[Marine Inspector]

Sarcasm, Tancredo Fan and Sarasmon. Thanks for the pings.

I watched the show also, and was very impressed with it.

It's estimated that 500,000 of unknown national origin have crossed over the border with Mexico since 9-11-01.

If you look at my profile page, which, most of you have, you can see that the 500,000 thousand number is a very low estimate. We are pushing at least 1.5 million since 9/11.

And from the following article some agents estimate 10% are now from he Middle East.

Personally, I think 10% is high and would put it closer to 5% or even a little less. At any point it makes no difference, 5% of 1.5 million is 75,000, which is almost unbelievable.

Tancredo Fan (post#11), while the parts of the Mexican military are corrupt, they are pushing drugs not people across the border. Drugs are more profitable and can’t report you. I have never heard of any reports of the Military running wets across the border. These Mexican anti terrorist military groups are probably legit, and enjoy their job of tracking down the bad guys. Not everyone in Mexico is corrupt.

Some 99.9 percent of the 1.64 million undocumented immigrants detained at the southwest border last year were from Mexico and 16 other Latin countries.

TomGuy (post #16), I would say these number are also off. In FY 2001 the Border Patrol only apprehended 1.23 million illegals along the US/Mexico border. The 1.64 million were apprehended in FY 2000. In FY 2000, some 99.9% were probably from Mexico and 16 other Latin countries. But in FY 2001, I would bet that has dropped at least half a percent if not more.

[PsyOp]

Hmmm... sounds like a border version of the "Pheonix Program" might be in order.

[sarasmom]

Thank you for your much respected input.

I will now proceed to full panic mode.(I did not see the show and was hoping you might debunk the reports of it)

[Nuke'm Glowing]

Great points. And now that we're going to allow Mexican truckers to operate in the Southwest U.S. can you only imagine what and who will be smuggled into the country. I doubt we'll inspect more than 30% of all vehicles crossing now since we refuse to mobilize and deploy the military resources to stop this problem. Whoraldo may have his faults, but this story should have caused more reaction than it did. But then again, the "what me worry" crowd in D.C. is more worried about the election in November than fufilling their duties to the Constitution of protecting our nation.