is completely compromised, from top to bottom. An honest Patrolman is risking his life, with the danger coming from both the Mexican and American sides.
Its Feb 2012 and this case has dragged on in the courts with no end. The prosecution has retired without resolving this case and we call this justice? Where is the evidence? Where are the bribes they claim were taken? Why hasn’t the judge dismissed this case with prejudice yet? Has an innocent border guard been unfairly discarded and wrongfully incarcerated? Charges do not mean any crime was actually committed. Is this a travesty?
“Border Patrol personnel are heavily Mexican, most are anchor babies”
The background investigation is done and being an “anchor baby” is an automatic disqualification. So is being a Mexican. US citizens only. No anchor babies because he would then have to arrest his mother and father, sisters, etc.
No appeal. No options.
I’ll be sure to pass to my son, a Border Patrol Agent that has been injured doing his job and shot a drug smuggler trying to kill him, that he is corrupt and/or compromised, and supposed conservatives consider him a criminal and not worthy of support.
IMHO, the Border Patrol is completely compromised, from top to bottom.
From the article - there are now 58000 employees and there have been 123 arrests since 2004. That works out to .0021% - hardly a meaningful pattern.
If you divide that number by 7 (2004-2011) you find out that .0003% a year are arrested.
There are bad folks in every occupation. Would you tear down a 2 story house for a few bad bricks?