This was forwarded to me from a trusted friend. I felt you all would want to read this.



This is from a Customs & Border Protection employee who is just worn out and totally disillusioned at Homeland inSecurity and all in our government who do NOT want that border protected.


I have finally come to the realization that it doesn’t matter. No matter what I attempt to do to control Illegal Immigrants from entering this country, it doesn’t matter. The people I work for, Customs & Border Protection, don’t care. The Department of Homeland Security doesn’t care. Congress doesn’t care. And to top it all off, the President of the United States only encourages more Illegal Immigration.



I must state from the beginning that I am not Anti-immigrant. I am the grandson of immigrants; my grandparents entered the US through Ellis Island. My wife is an immigrant. I have two immigrant .relatives. I am part of a family of immigrants. But, most important of all, a family of LEGAL Immigrants.



I spent .many. years serving my country as a proud member of the US .Military. I would not trade those years for anything. I was always proud to wear my uniform. I was proud to represent my country in many different nations of the world. I retired honorably and am a Disabled Veteran. When I was planning for my life after the Military. , I felt the need to continue to work for the government of this country. I have known for years that my country was being invaded by illegal immigrants. I wanted to work in a position where I could help stem the tide. I was told from the very beginning that I was .Not suited. for Border Patrol or to be an Immigration Agent. I decided that I would try and be the best Immigration Inspector possible.



When I was at the Immigration Officer Academy I studied hard. I have continued to study on my own time since then. Many of my co-workers remark about my knowledge of Immigration Laws, Policies and Procedures. I am usually the “go to� person when there is a hard question to answer or case to handle. But no matter how hard I work, the people I work for don’t care. I will give you some examples.



The other day I arrived home from work and was eating my dinner. During our conversation, my wife mentioned to me that she was told that there are 2 new students in our daughter’s elementary school. One of them is in our daughter’s 1st grade class. I thought that was nice to know until my wife told me the rest of the story. These 2 children and their parents crossed the river illegally over the weekend. On Monday, the children are enrolled in school, Medicaid and Food Stamps. How am I supposed to teach my children the importance of following the Laws of this country? How am I supposed to tell my children I won’t be home for their birthday or Christmas because I am working at an important job for our country? How are my children to feel when other people tell them their father has a stupid job that means nothing?



Last week a Border Patrolman stopped 5 El Salvadorans at a bus station and requested to see their documents. They each presented I-862’s, Notice to Appear, meaning they were part of the “Catch and Release� program. The BP agent thought the documents looked a little “unusual� and brought them by an Immigration Office. He asked me if I could look these NTA’s up on the system and provide him with photos of the people these documents belonged to. As I gave him each photo we both saw that none of these documents belonged to the people that presented them. They were very High-Quality copies of the originals. Realizing that this was a definite case of Fraud I commented to the BP agent that I guess these folks would now be deported for sure. In a very disgusted tone the BP Agent told me that they would not be deported. He would have to take them to the station and process them for their own court date and release them. He remarked that there was absolutely nothing he could do. Do you think these 5 people will show up for their court hearing?



Do you realize that 95% of the people that are released never show up?



We have all heard about the thousands of Brazilians that were crossing illegally into the US. A couple of months ago DHS Decided that maybe Border Patrol should start processing these folks for Expedited Removal and send them back. Several Immigration Inspectors volunteered to help Border Patrol process the Expedited Removals. We were told that we could not help BP with the Expedited Removals because it was their job.



Let’s see, I thought we worked for the same organization and maybe it would be nice if we practiced so teamwork and help each other out. Who do you think patrols the border when BP is busy at the station doing all that paperwork? Well the ER program for Brazilians really works. Now they don’t turn themselves in. They pay a little more and the smugglers take them all the way past the checkpoints.



Guess what! We still have hundreds of illegal crossers turn themselves in everyday. All the Hondurans, Guatemalans and El Salvadorans still turn themselves in groups. The ones that show up in some very southern offices all cross the river by raft. These rafts cross the river everyday, in broad daylight and within a few hundred yards of an International Bridge. As a matter of fact, several people that cross the bridge legally have commented to me that the raft is crossing within sight of the cars waiting to cross the bridge. Let’s see, where is Border Patrol? They are at the station processing to hundred OTM’s that crossed earlier in the day. What is happening to all these OTM’s? They are all receiving I-862’s and told when to show up in Immigration Court. How many of these folks make copies of the documents for their friend to use? Didn’t we just say that approximately 95% of these people never show up in court?



Not long ago one of the other Officer’s at a Port of Entry escorted a Honduran into the Immigration office that arrived from the north. This is normal as folks show up all day coming in from the north, after they have crossed the river on the rafts, and turn themselves in. We have to call Border Patrol to come pick them up so that they can process them and give them their I-862. This Honduran was a little different. After he caused a problem in the lobby of our immigration office someone had to physically restrain him and put him in a holding area. When they called Border Patrol they were asked to describe the person. X described him and they said, “I think that’s the guy that already has his 862. Check for his documents�. He in deed had an I-862 in his possession. The BP agent on the line told X, “We did that guy the other day. In fact we’ve had him here a few times already. We don’t want him. He has his papers. Just kick him out into the street.� After talking with this man we all determined that he definitely had mental problems. But, what could we do? We sent him back out into the street. This person is still roaming around the streets; his court date is still about 2 weeks away. I’m sure you feel safer now knowing that we are even sending persons with mental problems out into the streets of your community.





Several times I have personally made reports of people living in the US illegally. I have even reported information I obtained of fraudulent immigration applications. What has been done? Nothing. The teachers at my daughter’s school have commented to my wife about all the problems they have with the illegal immigrant children that are enrolled in the school. They have told her how the illegal immigrant parents of these children act around the school. Does the school administration care about these problems? Of course not, the more students they have, the more money they get from the federal government.



The federal government makes sure that these illegal immigrants are protected. First, the organization responsible for border security, Customs & Border Protection, is run by former, career US Customs officials. Not one of them knows, understands or cares to enforce immigration laws. We have instituted a De facto Amnesty through the “Catch & Release� program for OTM’s. We have ensured that Border Patrol can not patrol the border by keeping all the BP agents in the station to process the OTM’s and give them their I-862’s.



Now, you tell me; does it really matter whether or not I do the job I was trained, and want, to do? What good is it if I catch one fraudulent document? Prosecute one Mexican for making a False Claim to US citizenship? Cancel one visa and do an Expedited Removal because someone worked in the US illegally? The US government refuses to enforce the same immigration laws that I am trying to enforce. Customs & Border Protection is an organization of nepotism, favoritism, inept management and no desire to fully enforce the immigration laws of this country.



For these reasons, and many more, the majority of my fellow immigration inspectors, and I are searching for employment elsewhere. Those of us that believe in what we do and want to do it well no longer want to be part of an organization that is derelict in its duties to protect the citizens of our country. We ask for your help. Please help us and convince the politicians that they must change their policies and begin enforcing the laws of the United States. I want to do my job – please give me a reason to do it to the best of my abilities.



God Bless the United States of America