Federal conspiracy to evade the law?


Why aren't the border laws being enforced?
The more people dig into this story, the stranger it becomes.

Throughout the Mexican government's reports on "vigilantes," it is noted that Mexican consulates in the U.S. contacted Border Patrol officials seeking U.S. cooperation in reporting instances of civilians monitoring the border. Among such requests:

The Mexican consul in Presidio, Texas, asked the Marfa Sector's Border Patrol chief to alert them if the U.S. detected any volunteer activity.

In Phoenix, consulate officials asked the Border Patrol to notify them if civilian groups apprehended any undocumented migrants so consulate representatives could interview them.

In San Diego, the document referred to a meeting with Border Patrol Chief Darryl Griffen stating that "Mr. Griffen reiterated to the undersecretary his promise to notify the General Consul right away when the vigilantes detain or participate in the detention of any undocumented migrant."

"It appears the border reports are the tip of the iceberg," said Chris Simcox, founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, which began patrolling the border last April.

Such requests from Mexico, and U.S. officials acquiescing to them, are not new, say Border Patrol agents.

Scott James, a former Tucson agent, resigned after eight years of service in February, citing a lack of support for agents by the Department of Homeland Security.

He said that U.S. Border Patrol officials provided office space inside their headquarters to Mexican consulate officials, allowed the consulate to dictate the agents' activities, and gave the consulate information on ongoing investigations.

Such courtesies were not extended to consulate offices of other countries, James said.

Granted, Scott James is an ex-agent and might have an axe or two to grind.

But what I am seeing is a deliberate attempt by the Border Patrol and it's successor agency, Customs and Border Protection, to circumvent the law.

I've already noted the differences between the draconian law enforcement of the DEA and whatever it is that the CBP is doing. When Federal law enforcement agencies usually overreact, doesn't this look suspiciously like conspiracy?

Why do the Minutemen apparently have fewer rights and protections than the illegal immigrants?

As a libertarian, I would love to see open borders. But I want the criminal element removed. That requires border controls of some kind. More and more this is looking like the illegal immigrants from Mexico have become a protected class, with special benefits and privileges not granted to anyone else.

And that is about as anti-American as you can get.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Wed - May 10, 2006 at 04:06 PM  Tag


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