Immigration a first hand look

[sontay-kid]

We as U.S. Border Patrol Agents are fighting a faceless war, a never ending battle, if we were able to fight it right, because of politics, now I know how my father Major George W. Petrie, U.S. Special Forces retired and all of the Vietnam vets felt, we could at least be able to control it, because we do have the resources too. We have a defense at the border, but it is not being effective enough because it does not do any good, if we do not have reactive enforcement in the interior.

Once many of the illegal aliens get pass the border, and make to the interior,where there is no reactive enforcement, they are home free, and the smugglers and the aliens know this. Most of them drain our welfare and health systems, and turn to criminal activity. I work at an interior station, in Lubbock where they tie our hands, although we manage to apprehend about 30-50 a month with just six agents covering a large area of responsibility the South Plains, the Panhandle, and the whole state of Oklahoma. I have been an agent for almost 22 years. In the fiscal year we prosecuted 53 cases of illegal aliens who re-entered the U.S. after formal deportation, with records ranging from sexual offenses, assault, and narcotics. Now our agents are being tasked to be detailed out to Nogales, Arizona which takes away from are manpower, and I sure you that there are plenty other agents that can be sent, instead of taking away from our manpower.

We need more focus on the interior and enforce immigration laws both equally in the interior and at the border, to get control. I do admit we do need reform, but in order to set up reform, we need to have reactive enforcement to gain control of the interior, so we get control on the border. Without control now reform would be disastrous to the United States. Without reactive enforcement we will continue to be over run and reform right now, without taking control we will be over run even more. Politicians need to get over their fear of the word immigration enforcement, especially Mr. Dick Armey, and start thinking more about Homeland Security and the United States of America.

Take care all you great men of Special Forces De Opresso Liber!!!!

[JJ_BPK]

I think your right.

As an active participant in the border interdiction process,
you need support from above,
at the highest levels,
and you don't have it,
and will not get it during this administration.

Until such time as we make Mexico the 52nd state or get someone in the WH with a different mind set, you and your fellow defenders are to live and work a rather un-appreciated existence.

Just be aware that there are many Americans that appreciate your efforts to protect us.

Keep up the good work..