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| Arab terrorists entering the US through Mexico |
| 2004-08-15 |
| President Bush has launched a drive to halt illegal immigration across America's porous southern border, amid growing fears that terrorists may be using Mexico as a base camp before heading to Arizona, Texas and California. A string of alarming incidents has convinced Bush administration officials that lax immigration rules, designed to cope with the huge numbers of illegal entrants from Mexico, have become a significant loophole in the war on terror. Over the past month, border agents from Arizona and Texas have anonymously reported recent encounters with dozens of Arab men, who have made their way across the 2,000-mile Mexican border. Patrol agents told one Arizona newspaper that 77 males "of Middle Eastern descent" were apprehended in June in two separate incidents. All were trekking through the Chiricahua mountains and are believed to have been part of a larger group of illegal immigrants. Many were released pending immigration hearings. According to Solomon Ortiz, the Congressman for Corpus Christi in Texas, similar incidents are "happening all over the place. It's very, very scary". The two groups of Arab males were discovered by patrol guards from Willcox, Arizona. "These guys didn't speak Spanish," said one field agent, "and they were speaking to each other in Arabic. It's ridiculous that we don't take this more seriously. We're told not to say a thing to the media." A colleague told the paper: "All the men had brand-new clothing and the exact same cut of moustache." Local ranchers have also reported a rise in the sightings of large groups of young males. Last month, border patrol agents at McAllen airport, Texas, arrested a woman believed to be Pakistani, who was carrying a false South African passport. The woman, Farida Ahmed, is still being questioned by the FBI. She was travelling to New York, and admitted to having illegally crossed the Mexican border. She was still carrying a pair of wet jeans in her travel bag. "If you want to enter the US illegally," said the official, "the way to do it is to get to Mexico first." The possibility of a southern border loophole for potential terrorists was recognised as early as last year. In testimony before Congress, Steve McCraw, the assistant director of the FBI's Office of Intelligence, stated that "the ability of foreign nationals to use [the hearings procedure] to create a well-documented but fictitious identity in the United States, provides an opportunity for terrorists to move freely within the US without triggering name-based watch lists. It also enables them to board planes without revealing their true identity". |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #14 How many Jihad boys already made it through? ONE is one too many. We know we've caught one, and she's supposedly crossed 250 times. What does that tell you? |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-08-15 11:14:15 PM |
| #13 But, How many Jihad boys already made it through? |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-08-15 11:01:15 PM |
| #12 pick 3, the trifecta pays powerball odds |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-15 7:04:25 PM |
| #11 And mine fields. Make it a lottery. Buy a mine and if an illegal hits it, you win a prize. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-08-15 6:58:19 PM |
| #10 The Democratic U.S. Rep from these parts is referred to as "The Congressman for Sonora". Notice he (Grijalva) sez not a peep about these illegal incursions. |
| Posted by: borgboy 2004-08-15 6:26:00 PM |
| #9 Let us say that an Israeli-style wall costs $500/ft. That translates to $2.64 million/mile which is in the order of major roadbuilding cross country. Do that for 1500 miles and you get $4 billion. That is alot of money, but compared to $87 billion in Iraq war costs, it is a drop in the bucket, for a perspective. Building the wall will send a message to foxie-loxie and others of his mindset that we mean business about our borders. Coupled with CrazyFool's plan, we have a viable plan to protect our country on her southern border. We need some grass roots pressure on our worthless politicians (with a few notable exceptions) in Washington, D.C. to make this happen. Works better for me than making a bloody super intelligence czar (oxy-friggin-moron). |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-08-15 4:45:48 PM |
| #8 Mexico sells us oil and we sell them jobs. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-08-15 3:15:25 PM |
| #7 The Israelis have the right idea - build a $#%$#^%$&%&$6 wall. One of concrete is a bit expensive, but a nice chain-link fence, backed by a dirt road, patrolled by Predator aircraft, and manned every half-mile by gun-toting angry Americans backed by a "shoot on sight" law would do the trick. Take us six months to put in place, if we put our mind to it. The Canadian border would take a bit longer - it stretches farther, it's COLD up there, and it's a bit more rugged in spots. It's still within our capabilities. We're at WAR, folks - it's no longer kiddie time. At the same time, we should also have a "shoot on sight" rule for all the "environmentalists" and other left-wing loons who would show up to slow down or put a stop to the effort. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-08-15 2:12:37 PM |
| #6 This is my biggest issue with President Bush. I just do not understand why he has done so well in the WoT and has failed so miserably in this vital area. It has been almost 3 years since 9-11. We have hastled every Norweigen Nun and preschool toddler at every airport possible in this country, including interior Alaska, but for political games, we DID NOT SECURE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER after 9-11. The cat is out of the bag after 3 years of illegals trooping in. So, once again, we have to play ***rinses bitterness, frustration, and vitriol out of mouth, spits into biohazard container*** you get the picture...... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-08-15 1:56:45 PM |
| #5 Patrol agents told one Arizona newspaper that 77 males "of Middle Eastern descent" were apprehended in June in two separate incidents. There we go again, profiling. :-) Screams of 'institutional racism' in 5, 4, 3... |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-08-15 12:11:41 PM |
| #4 This is a start, but only a start. What is really needed is: 1) Build relocation camps for illegal aliens. Stop the 'catch and release' policy by building the detention centers needed. 2) Arrest and detain *ALL* illegal aliens no matter what nationallity. Otherwise it will be 'racial profiling'. 3) DEPORT ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS regardless of nationality. This is based on IMMIGRATION STATUS and not RACE or RELIGION. 4) Withhold federal funding to local governments who have 'sanctuary' laws which prevent their local law enforcement or fire departments from asking and reporting to the INS people's immigration status. *However* establish the means for law enforcement to determine immigration status. 5) Issue ID to people who are in the United states 'for a period of time allowed by the atty general' (for example while awaiting an Adjustment of Status). This is where you are legally in the united states but do not have papers, besides a expired visa, to prove it. Illegal aliens can use this to simply say 'Well I am awaiting an adjustment of status...'. 6) Get rid of that [stupid] ban the FBI has against hiring Isrealis who speak arabic. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-08-15 11:56:28 AM |
| #3 77 males "of Middle Eastern descent" were apprehended in June ... are believed to have been part of a larger group of illegal immigrants. Many were released pending immigration hearings. Read it and weep. . |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-08-15 11:44:20 AM |
| #2 This should have been done on September 12, 2001. |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-08-15 11:42:50 AM |
| #1 About Friggin Time! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-15 11:11:57 AM |