Thread: Chief Fisher's Letter to the Editor of San Diego Union Trib

For those who listened to MM radio Sunday night the 23rd.
this is the letter that Chris read from the SC border Chief



Chief Fisher's Letter to the Editor of San Diego
Union Tribune Newspaper

"The deliberate, unmitigated violence against my agents is going to stop." With these few words, I directed my command staff to find a way to make this directive become reality and to establish a new way of doing business. Today, we stand resolute and committed to this objective.

Many of you may be aware of our operational deployments along the border with Mexico as the increase of violence against Border Patrol Agents continues at unprecedented levels. Last year, one out of every four assaults against agents along the 2,000 miles of border with Mexico occurred in San Diego . Not only is this trend continuing, but it is dramatically increasing; since October 2007 we have recorded over 100 assaults thus far. Nearly twice a day, the men and women of the San Diego Sector Border Patrol, who have unselfishly taken an oath to protect this great Nation, are subjected to violent assaults from criminals operating in Mexico .

These assaults include smugglers throwing large rocks at the agents (at times after the rocks have been wrapped in cloth, doused in kerosene and lit on fire), launching glass bottles, large pieces of wood, steel ball bearings fired from sling shots, to name a few. To those who would argue that this violence is perpetrated by juvenile delinquents and that we should expect this as a "cost of doing business", I offer the following: criminal organizations (alien smugglers and drug smugglers) are hiring known criminals to cross into the United States illegally, create a diversion, and lure our agents into an ambush. When our agents respond, the criminals use military style tactics and "triangulate" their offensive, pinning down the agents in a violent assault. While the agents seek cover, the smugglers move people and contraband over the fence into our neighborhoods.

In response to this criminal activity, I have deployed the Special Response Team to these dangerous border areas. Border Patrol Agents are authorized to deploy less-lethal munitions as necessary to protect and defend themselves and other agents against life-threatening assaults being perpetrated by criminals in Mexico . We will continue to use reasonable force in self-defense as necessary to protect our front-line agents from imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm.

My primary responsibility as the Chief Patrol Agent in San Diego is to the border security mission and to ensure, to the extent that I can within the law and consistent with agency policy, a safe and secure border for our men and women. To do less would be at the very least irresponsible and at worst, malfeasance. We will not relinquish ground under operational control nor will we retreat from our front-line deployments; the threat is real, our border security mission critical, and failure is clearly not an option.

Michael J. Fisher
Chief Patrol Agent
United States Border Patrol
San Diego Sector

Very well stated

The US government needs to file a formal protest to the Mexican government and inform them:

We no longer tolerate these criminal acts and will react with whatever force is necessary to insure the safety of our border patrol agents and citizens.

MEXICAN police and MEXICAN border patrol are responsible for their side of the border and are to cease their citizens' criminal actions directed at our border patrol agents.

MEXICO needs to create a clear zone, free of buildings, extending 1000 feet from the border fence. The buildings are probably used as stash houses for drugs and guns and are highly likely to conceal tunnels going beneath the fence. Colonia Libertad is a slum and MEXICO needs to clean it up.

The United States expects full co-operation from the MEXICAN government in this matter.

Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything.â€

Letters to the editor

December 22, 2007

Regarding “Mexico wants probe of tear-gas use by Border Patrol"
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexi ... epper.html


Border Patrol sector chief responds to story

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib ... tters.html

Duplicate post:
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-95378-michael.html+fisher

Why are we using non violent solutions to handle this situation. We have been declared war against. What is our governments problem? Wait, i know, the NAU.

Regarding “Mexico wants probe of tear-gas use by Border Patrol"

Are you sure Mexico you want a PROBE!