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| New Mexico to Get 105 Border Patrol Agents |
| 2005-09-17 |
| DEMING â Border protection efforts along New Mexicoâs southern border will be boosted with the addition of 105 new Border Patrol agents, but it remained unclear Thursday how many of the agents will be on patrol in Doña Ana County. The increase in agents was announced Wednesday by Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M. The agents are scheduled to be in place Saturday in Deming and Columbus.Maria Najera, spokeswoman for Bingaman, said the additional agents could have an effect on Border Patrol operations in Doña Ana County, but she didnât know to what extent. âThat would be a law enforcement administrative decision,â Najera said. âBut it is our understanding that the majority of the additional agents will be in the Columbus and Deming area.â Officials with the El Paso sector of the U.S. Border Patrol said Thursday they could not comment on the additional agents until the agency issues a new release today. An increase in agent assignments was expected, but the number previously mentioned was 70 agents. The new agents will increase the number of agents working from the Deming station to 279. The 174 agents currently working in Deming is 70 percent more than last year. The El Paso sector includes West Texas and all New Mexico... There has been increased Border Patrol activity in California, Arizona and Texas in recent years, and an increased flow of undocumented immigrants in the Deming Corridor â Lordsburg to Santa Teresa. Daily apprehension of migrants has become the norm. Many arrests follow traffic stops of vehicles with outdated registration, no registration, plates from another vehicle or overloaded vehicles. Early Wednesday, agents apprehended 14 undocumented immigrants lying on the ground west of Columbus. The group included Francisco Perez, 47, wanted in Cook County, Ill., on a 1987 warrant for aggravated criminal sexual abuse. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #6 sorry that last comment was mine |
| Posted by: Jan 2005-09-17 18:46 |
| #5 yes you're right, a national ID card isn't a good idea. I spoke out of frustration. |
| Posted by: Spurt Snaitch8029 2005-09-17 18:46 |
| #4 I can imagine that even if you had documentation that you were a citizen of New Mexico it wouldn't still register with the patrolman pulling you over that you are an American. If you ever see a New Mexico license plate, look carefully. I think its the only plate which not only lists the state name, but its immediately followed by "USA". That's because god too many of our American citizens lack a basic knowledge of our 50 states. Way too many instances of confusing the 47th state of the union [1912] with Old Mexico, a separate country, by local law enforcement beyond the borders of the Land of Enchantment. You a foreigner, a boy? |
| Posted by: Ulomosh Shimble9023 2005-09-17 16:39 |
| #3 How about when cops stop folks for traffic offenses, along with asking to see the license and car registration should be proof of citizenship. Ummm, just what would be acceptable? I'm a native Alabamian, I don't carry proof of citizenship, and know of no others who do. Are you suggesting a national ID card? It would be immediately counterfited as the other forms of ID currently are. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2005-09-17 15:53 |
| #2 better late than never. Hopefully this will help some. How about when cops stop folks for traffic offenses, along with asking to see the license and car registration should be proof of citizenship. Send them back. We've got to stop all of the free stuff available. It's really draining our economy. If these hospitals and schools stopped getting funded for them then we'd see a turn around. It's time! |
| Posted by: Jan 2005-09-17 14:27 |
| #1 spokeswoman for Bingaman, said the additional agents could have an effect on Border Patrol operations in Doña Ana County, but she didnât know to what extent. The one main route north of the border is I-25. The Customs and INS have a 24 hour check point on the interstate in Dona Ana. The back road north out of Silver City had a major bridge wash out this past spring. The other two exits are either way on I-10 which only lead to other checkpoints just in Texas beyond El Paso and Arizona. Don't know if they're going to stop the Mexican school kids to continue to use Columbus schools. The local officials for years have been allowing their classrooms to fill with these kids cause the state funds per pupil. The Dems who run the state look the other way. 10 years ago when the BP hit the El Paso area heavily, the school population dropped in Las Cruces and had the school administation whining - who didn't give a damn that it was in effect stealing funding from other New Mexico students. The local sheriff however was pleased because car theft dropped significantly. |
| Posted by: Clerese Ebbinetch6838 2005-09-17 09:50 |