January 27, 2006
New Smuggling Crackdown Targets American Drivers
"Federal authorities have launched a national effort to curtail human smuggling by fining American drivers caught bringing in illegal migrants 
inside vehicles, but the program is coming under criticism for not going far enough. Last fiscal year, 4,078 U.S. citizens were arrested at the two main gateways into California from Mexico, but because federal prosecutors say they don't have the resources to pursue every case only 279 faced alien smuggling charges," the LA Times says. "'Good luck trying to collect these fines,' said Ira Mehlman, spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform. 'It's a start, but the prospect of prison time would probably be more effective.'"
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ROFL! You got one in the glove box, be sure to check under the seats and in the console! Double check the visors!
Why bother getting fake passports or fake documents just to enter the US? If you want to enter the US, just cross illegally, like every other Latin American who has the desire. I am sure the chances of getting caught would be extremely low if you pay enough money. The smugglers would use diversionary tactics and would sacrifice a few of the hispanic illegals to get the "high value" illegal aliens into the US. Once here, just get to a terroist safe house (possibly a mosque) and you are home free.
"In Washington, however, Justice and Homeland Security officials were surprised by the announcement of the investigation, which they said involved people posing as members of Colombia's largest rebel army, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC _ not al-Qaida or Hamas." Again, these are the people in charge of ensuring the security of the homeland and US citizens? God save us from incompetence.
So when will ICE find the resources to stop the balatant attempts to break American Immigration laws? When the terrorists strike us again, killing thousands more American citizens? Not enforcing the law only encourages repeat offenses. Hey, why not. The pay is very good, and the risk is negligible.
Somehow, ICE lacks the resources to perform the basic duties it was tasked with (they assume the reosurces are better spent speeding up the visitor visa process). Yet, if I refuse to pay a parking ticket, the county finds the resources to come pick me up (in their occasional city wide sweeps) AND hold me until I pay my $100 fine. I fail to see how attempting to smuggle people into the US is less of a violation than not paying a parking ticket. Unbeleivable.
I can see the Administration reducing this to "Do you have any anchor babies to declare?"
The article says they can't procecute because "they don't have the resources".
When are they going to get it through their thick skulls that they need to appropriate the funds to secure the resources to get the job done.
The the millions and millions of dollars that is going for food to (pick any country) that will be diverted into the pockets of some U.N. diplomat and re-channel it into resources to protect THIS country.
They always fail to put enough teeth into a measure to make it affective...slap em' on the wrist, send them on their way...it happens to businesses (especially construction) all the time...they get caught employing illegals, pay a fine and change their names, back in business the next day!
Sickening...absolutely sickening!
So, we are cracking down on American drivers, and NOT JUST DRIVERS?? Just something else to allow a limited of illegal entrants to arrive safe and sound in our country and keep the trafficking going...
Wake up. Illegal aliens are still coming in... Until you get to check EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE, you are missing something.
"American drivers"
Are most of these drivers "American" in the same way the rioters in France last Fall were "French youths"?
