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CIVIL HOMELAND DEFENSE COMPLETES BUSY
WEEK WITH 107 assists and TWO MORE LIFESAVING RESCUES
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The rain has slacked off and the crossings
are back up to their normal consistent and outrageous levels.
After a few weeks of fewer encounters and just when we thought
Border Patrol might actually have firm control of the border,
volunteers were right in the middle of over 100 assists in just
three days of patrols helping out with homeland security.
Friday night, CHD witnessed the return of
the Mexican military on maneuvers, right on the line. Why they
were there is anyone's guess. Saturday night, shortly after
deploying a ground patrol, CHD volunteers spotted a group of
twelve potential terrorists descending from a ridge and onto a
well traveled trail. A call to Border Patrol resulted in a
quick response and after tracking the group for about 30
minutes they were caught by agents.
A scope truck, known as a Charlie, came in
to the area, and just as
agents loaded up the first group, the
scope operator called in a second, larger group of 19 illegal
border crossers who were quickly apprehended.
While loading the second group, CHD
volunteers spotted another group of 5 suspicious characters
about half a mile away. Border Patrol agents by this time were
overwhelmed and called in for help from Foxtrot -a Border
Patrol helicopter, that hovered over the group of five, pinning
them down until enough agents could be brought in to deal with
them.
Just as the excitement seemed to be over
and the agents were leaving the area - another group of 15 were
spotted a half mile to the west. Agents descended on the
criminals and after a short foot chase, they apprehended the
entire group. I must say - a job well done!
51 illegal aliens caught in the span of 2
hours by some of the hardest working Naco sector agents we have
protecting our vulnerable border. Of course no thanks to
President Bush, who refuses to protect Americans from this
invasion and continues to ignore the serious problem of our
undermanned borders.
And Asa Hutchinson? What about
the Americans who have trouble sleeping at night because you
continue to pander to criminals? Most of whom have an I.Q. at
least 20 points higher than the undersecretary of the
Department of Homeland Security.
Sunday night started off quiet, and just
at the point when CHD volunteers were about to pack it up for
the evening -all hell broke loose.
A group of 21 to the west. A few minutes
later, a group of 15 to the east. With a call for assistance,
CHD blocked the middle lane of passage while Border Patrol
descended upon the two groups with a lighting fast
response that resulted in the first two groups being tracked
down like the criminals they are in just a few short minutes.
Border field agents are the best!
Just as the first two groups drew most of
the manpower in the area, a Charlie unit spotted another group
of approximately 20 illegal aliens, who thought they would slip
by an overwhelmed Border Patrol unit. They attempted to slip
into a deep wash, then laid up to play possum, thinking the
agents would miss them. Thanks to their impatience and the keen
eye of the Charlie unit - the eye in the sky spotted the group
and guided agents on the ground to their location for another
perfectly orchestrated bust of the potential gang-bangers who
think they can take advantage of a nation weakened by political
correctness. They attempted to split up and ran in circles for
awhile only to finally be apprehended by our men in green.
EMT’s from the Fry Fire District
load up an illegal alien in distress. The man along with his
companion pictured below, had been traveling for three days
without food. They told CHD volunteers they had run out of
water on their first day, had found an empty plastic gallon jug
and had filled it with water from cow troughs they had located
while walking the 50 miles after illegally crossing the border
near Douglas.
We discovered the men in the grass just
off Moson Road early Monday morning. The were initially
belligerent and told us since we were not “Migra”
we could not stop them and said they were going to continue
into Sierra Vista where they stated they had a ride waiting to
take them to Phoenix.
We agreed with them that we couldn’t
stop them, but told them we had called Border Patrol who were
on their way. We told them they could leave but we would follow
them and they would not get away.
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BORDER OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE
UNPREPARED TO PROTECT NATION
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By Chris Strohm
Although the 9/11 commission cited the
need for increased border security, the majority of the
nation’s customs and border officials say they are
ill-equipped to prevent another terrorist attack, according to
a survey planned for release on Monday.
“The vast majority of
America’s front-line border protection personnel do not
believe that they have been given the proper tools, training
and support to be effective in stopping potential terrorists
from entering the country,” a nationwide survey of U.S.
Border Patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers
concludes.
The survey was sponsored by the National
Border Patrol Council of the American Federation of Government
Employees, which represents about 10,000 non-supervisory Border
Patrol employees.
“What the survey is going to reflect
are some very specific concerns that the union and the
membership has,” said Charles Showalter, president of
AFGE’s National Homeland Security Council. “These
are realistic, honest and heart-felt concerns that our
membership believes needs to be addressed.”
He declined to discuss specific details
until the survey is released. The office of Border Patrol
became part of the bureau of Customs and Border Protection when
the Homeland Security Department was created in 2003.
The 9/11 commission said terrorist travel
played a significant role in the Sept. 11 plot, and holes in
U.S. immigration and border security contributed to the
attacks.
“The challenge for national security
in an age of terrorism is to prevent the very few people who
may pose overwhelming risks from entering or remaining in the
United States undetected,” the commission said in its
final report. “While commercial aviation remains a
possible target, terrorists may turn their attention to other
modes. Opportunities to do harm are as great, or greater, in
maritime or surface transportation.”
During rare congressional hearings this
month, members of the 9/11 commission said the government
should consider border and immigration issues an integral part
of national security, and strengthen border security efforts.
“As a nation we have not fully
absorbed the lessons of 9/11 with respect to border
security,” former Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton, vice
chairman of the commission, told the Senate Judiciary Committee
on Thursday. “The need to travel makes terrorists
vulnerable. They must leave safe havens, travel clandestinely
and use evasive techniques, from alerted travel documents to
lies and cover stories.”
Hamilton has previously said that
terrorists are most vulnerable when they are on the move.
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NEW ARIZONA LAW AMENDS MVD DRIVER
LICENSE ID REQUIREMENTS LIST
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A new Arizona law, effective August 25,
2004, has resulted in an update of the Arizona Department of
Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) driver license
identification requirements list.
SB 1232, passed during the 2004
Legislative session, provides, under A.R.S. § 28-3153 that
MVD shall no longer accept as a primary proof of
identification, a driver license from a state that does not
require proof of lawful presence in the United States under
federal law for issuing a driver license.
The new law will have an impact on some
new residents to the state who apply for either an Arizona
driver license or non-operating identification card, and who
wish to use a driver license from certain states as a primary
proof of identification.
According to the American Association of
Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA), the international
association of driver licensing agencies, there are nineteen
states that do not currently have a lawful presence
requirement.
Those states are: Alaska, Hawaii,
Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island,
Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.
