CNS News posted an article today stating that Sheriff Larry Dever of Cochise County, Arizona, claims that the U.S. Border Patrol has pulled back from enforcing the border in his county and neighboring counties because it is 'too dangerous.'
According to the article:
"Dever stressed that the Border Patrolmen are ready and willing to perform their mission of securing the border, but that Border Patrol managers had determined that in "some places" the danger was too great and they wanted to avoid the risk of an international incident such as a cross-border firefight."
Evidently the fear of provoking an international incident is more important than protecting American citizens.
Customs and Border Protection replied to these charges by saying:
"There are areas down there in the Tucson Sector where for officer safety reasons, officers aren't up on the line. For whatever reason--it may be a remote area," said a CBP spokesperson. "We still have the means to detect entry, whether it is a sensor or a scoped vehicle. So the entry is detected, but the apprehension of the undocumented migrant isn't affected until they reach a safe area."
Somehow I wonder if everyone detected is actually caught. The thing to remember here is that there are many people coming across the border illegally who are not simply looking for a better life where they can earn money to send back to their families. A porous border is an open invitation to terrorists to smuggle people and weapons into America without fear of being stopped. We need to make sure that doesn't happen.
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