Dubya Militarizing the Border

[Yonivore]

The husband of a coworker of mine was a border patrol agent and he said they had a decent ratio of caught vs successful entries, but according to him they were urged into a more relaxed vigilence due to political pressure from the agriculture business. Seems they were losing money due to lack or shortage of field workers.

Another well-sourced testimonial.

[Oh, Gee!!]

Yoni wants a link.

[jochhejaam]

The husband of a coworker of mine was a border patrol agent and he said they had a decent ratio of caught vs successful entries, but according to him they were urged into a more relaxed vigilence due to political pressure from the agriculture business. Seems they were losing money due to lack or shortage of field workers.

They are crossing the border at a rate of 400,000 a year and there aren't enough field workers? Hard to believe.

[Nbadan]

Immigration plan is a day late and a dollar short..

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W Bush's plan to send thousands of National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border could spark a surge in immigration cases and U.S. courts are ill prepared to handle them, according to congressional and court sources.

The administration failed to plan for the surge in court cases and did not consult the judicial branch on the impact more arrests would have on federal courts in the region, said Carelli, a spokesman for U.S. federal courts.

Bush asked for $1.9 billion in emergency funds for the border plan, including $20 million to help the Justice Department deal with its increased caseload, but that did not include the courts.

"We were left out of the process," Carelli said. He added that since Bush unveiled his proposal to increase border patrols, federal judiciary officials have had to quickly cobble together a proposal to Congress for $20.3 million in emergency funds to hire three full-time judges and about 240 support staff for the Southwest.

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You mean our MBA president didn't crunch the numbers before unveiling his big-plan? Yale and Harvard must be so proud.