U.S. Seeks Thousands Of Fugitive Deportees /Middle Eastern Men Are Focus of Search

Washington Post ^ | Tuesday, January 8, 2002 | By Dan Eggen and Cheryl W. Thompson

[expose]

Authorities will soon begin searching for thousands of Middle Eastern men in the United States who have disappeared after being ordered to leave the country, according to officials familiar with the operation.

The Justice Department has identified about 6,000 young men from the Middle East who have ignored deportation orders, and has decided to make the arrest and removal of them the highest priority among efforts to locate hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals who have defied such rulings, authorities said.

[kingh99]

you got something to hide?

[kingh99]

Me, I don't want my family blown to little pieces on an innocent foray to the shopping mall. It's coming if we don't remove at least some of the threat. You have a break a few eggs to make an omelet.

[Dustbunny]

#7

My thoughts exactly!

[kingh99]

Because we haven't reigned in the Universities who like the money their families toss at them.

This country needs to stop screwing around, take the writedown and move on.

[Dustbunny]

On this point I have to admit that Pat Buchanan (sp?) is right on the money.

[cake_crumb]

"Authorities will soon begin searching for thousands of Middle Eastern men in the United States who have disappeared after being ordered to leave the country, according to officials familiar with the operation."

Fox news reported this morning that some people are hollering "racial profiling" already...of course. Also, what's this stuff about not all these disappearing illegals not doing anything suspicious??? Pulling a disappearing act after you've been deported, rather than leaving the country you've been deported FROM, IS suspicious!

You know, I don't care if these aliens came from a small planet orbiting an unknown solar system in the M1 galaxy...if they are "illegal" then arrest them, period. Last I knew, "illegal" meant "against the law".

[tractorman]

Any time you go elephant hunting you always kill a few ants!

[monkeyshine]

Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ 
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ Rawhide!

Keep movin’, movin’, movin’,
Though they’re disapprovin’, 
Keep them doggies movin’ Rawhide! 

Don’t try to understand ‘em, 
Just rope and throw and grab ‘em, 
Soon we’ll be living high and wide.

Boy my heart’s calculatin’
My true love will be waitin’,
be waiting at the end of my ride.

Move ‘em on, head ‘em up,
Head ‘em up, move ‘em out,
Move ‘em on, head ‘em out Rawhide!
Set ‘em out, ride ‘em in
Ride ‘em in, let ‘em out,
Cut ‘em out, ride ‘em in Rawhide.

[cake_crumb]

"The issue is especially critical for Mexico because its economy relies on an estimated $9 billion sent home by Mexicans living in the United States"

It's whole ECONOMY relies on this? Why not just offer Mexico statehood, then the money would at least stay more or less in the US.

JUST KIDDING

I'd rather close the borders for two year until we get some of these national security issues straightened out.

[sandydipper]

Replace the INS with Block Buster Video. They will hunt you down!

[flamefront]

From the article:

The vast majority of people ignoring deportation orders are Hispanics from Latin America.

Mark your calendars. It only took 4 months so far. But the message is getting loud and clear -- no more illegals!

This same policy was never enforced by the Clinton INS.

[yoe]

Apparently out State Department is still allowing hundreds of people into the US. We must all write them and urge them to cease and desist giving all Arabs entering the country visas, student and otherwise. This war on terrorism is not going to work in this country because of our immigration people; the INS and the State Department are not cracking down as ordered. Call your congressmen/women today and tell them to quit talking us to death and do something about this deplorable visa mess. All who abuse their visa 'rights' must be deported immediately!

Someone must put them on a plane and someone must alert the other end they are arriving. What on earth is wrong with these people who do not follow up? It's not as if the government doesn't pay enough, it is probably because the DOJ has not had time to empty out unqualified workers from the last administration.

[flamefront]

Further note:

Authorities are just beginning to add an estimated 314,000 names of absconders [i.e., foreign nationals who have remained in the country illegally after they were ordered deported] to the FBI's National Crime Information Center database, a list of criminal records used by more than 80,000 law enforcement agencies. Adding the names will allow local, state and federal authorities to alert the INS when they have located someone who has violated a deportation order.

[Righty1]

So is Neville basically saying that 9/11 detoured us from the serious business off appeasing Mexico?

[katykelly]

LOL!

[kinghorse]

When the going gets tough the tough take heed of LarrytheCableGuy. Today's sermon can be found at:

Sage words from Larry the Cable Guy

[Tis The Time''s Plague]

The INS has only 20,000 employees to track 7.5 million illegals. A very interesting article in Government Executive last month. Also see the article on how the State's Consular Affairs is continuing business as usual. Another story on Coast Guard being stretched thin.

If you want perfect (or even passable) security...it will cost you big $$$$$.

[kinghorse]

Airport security succinctly summed up at: Airport security

[a_witness]

Everybody check your closets and watch your neighbors.

Why do you make fun of our honest efforts to stop Islamic terrorists? They are trying to murder millions of Americans. Are you one of them ?

[a_witness]

ROFL for Rawhide