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Homeland Security ends search for
illegal aliens
By using bureaucratic shuffling Homeland Security is shutting down
the deporting of illegal aliens. This is certainly another case of watch
what we do, not what we say!
When you read the facts in the following situation, reposted from
the Washington Times, you see the Homeland Security strategy:
Homeland Security has said immigration
enforcement in the nation's interior is the responsibility of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, another agency within Homeland
Security, although ICE officials have acknowledged they only have the
manpower and resources to target 80,000 criminal aliens and 320,000
"absconders," those foreign nationals who were ordered deported, but
disappeared.
Using their government alphabetic soup, what this means is that in
the future only the ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) will be
allowed to round up and deport illegal aliens in the normal course of
their duty. BUT - they only have the manpower to to try to track down
80,000 criminals and 320,000 absconders. That means that between 7,600,000
and 11,600,000 illegal aliens get a free ride!
In other words, they want them to be here after the election so that
the Administration amnesty program can proceed. OR that the new Kerry
Administration amnesty program can proceed which is even worse than the
Bush one.
In either case, neither party gives a hoot about what you think.
Just to be sure that no one interferes with illegal aliens, any
future "roundups"
In the future, Mr. Bonner said, "purely
interior enforcement operations" by the Border Patrol would be approved at
CBP headquarters.
Any bets on whether approval will be granted if asked for?
There are in excess of several billion people in other countries who
would like to come here. It is obvious to all (I hope) that all can not
come. So at some point this country will have to say "enough is enough."
Apparently a majority of Americans have already reached this point, but
neither major political is listening. It is going to be up to you, the
citizens to make then listen or to replace them.
Spread the word, recommend this page to a friend
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By Jerry Seper
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published July 2, 2004
A top Department of Homeland Security official, who criticized
the Border Patrol's arrest last month of 420 illegal aliens in
several inland Southern California communities, will meet with
lawmakers on Capitol Hill today to deliver what he has called a
"thoroughly written response" to the incident.
Homeland Security Undersecretary Asa
Hutchinson told members of the California congressional delegation
at a June 25 meeting the arrest of the aliens by a 12-member Border
Patrol team had not been authorized or approved in advance by
officials at headquarters in the District, and he would personally
review the matter.
Mr. Hutchinson, according to a Homeland Security spokeswoman,
will present his review today to Rep. Joe Baca, California Democrat,
who requested the June meeting. Mr. Baca had charged that the Border
Patrol "outstepped its jurisdiction" in the California arrests.
But officials at the Border Patrol, now a part of Homeland
Security's U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), said the
arrests were legal, within the agency's jurisdiction and vowed that
they would continue.
CBP Commissioner Robert C. Bonner said the Border Patrol, which
he designated as a front-line agency in the war against terrorism,
illegal immigration and drug and alien smuggling, is "legally
entitled to interdict and apprehend individuals illegally in the
United States," adding that in the future the agency would "do
whatever is necessary to control our nation's borders."
Law-enforcement authorities said the Southern California arrests
came as the result of intelligence operations by the Border Patrol
that identified inland locations where suspected illegal aliens were
believed to gather. Much of the information, authorities said, came
from local residents and state and local police.
The aliens were arrested over a two-week period by a Border
Patrol task force known as the Mobile Patrol Group during sweeps of
newly created "interior checkpoints" in several Southern California
communities, all within about 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.
The team had targeted the aliens at public sites, including bus
stops, in a 3,000-square-mile area of Southern California.
Churches, schools and private homes were not targeted.
In the future, Mr. Bonner said, "purely
interior enforcement operations" by the Border Patrol would be
approved at CBP headquarters.
Homeland Security has said immigration
enforcement in the nation's interior is the responsibility of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, another agency within Homeland
Security, although ICE officials have acknowledged they only have
the manpower and resources to target 80,000 criminal aliens and
320,000 "absconders," those foreign nationals who were ordered
deported, but disappeared.
There are an estimated 8 million to 12 million illegal aliens
living and working in the United States.
Before moving to Homeland Security in March 2003, the Border
Patrol was a part of the Justice Department and did not require
authorization from headquarters in the District to carry out its
interior enforcement responsibilities.
But several California legislators and immigration advocates
criticized the arrests, saying they had caused panic in Southern
California's Hispanic community. They accused the Border Patrol of
racial profiling, with some Hispanic organizations issuing warnings
to illegal aliens on what areas to avoid to keep from being
arrested.
Mr. Baca said in a statement he was happy that Homeland Security
had responded so quickly to concerns within the Hispanic community
about the raids and "glad" that a "resolution was found to this
crisis." He said the arrests were not an issue of immigration, but
"an issue of not targeting people for crimes based on the color of
their skin, or the language they speak."
In August, Mr. Bonner overturned an order by Border Patrol
sector chief William T. Veal in San Diego who directed his agents
not to arrest illegal aliens on city streets or to question them
except along the border. He ordered Chief Veal to recall an Aug. 8
memo ordering 1,600 agents to make arrests only along the
U.S.-Mexico border or at highway checkpoints.
Mr. Bonner said at the time the order was "overly broad and
restrictive" and should be rescinded. He also directed the Border
Patrol to review its enforcement policies nationwide.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20040702-122631-9247r.htm
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