Tancredo doubts he can block amnesty-extension bill

Denver Post ^ | March 8, 2002 | Bill McAllister

[sarcasm]

Friday, March 08, 2002 - WASHINGTON - Rep. Tom Tancredo takes credit for thwarting the Bush administration's last effort to offer partial amnesty to thousands of illegal residents, but Thursday the outspoken immigration foe said he may have been outmaneuvered by the White House.

President Bush has struck a deal with the House leadership to place legislation that offers an extension of amnesty on its consent calendar before Bush heads to Mexico for a state visit next week, the Colorado Republican said.

That action should ensure quick House passage of legislation that Bush has repeatedly sought from Congress. It would allow an undocumented person to receive legal standing, such as a valid green card, by filing a declaration with the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

It presumably also would require the person to have been in the United States by a certain date and have filed a declaration with the INS from an appropriate sponsor, such as a relative or employer, and pay a $1,000 penalty.

"The terms are still up in the air," said Dan Stein, executive director of the Federation for American Immigration, a group that has been allied with Tancredo. "We've heard to the effect that the president wants something to bring down to Mexico."

The initial Bush proposal, designed exclusively for Mexicans, once was high on the president's legislative wish list, but it was delayed after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. However, as the president noted Wednesday in a speech to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, he now is pushing for the extension of the amnesty program known by the section of immigration law that covers it, Section 245I.

The president hailed it as a way to reunite family, separated by the border. "If you believe in family values, if you understand the worth of family and the importance of family, let's get 245I out of the United States Congress and give me a chance to sign it," Bush told the chamber members.

Tancredo, the head of a congressional caucus on immigration issues and proponent of halting virtually all immigration, said he had blocked a previous attempt by Bush to push an extension of the amnesty program through the House. But this time, he said House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., had agreed to place the issue on the suspension, or consent, calendar, making it difficult to defeat the proposal.

The Senate might be more favorable to the bill than the House, expanding the numbers of individuals who can apply, Tancredo said.

[Guynethia]

I should add, too, that a couple of miles in Los Angeles terms could mean the difference between luxury mansions and the barrio. Take Hancock Park for Example, or the Hollywood Hills/Los Feliz. Not all that important, but I just thought I'd throw it out there.

[Marine Inspector]

Good evening all,

Below is a set of tables that represent the actual number of apprehensions in and around the Mexican border. All of these apprehensions took place between January 1, 2002 and March 10, 2002. These figures represent about 75% off all the apprehensions during this period. The missing apprehensions are from the border ports of entry and the airports in the border states. Also, some apprehensions do go unreported.

The official Border Patrol / INS stance is that for every alien apprehended, four get through. Most experts believe the number is double this. Keep this in mind.

At the end of this post I will post a final group of numbers. This group of numbers should outrage everyone.

Table Glossary:

Encounters (also know as "Enrollments"): The total number of encounters (recorded apprehensions) into the system.

LO Hits: (Lookout Hits) The number of apprehensions involving people who have criminal records in the Lookout Database.

RC Hits: (Recidivist Hits) The number of apprehensions involving people who previously had been apprehended and having at least one record in the recidivist database.

BPS: Border Patrol Station.

CP: Checkpoint

San Diego Sector

Date Range: 01/01/2002 To 3/10/2002 EST

APPR_STATION	ENCOUNTERS	LO HITS	RC HITS
Boulevard BPS	6,265	151	2,836
Brownfield BPS	2,184	102	1,274
Campo BPS	5,636	104	1,921
Chula Vista BPS	743	41	317
El Cajon BPS	1,932	54	730
Imperial Beach BPS	2,853	164	1,387
San Clemente BPS	556	20	213
San Diego BPSH	3	0	1
Tecate BPS	232	5	70
Temecula BPS	791	16	309
TOTALS	21,195	657	9,058

Yuma Sector

Date Range: 01/01/2002 To 3/10/2002 EST

APPR_STATION	ENCOUNTERS	LO HITS	RC HITS
Blythe BPS	262	4	93
Wellton BPS	839	12	357
Yuma AZ BPSH	6	0	3
Yuma BPS	8,292	136	4,619
TOTALS	9,399	152	5,072

El Centro Sector

Date Range: 01/01/2002 To 3/10/2002 EST

APPR_STATION	ENCOUNTERS	LO HITS	RC HITS
Calexico BPS	12,955	147	5,499
El Centro BPS	10,834	168	6,005
El Centro BPSH	131	3	65
Indio BPS	242	5	122
Interstate 111 CP	1	0	0
Interstate 86 CP	3	0	1
TOTALS	24,166	323	11,692

Tucson Sector

Date Range: 01/01/2002 To 3/10/2002 EST

APPR_STATION	ENCOUNTERS	LO HITS	RC HITS
Ajo BPS	4,172	41	1,650
Casa Grande BPS	12,305	54	3,626
Douglas BPS	19,250	114	9,373
Naco BPS	13,210	72	6,130
Nogales BPS	9,433	173	5,102
Sonoita BPS	868	8	375
Tucson BPS	9,333	423	2,738
Willcox BPS	2,638	14	1,281
TOTALS	71,209	518	30,275

El Paso

Date Range: 01/01/2002 To 3/10/2002 EST

APPR_STATION	ENCOUNTERS	LO HITS	RC HITS
Alamagordo BPS	297	3	125
Albuquerque NM BPS	298	6	28
Carlsbad NM BPS	173	1	62
Deming BPS	6,705	48	3,300
El Paso BPS	2,912	36	1,279
El Paso BPSH	41	0	11
Fabens BPS	3,204	16	732
Fort Hancock TX BPS	378	2	79
Las Cruces BPS	847	12	306
Lordsburg BPS	1,353	12	685
Santa Teresa BPS at CP	1,602	16	710
Truth or Consequences NM BPS	378	2	113
Ysleta BPS	1,730	11	625
TOTALS	19,918	165	8,055

Marfa Sector

Date Range: 01/01/2002 To 3/10/2002 EST

APPR_STATION	ENCOUNTERS	LO HITS	RC HITS
Alpine BPS	138	1	56
Amarillo TX BPS	305	5	112
Fort Stockton TX BPS	95	1	5
Lubbock BPS	131	0	44
Marfa BPS	72	0	36
Midland BPS	103	3	32
Pecos BPS	69	0	15
Presidio BPS	45	1	20
Sanderson BPS	264	2	119
Sierra Blanca TX BPS	612	7	179
Van Horn BPS	355	5	113
TOTALS	2,189	25	731

Del Rio Sector

Date Range: 01/01/2002 To 3/10/2002 EST

APPR_STATION	ENCOUNTERS	LO HITS	RC HITS
Abilene TX BPS	258	2	80
Brackettville BPS	3,639	11	1,481
Carrizo Spring BPS	4,345	10	1,555
Comstock BPS	280	2	138
Del Rio BPS	3,420	13	1,683
Eagle Pass BPS	8,331	49	2,758
Llano BPS	92	0	28
Rocksprings BPS	256	0	95
San Angelo BPS	167	3	72
Uvalde BPS	1,775	14	850
TOTALS	22,563	104	8,740

McAllen Sector

Date Range: 01/01/2002 To 3/10/2002 EST

APPR_STATION	ENCOUNTERS	LO HITS	RC HITS
Brownsville BPS	1,319	16	644
Corpus Christi BPS	454	5	205
Falfurrias CP	8	0	5
Falfurrias TX BPS	3,144	28	1,281
Harlingen BPS	2,510	18	1,090
Kingsville BPS	1,504	8	542
McAllen BPS	5,065	37	2,310
McAllen BPSH	3	0	0
Mercedes BPS	1,165	13	606
Port Isabel BPS	1,250	16	554
Rio Grande City BPS	2,699	20	1,264
Truth or Consequences NM BPS	378	2	113
Ysleta BPS	1,730	11	625
TOTALS	19,121	161	8,501

Laredo Sector

Date Range: 01/01/2002 To 3/10/2002 EST

APPR_STATION	ENCOUNTERS	LO HITS	RC HITS
Cotulla BPS	2,533	22	1,009
Dallas BPS	208	6	48
Freer BPS	1,165	5	553
Hebbronville BPS	2,208	11	827
Laredo BPSH	27	0	7
Laredo North BPS	9,047	42	2,230
Laredo South BPS	6,796	32	2,511
San Antonio BPS	317	2	124
Zapata TX BPS	95	0	21
TOTALS	22,396	120	7,330

Lets do the math.

From 01/01/2002 through 03/10/2002 the Border Patrol reported apprehending 212,156 illegal aliens in the US. Now some of these apprehensions are what we call recidivist apprehensions, so well will subtract the RC HITS from the ENCOUNTERS. 212,156 - 89,454 = 122, 702.

So, between 01/01/2002 and 03/10/2002 the Border Patrol apprehended approximately 122,702 new illegal aliens attempting to enter the US.

Now the fun numbers.

If they only apprehend 1 in 4, that would mean 490,808 illegals entered the US undetected.

If we use the experts figure of 1 in 10, that would mean 1,104,318 illegals entered the US undetected since January 1st.

Now for some more disturbing figures.

US and Allied troops that invaded Normandy in 1944 = 250,000 +

US troops that invaded Okinawa in 1945 = 550,000+

Illegal aliens that have invaded the US in 2002 = between 490,808 and 1,104,318.

WE ARE BEING INVADED.

Now imagine that just 1% of those illegals are from Middle Eastern Countries.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Did you say you lived in San Diego Joe?

No.

But I know San Diego well, and for the most part, if you have money, its a very nice place with incredible weather. Lots of tall financial fences there too.

I know of one personally, that has a very large home, with an elevator in it. Illegal aliens aren't much of an issue with these folks.

Average Americans are being sold down the river. The rich elite have had the taste of cheap slave labor and they like it. The rich elite, and our so-called leaders could care less what the average American wants

[Joe Hadenuf]

Great post Inspector.

[WRhine]

All this outrage..all this new scorn. 3 months from now, it will be foregotten by most on this board. All the keyboard commanders can bitch all they like, but many here knew that Bush was not a true Conservative.

No one that I know of ever thought Bush would “actively” pursue open border policies with Mexico and push for the Amnesty of millions of illegal alien lawbreakers, especially after 9/11. This will NOT BE FORGOTTEN by us 3 months from now or even 3 years from now.

Reforming our out of control immigration policies is of critical importance to us here and most of us are basing our votes on a candidate’s record and positions on immigration. And the reason why this issue will not fade away is that our immigration “free for all” has reached the crisis stage in many areas of the country and it will only spread and worsen in the absence of any strong counter measures--which are totally lacking at this time. Laugh us off if you want. Immigration reform will be “the” defining issue for more and more Americans in the months and years ahead.

[Guynethia]

Now you're making my heart sink.

Then, if you do the math for the past 10 years and then for the next ten years at the current rates...ugh! It is truly depressing.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Bingo. You are so right.

[healey22]

Illegal aliens that have invaded the US in 2002 = between 490,808 and 1,104,318.

This is outrageous, I never imagined it was this bad. If the houses passes to 245(i) tommorrow, I will go ballistic. We need American Citizens on that border to stop this invasion.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Tall walls, private security guards, gated neighborhoods, private and financially out-of-reach schools for their children.

Welcome to Brazil. Incredible, this 180 degree change is all happening in my lifetime.

[MissAmericanPie]

So for Texans wanting to block this invasion, Eagle Pass, Larado, McAllen, and Deming would be a good rally point.

[FITZ]

Iron bars on the windows and iron bar doors become standard ---almost mandatory in areas of high illegal immigration. Hanging clothes out on a line is just asking to lose your clothes. People will walk right into your garage if you leave it open and take off with kids bikes ---that's how it is around here.

[Guynethia]

You are absolutely right. I will be watching California's Governor race in November with great care to see how Bill Simon comes down on this issue and how Gray Davis can possibly defend his ludicrous rejection of Prop. 187.

This WILL be the issue that decides my vote.

[RnMomof7]

WE ARE BEING INVADED.
Now imagine that just 1% of those illegals are from Middle Eastern Countries.

With the full knowledge and permission of the President of the United States and the "Government"

Amazing HUH?

The California Border patrol has their hands tied ..add Texas and soon they will all be moving up here...perhaps we should consider moving south..this place will be a big slum!

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Illegal aliens that have invaded the US in 2002 = between 490,808 and 1,104,318.

The average American out there who may not be following this issue, or is not high on their priority list probably has no clue what's really going on. These figures are frightening to say the least. What other country in the world is experiencing this?

[FITZ]

Illegal aliens that have invaded the US in 2002 = between 490,808 and 1,104,318.

Many just go back and forth as they please though, some of those numbers aren't exact---I wondered if the neighbor's gardener was going to have any trouble getting back because his and another family just went back to Mexico for an extended visit --but I saw the other day, they made it back. Border traffic is very high and only a few cars, trucks, and buses are checked at all.

[Brownie74]

Thanks for the ping and thank you very much for the data. It is unbelievable. I will have to go over this closer tomorrow.

[bam]

Iron bars on the windows and iron bar doors become standard ---almost mandatory in areas of high illegal immigration. Hanging clothes out on a line is just asking to lose your clothes. People will walk right into your garage if you leave it open and take off with kids bikes ---that's how it is around here.

That just can't be true. I just heard a MALDEF attorney on Hannity and Combs say that all 8,000,000 "undocumented" workers were hard working citizens contributing to the economy.

[Guynethia]

I had two 5-gallon water bottles disappear off my front porch. It made me wonder, what on earth would they possibly do with those!?

Maybe they could dump them on the lawn or use them for drums or something. It just blows my mind what people will steal if you give them the chance.