hello.......call the navy,
they can't use "vieques in puerto rico"...
let em use the arizona desert...
Posted on 12/01/2002 12:42:45 PM PST by madfly
Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever met recently with officials from the U.S. Attorney General's Office and once again asked for help at the border.
"Funding is the big question for all of us," Dever said. "What is currently being done? The answer is there is something being done but not enough."
In Cochise County, undocumented aliens cost the county criminal justice system about $3 million in fiscal year 1999-2000, the most recent year for which figures are available, Dever said.
The federal push for a Department of Homeland Security may - or may not - help areas like Cochise County.
"In this day of Homeland Security, I have a couple of real significant concerns," Dever said. "One is that Homeland Security money isn't new money but probably redirected money from other places and programs.
"Finally, the other concern we voiced [to the U.S. Attorney General's Office] is the early indication seems to be that funding mechanisms are going to be population driven. Finally, the other concern is FEMA is the primary funding source for controlling organization for Homeland Security funding, and we feel in law enforcement very strongly that the Department of Justice is a better and more appropriate mechanism for it."
There has been "some" progress addressing border problems, Dever said.
"But, not nearly enough, and not enough to significantly, positively affect the quality of life in Cochise County," he said. "It continues to be a grim, dangerous and very volatile situation."
hello.......call the navy,
they can't use "vieques in puerto rico"...
let em use the arizona desert...
That should force the feds hand.
Link
Probe of 'militias' is sought
Arizona leaders at the state and federal level are calling for investigations into armed civilian patrols along the state's border with Mexico.
At issue is the safety of people along the border and the legality of the so-called militia groups, formed out of frustration at the inability of U.S. border agents to slow illegal immigration from Mexico.
U.S. Rep.-elect Raúl Grijalva, a Tucson Democrat who takes office in January, said he will push for federal hearings into the activities of the civilian patrols. Grijalva's pledge echoes proposals this weekend during border forums in Mexico, made by leaders including Gov.-elect Janet Napolitano, Gov. Jane Hull and Sonora Gov. Armando Lopez Nogales.
Attending a border forum Saturday in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, state Rep. Robert Cannell, a Yuma Democrat, said the Arizona Legislature is likely to take up the issue when it meets in January.
"I think this rhetoric you're hearing from some of the leaders of these groups is very dangerous to the overall security of the region," Grijalva said. "The potential for violence is escalating and I think the whole situation has to be investigated."
Chris Simcox, publisher of a weekly newspaper in Tombstone, who used his pages this month to call for creation of a Tombstone militia, said citizen action is necessary - and legal, judging by several months of research he conducted into the constitutions of the United States and the state of Arizona.
Still, to avoid legal problems, his group will limit its work - confronting, detaining and delivering trespassers to authorities - to private property and by invitation only.
Looking for the Pat Call link.
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/local/11_30_02militias.html
BISBEE - The Cochise County Board of Supervisors [chairman Pat Call] doesn't like the way the militias or the federal government is handling illegal border crossings.The board voted unanimously to adopt a resolution Tuesday that opposes the "formation of civilian militias and vigilantism for the purpose of controlling illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border and further petition the federal government to take responsibility for the problems associated with illegal immigration."Tension has grown along the border as residents have publicly formed militias and other groups to patrol remote areas.The supervisors said that they recognized individuals' rights to protect their property but that vigilante groups breed animosity and misperceptions."Cochise County residents are frustrated," said Supervisor Paul Newman, who said the board wanted to send a message to vigilantes and federal authorities.Last week, the Douglas City Council adopted its own resolution opposing vigilante groups. Mayors from a number of cities in the region have also publicly condemned the formation of militias.
"Board of Supervisors?" Doesn't the Bill of Rights and U.S. Code authorize militias? Title 11? Maybe Title 18. I forget. I would think a Sheriff would have more power in this matter. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
5.56mm
You bet! I meanm, the nerve of some citizens to call for the government to enforce the immigration laws! Don't they know they are supposed to keep their traps shut?
/sarcasm
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.