US Border Patrol grabs 1.15 million illegals in '04

[mad1]

Washington Times

"U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended 1.15 million illegal aliens last year trying to sneak into the United States between the nation's land ports of entry, more than 3,100 a day — a 24 percent increase over the year before.

The Homeland Security figures also show that CBP inspectors and officers at the nation's 300 official land, air and sea ports of entry made 47,744 drug seizures worth an estimated $1 billion; seized more than $138 million in counterfeit goods, up from $94 million in 2003; and identified and arrested more than 23,000 people with criminal records — including 84 murder suspects, 37 suspected kidnappers, 151 wanted on charges of sexual assault, 212 robbery suspects and 2,630 others implicated in drug-related charges."

[GroundZero3]

man that is a never ending job, that i would never want to do.

salutes the guys/gals who do that

[mad1]

How many were successful in making it? I heard that the violence is increasing against border patrol agents, some have been shot at.

[vass0922]

jeez, and no doubt a thankless job.. nobody ever hears how many they catch.. they only see the illegals all over the place... you know, like in DC area (and ugh cant' even imagine San Diego)

What's scary, while these numbers are high... how many people a year DO make it across?

[pphalan]

man that is a never ending job, that i would never want to do.

salutes the guys/gals who do that

The job is one massive sob to do
Good thread it shows a few more aspects to the job than a lot of people know.

[no1_vern]

The government of Mexico is raising eyebrows with a new comic book offering advice on how to cross the border into the U.S. illegally.

FRom: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=42207

[LeftCoast]

It's probably the same 100,000 people they've caught 10 or 11 times...

[Epidemic]

can't say good job until I know how many made it.

if my kids tell me they pick up 100 things while cleaning their room I might think to myself that is alot. Of course the fact that there is 1,000 items still laying on the floor I might not be as happy

Another way to determine if they are doing a good job. If there is 100 items picked up and 50 people picking them up that is not all that impressive.

1,120,000 /10,000 border agents only equals 1 every 3.6 days per agent. I believe the number of INS folks way exceeds 10,000 so that number is pretty small.

[GroundZero3]

It's probably the same 100,000 people they've caught 10 or 11 times...

and you know what, that is most likely true

[pphalan]

Heres one I heard,
Mexico City is hit by a severe earthquake 3 million Mexicans die,
Canada imediately sends rescue workers
Europe sends Food , medical supplies , Doctors
The US sends 3 million replacement Mexicans

[mad1]

Heres one I heard,
Mexico City is hit by a severe earthquake 3 million Mexicans die,
Canada imediately sends rescue workers
Europe sends Food , medical supplies , Doctors
The US sends 3 million replacement Mexicans

[pphalan]

I dont want to hear any complaints both of these jokes were told to me by a good friend Rajulio

Did you know that Mexicans do not like to be called wet backs anymore?
They now prefer the term Lubricanos

[Epidemic]

There are only 2 ways to fight this effectively.

Use greed of john Q public Offer 5000 dollar reward for every successful illegal deported. The money would come from the company who is fined for employing an illegal.

the other way is brutal enforcement at fortified border. both work well.

[pphalan]

Nuclear War has also been considered for population reduction, Epidemic this is a Massive in scope problem

[LeftCoast]

Use greed of john Q public Offer 5000 dollar reward for every successful illegal deported. The money would come from the company who is fined for employing an illegal.

That'd never pass...it'd hurt too many Republicans.

[pphalan]

That'd never pass...it'd hurt too many Republicans.

Left coast it will hurt too many POLITICIANS period. GOP or DNC you better use caution.

[lost-and-found]

That's a big number. But the Border Patrol is still not allowed to do sweeps through the Socal area after the Illegal-sympathisers slept with the local officials following a massive sweep last year.

[mad1]

There are only 2 ways to fight this effectively.

Use greed of john Q public Offer 5000 dollar reward for every successful illegal deported. The money would come from the company who is fined for employing an illegal.

the other way is brutal enforcement at fortified border. both work well.

The first suggestion would possibly create some vigalante problems. I do like the idea of the problem companies paying for the reward.

A little expansion on your second idea is to create something similar to the great wall of china on the southern border of the United States. This wall would be patrolled by armed guards .

[RobRich]

Along with increased border security, we seriously need additional INS agents. Take the small city of Dalton, GA for example. It is the heart of the carpet industry, and relatively good paying manufacturing jobs are still plentiful. Current INS estimates indicate 7 out of 10 Mexican-born residents in the town are there illegally. Some area companies have even been found guilty of encouraging illegal border crossing, and even worse, one large corporation was actually found guilty of paying to transport illegal aliens into the area.

One would assume the INS office would be well staffed in such a town. Last I knew, there are only two fulltime INS agents to cover Dalton, GA (Whitfield county) and a neighboring county with a similar illegal immigrant demographic. I recently watched a news report interviewing one of the agents. The INS office does not even enough support from local and federal authorities to arrest anyone, less long to think about deportation. In short summary, the area corporations have so much political influence that nothing will ever be done to address the issue.

Even better, one should review the employment applications being used by several area companies. Does anyone honestly believe an application should ask, "If you have worked here before, what names have you previously used for employment purposes?" Maybe I am missing something….

Before anyone wants to use the excuse that the companies must resort to illegal workers due to low pay rates or excruciatingly hard work that no one else will accept, that simply is not true in Dalton, GA. The blue-collar pay rates are highly competitive with many professional white-collar jobs, and the work is generally not labor intensive as much of it is automated. The underlying reason for companies wanting illegal workers is to avoid paying benefits, as illegal citizens rarely partake in insurance programs due to deportation concerns.

[BattleToad]

"If you have worked here before, what names have you previously used for employment purposes?"

Thats freaking hilarious.