[DoughtyOne]

You are right about the 1/2 vs doubling. So pass the ketchup, the crow doesn't go down well without it. I appologize on that point. Now, please provide the quote where it states the southern border crew is increasing. Don't tell me about airports and after the fact inforcement. I want to know about the 375 agents and who will replace them 'on the border'. I'll be waiting.

[FreeReign]

You are right about the 1/2 vs doubling. So pass the ketchup, the crow doesn't go down well without it. I appologize on that point. Now, please provide the quote where it states the southern border crew is increasing. Don't tell me about airports and after the fact inforcement. I want to know about the 375 agents and who will replace them 'on the border'. I'll be waiting.

The press release was at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/. The site is currently down -- it last worked several hours back. I suggest if it doesn't work tonight, then try it tomorrow morning and then ping me if you feel like having a normal conversation about it.

The wording in the press release does not specifically use the word "replace". Instead it only uses the quote that I previously supplied to you which is as follows; "Funding for these additional permanent positions was provided in the fiscal year 2003 budget passed by Congress".

I can't guarantee that the workers will be replaced. Instead, I can only use the best reasonable interpretation of the quote I gave to you above plus the fact that there is nothing written in the press release that says that they won't be replaced.

It all comes down the the best reasonable interpretation of the quote I gave you...or possibly we can email them to get a les ambigious statemnt on if there will be replacements or not.