Thread: Congressman calls for removal of Laredo Border Patrol chief

AP Texas News

Aug. 24, 2007, 4:34PM
Congressman calls for removal of Laredo Border Patrol chief

By MICHELLE ROBERTS Associated Press Writer
© 2007 The Associated Press


SAN ANTONIO — A congressman who has been an outspoken critic of illegal immigration called for the removal Friday of the Border Patrol's chief in Laredo, saying his recent comments about the role of the agency make him unfit for the job.

Rep. Tom Tancredo, a Colorado Republican and long-shot presidential candidate, said Carlos X. Carrillo's remarks in a town hall meeting were "diametrically opposed" to the Border Patrol's mission. Carrillo spoke Aug. 15 in Laredo, a border community intimately connected by commerce and family with Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

At the meeting, Carrillo said, "The Border Patrol's job is not to stop illegal immigrants. The Border Patrol's job is not to stop narcotics ... The Border Patrol's mission is not to stop criminals. The Border Patrol's mission is to stop terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering this country."

In a letter to the editor published in the Laredo Morning Times three days later, Carrillo sought "to fully explain" his comments, saying the agency's job historically has been to protect the nation's homeland by detecting and apprehending people or contraband coming in illegally.

Tancredo, who says he was contacted by concerned Border Patrol agents and others, said the explanation doesn't address concerns that Carrillo is minimizing the need to stop all illegal immigrants. Carrillo has headed the sector covering 171 river miles since October.

"He has established a clear attitude in regard to what the Border Patrol is supposed to be about, and it is diametrically opposed to what the Border Patrol is supposed to do," said Tancredo, who believes the comments reflect an attitude among some that illegal immigrants seeking jobs are harmless.

"You have to stop everyone, or at least as many as you can, who is coming into the country illegally," he said.

Calls seeking comment from Carrillo and Border Patrol officials in Washington were not immediately returned.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5081940.html

This guy definately needs to removed from his job. How can people have jobs and just keep not doing them?

Tom Tancredo...You Rock!!!

U.S. Representative Tom Tancredo, Chairman of the House Immigration Reform Caucus, is an outspoken crusader for U.S. immigration reform. Below he points out blatantly ignored U.S. immigration law:





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Way to go Tancredo! It's time to clean house and get somebody who is going to do the job he/she swore to do. What sticks out to me is how this bum never sys anything about being disappointed his dept can't do more to stop illegals and drugs. He basically says "It's not our job." What he's saying is a lie and a cop out; How can you tell if someone is a terrorist if you don't stop them and find out who they are? I hope he knows they are still prosecuting for war crimes, and he's guilty of the crime of omission...

Laredo contact information:

Laredo
Field Operations Office Information
Location Address : 109 Shiloh Dr., Suite 300
Laredo , TX 78045
Mailing Address : Same As Above
General Phone : (956) 753-1700
General Fax : (956) 753-1754
Operational Hours : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM ( Central )
Weekdays (Monday-Friday)

Washington DC contact information:

CBP Headquarters

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20229

Commissioner
W. Ralph Basham

Deputy Commissioner
Jayson P. Ahern

Chief of Staff
Steve Atkiss

Commissioner's Staff
Equal Employment Opportunity
Special Assistant to the Commissioner
Franklin Jones
(202) 344-1610

Chief Counsel
Alfonso Robles
(202) 344-2990

Policy & Planning
Will Houston
(202) 344-2700

Anti-Terrorism
Thomas L Bush (acting)

Assistant Commissioners
Field Operations
Thomas S. Winkowski
(202) 344-1620
( Office of Field Operations Contact Numbers )

Border Patrol
David V. Aguilar
(202) 344-2050

CBP Air and Marine
Michael C. Kostelnik
(202) 344-3950

Training and Development
Thomas J. Walters
(202) 344-1130

International Affairs and Trade Relations
Michael C. Mullen
(202) 344-3000

Information and Technology
Ken Ritchhart (acting)
(202) 344-1680

Internal Affairs
James F. Tomsheck
(202) 344-1800

Public Affairs
Jeffrey C. Robertson
(202) 344-1770
( Press Officers )

Congressional Affairs
Luke P. Bellocchi
(202) 344-1760

Finance (CFO)
Eugene H. Schied
(202) 344-2300

Human Resources Management
Robert Hosenfeld
(202) 863-6100

International Trade
Daniel Baldwin
(202) 863-6000