98charlie wrote: “Generally speaking we dont hold anyone for long. We have to have people processed and on the bus in a certain amount of time.”
I’m not critical of the job you guys are trying to do. Obviously, you’re doing the best you can under the constraints placed upon you.
My point really is this: apprehending migrants and releasing them into the country pending their court date is a failed policy.
My second point it this: when they leave your facility, their next stop should be a release point back in Mexico.
I agree with you. As for a return point back into mexico, it is done at times and in my opinion it has been a failure and a waste of tax payers dollars.
The program I am referring to is the one which we fly illegals back to mexico at a point that is closer to where they came from instead of dropping them at the port. It sounds like a good idea, but the problem is it does not deter them from coming back. We see people in detention that were flown back to mexico within two to three days in detention again. It is actually a program that has been tried many times over the years.
I have a book entitled the border patrol that was written in the 1930s and a similar program is mentioned in the book along with many other failed policies and programs that we continue to use to this day.
Bottom line is we need a better barrier and we need to remove all incentives to cross or the problem will never end.