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| U.S. to Give Border Patrol New Powers to Deport Illegal Aliens | |
| 2004-08-11 | |
| EFL: Citing concerns about terrorists crossing the nation's land borders, the Department of Homeland Security announced today that it planned to give border patrol agents sweeping new powers to deport illegal aliens from the frontiers abutting Mexico and Canada without providing the aliens the opportunity to make their case before an immigration judge. The move, which will take effect this month, represents a broad expansion of the authority of the thousands of law enforcement agents who currently patrol the nation's borders. Until now, border patrol agents typically delivered undocumented immigrants to the custody of the immigration courts, where judges determined whether they should be deported or remain in the United States. Homeland Security officials described the immigration courts — which hear pleas for asylum and other appeals to remain in the country — as sluggish and cumbersome, saying illegal immigrants often wait more than a year before being deported, straining the capacity of detention centers and draining critical resources. Under the new system, immigrants will typically be deported within eight days of their apprehension, officials said. Immigration legislation passed in 1996 allows the immigration service to deport certain groups of illegal aliens without judicial oversight, but until now the agency only permitted officials at the nation's airports and seaports to do so. The new rule will apply to illegal aliens caught within 100 miles of the Mexican and Canadian borders who have spent 14 days or less within the United States. The border agents will focus on deporting third-country nationals, rather than Mexicans or Canadians, and they are expected to begin exercising their new powers on Aug. 24 in Tucson and Laredo, Tex.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #10 The laws are there. We just need to ENFORCE them. This is very small first step, but is a first step. Next is to revamp (or dump the current judges on) the immigration courts, which give them a basic free pass, and start streamlining the enforcement process so we can ship them back faster. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-08-11 18:42 |
| #9 Head 'em up! Move 'em out! Rawhide! |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-08-11 18:17 |
| #8 This laws is fricken weak and I agree w/BAR. Kick them all the hell out. BTW - if the politicians can't take the heat & do what's right for the country then they need to leave office pronto & let somebody else w/the ballz to the job in. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-08-11 14:08 |
| #7 9th Circuit will reverse this thirty seconds after it starts, if not before. |
| Posted by: Sgt. D.T. 2004-08-11 13:48 |
| #6 Isn't this also 'racial profiling'? I suppose, although it would be working in reverse. Latinos and Canucks are ignored while everybody else gets the quick boot. Well, last I heard there are no such thing as Mexican terrorists. Just a bunch of gardeners, farm workers, fast food workers, etc. A terror threat resulting from a border crossing is an outgrowth of the original problem, which is a border THAT IS NOT BEING ENFORCED. I don't give a rat's ass if Mexicans come here to grow stuff for looks or food, or to work at fast food joints (a lot of them don't seem to understand special requests anyway, which makes them of little value other than being ready cheap labor). They don't belong here, and if they want to be here, they need to get in line like everyone else and take their chances. So how do we give the politicians cover? The majority of US citizens want to eject illegal immigrants but every politician who supports kicking âem out is tarred as a âracistâ. That's easy - the typical arguments have to be countered. And the typical argument given is "Illegal immgirants do jobs that Americans won't do". Bullshit. In order to attract non-illegals to do those jobs, employers have to raise wage rates to a point where it makes economical sense for people to do that kind of work, instead of dispensing the pittance now that results in illegal aliens doing that kind of work exclusively. Sure, it might make the resulting product/service more expensive, but that's the reality of things. If someone came right out and said this instead of trying to tiptoe around the subject, I'd bet that a lot of support would be forthcoming. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-11 13:18 |
| #5 So how do we give the politicians cover? The majority of US citizens want to eject illegal immigrants but every politician who supports kicking âem out is tarred as a âracistâ. The few people who do speak out often make the matter worse because there is often evidence that they are racist. Unless non-racist citizen groups come out against illegal immigration the politicians wonât have the political cover they need to enforce the laws. I suspect change will have to come from the grassroot level. Locals will have to demand that the local and state police enforce immigration law. Deporting felons and gangbangers would be a great start. |
| Posted by: Anonymous5032 2004-08-11 12:17 |
| #4 Well, last I heard there are no such thing as Mexican terrorists. Just a bunch of gardeners, farm workers, fast food workers, etc. But I think we should definitely watch for Muslims/Middle Easterners/non-Hispanics. |
| Posted by: Kentucky Beef 2004-08-11 12:07 |
| #3 Bomb, As I pointed out yesterday -- Isn't this also 'racial profiling'? I agree, all illegals should be immediately deported - no questions asked - no immigration court (i.e. free pass) because they happen to have made it over the border. Load them on a bus and ship them over the border. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-08-11 12:00 |
| #2 The border agents will focus on deporting third-country nationals, rather than Mexicans or Canadians,.. Like I commented on yesterday's similar post, this is bullshit, and ANY illegal aliens that are found, regardless of where they came from needs to be deported immediately, no questions asked. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-11 10:00 |
| #1 "Third-country nationals", so if you're an AQ hard boy with a Canadian or Mexican passport, feel free to stay. Yeah, it's a start... I guess we should be thankful for that at least. |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-08-11 09:49 |