SandBoxBlogs: Customs and Border Protection "Smugglers Continue to Endanger Lives"

"Tucson, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents have seen an increase during the past few weeks in the number of incidents involving smugglers concealing illegal aliens in vehicle trunks. It’s dangerous and has proven fatal in some cases.

 

“Trunk smuggling” is an age-old method of concealing contraband – or people – in a vehicle’s trunk in hopes the crime will go undetected by law enforcement. Our experienced agents have engaged in targeted enforcement operations which resulted in the rescue of 25 illegal aliens locked in vehicle trunks throughout the state last month.

 

Trunk smuggling illustrates the disregard smugglers have for human life. Often, illegal immigrants learn this the hard way after they agree to be smuggled into the United States. Entering the country illegally is inherently dangerous; even more so when individuals partner with profit-focused smugglers.

 

“The Border Patrol recognizes the dangers associated with human smuggling,” said Manuel Padilla, Jr., Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Tucson Sector Border Patrol. “We stand ready with our partners to identify, target and dismantle these criminal organizations that pose a risk to citizens on both sides of the border.”

CBP welcomes assistance from the community. Citizens can report suspicious activity to the Border Patrol and remain anonymous by calling (877) 872-7435 toll free.

 

 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws."

"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."

SandBox Comments: Town Hall/Victor Davis Hanson "Please, A Little Honesty About Illegal Immigration"

Victor Davis Hanson:
"President Barack Obama recently assured El Salvador that the United States would not deport more 200,000 Salvadorans residing illegally in the United States. As the election nears, and the president looks to court Hispanic voters, he also created a new position of "public advocate" for illegal immigrants. His duties would appear to be to advocate that millions circumvent, rather than follow, current federal law.

The administration has also said it will focus enforcement only on those who have committed crimes -- with the implicit understanding that it is no longer a crime to illegally enter and reside in the United States. In contrast, Obama has caricatured those supporting completion of a fence on the border as wanting to place alligators in the Rio Grande.

It is time that Americans revisit the issue and ponder very carefully the morality of entering the United States illegally.

True, American employers have welcomed in illegal aliens as a source of cheap labor. Employers were happy to pass the ensuing social costs on to taxpayers. To summarily deport those who have resided here for 20 years, obeyed the law, worked hard, stayed off public assistance and are now willing to pay a fine, demonstrate English proficiency and pass a citizenship test would be impracticable, callous and counterproductive.

Most, however, probably do not fit those reasonable criteria.

More importantly, we forget that the influx of millions of illegal aliens unfairly undercuts the wages of the working American poor, especially in times of high unemployment.

Crossing the border was also hardly a one-time "infraction." It was the beginning of serial unethical behavior, as illegal aliens on everyday forms and affidavits were not truthful about their immigration status...."
(Read more?  Click title)

"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."