Obama Administration to Close Nine Border Patrol Stations
doofiegirl POTL~PWCM~JLA
2012/07/12 02:12:05
Just one month after President Obama signed aback door amnesty executive order for hundreds of thousands of young illegal aliens, his administration is now planning to shut down nine Border Patrol stations, something the people living in border states, Border Patrol agents, local Sheriffs and some Congressman are up in arms about.
So what's the reason for the move? Homeland Security says it is to reallocate resources to other hot spots but illegal immigration, along with drug and human trafficking, are like water and they flow where the openings are.
And as usual, local law enforcement will suffer the consequences of the move.
"It could impact us tremendously since we've only got two agents up here now for 26 counties," Potter County Sheriff Brian Thomas told FoxNews.com.
Potter County, in the Texas Panhandle, would be affected by the planned closure of the Amarillo station.
Thomas said that while his area is far from the border, it's still a major "corridor" for illegal immigrants -- and he said his office depends on Border Patrol to respond to their calls.
"I can't hold a carload of people out there on I-40 for eight hours while somebody comes from El Paso," he said. "I mean, that's just crazy."
So what's the reason for the move? Homeland Security says it is to reallocate resources to other hot spots but illegal immigration, along with drug and human trafficking, are like water and they flow where the openings are.
And as usual, local law enforcement will suffer the consequences of the move.
"It could impact us tremendously since we've only got two agents up here now for 26 counties," Potter County Sheriff Brian Thomas told FoxNews.com.
Potter County, in the Texas Panhandle, would be affected by the planned closure of the Amarillo station.
Thomas said that while his area is far from the border, it's still a major "corridor" for illegal immigrants -- and he said his office depends on Border Patrol to respond to their calls.
"I can't hold a carload of people out there on I-40 for eight hours while somebody comes from El Paso," he said. "I mean, that's just crazy."
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- Waldorf 2012/07/12 13:57:49
If they are not going to deport anyone, the staff really should be reassigned closer to the border.reply - TheTruth1313 2012/07/12 07:06:15+1I guess the liar in chief is looking for even more illegal votes. I wonder who the lying socialist traitor Obama will blame when terrorists also start coming in through those holes in the border.reply
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+1They already are.reply
- TheTrut... doofieg... 2012/07/13 05:50:53+1And now, thanks to Odumba's stupidity, they'll be getting here even quicker.reply
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+1Haven't you heard? Our borders are secure! Mama Janet says so! And Eric baby backs her up!reply
- TheTrut... doofieg... 2012/07/14 07:12:55+1Somehow that makes me even more worried.reply
- gary 2012/07/12 05:02:39
- TheTrut... gary 2012/07/13 05:51:43+1Another great point. It is high time to rid this country of the dictator in chief.reply
- Don Leuty 2012/07/12 04:52:29+1Can citizens for a welcoming committee at these stations. It seems downright unneighborly not to have someone to greet these visitors.reply
- Southern Man 2012/07/12 02:22:12+10bama sure love his illegals I guess he thinks it is just more votes for himreply
