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Issa confirms U.S. attorney asked to quit

For years, Issa has been critical of Lam for what he said was her failure to prosecute enough illegal-immigrant smugglers. In an October 2005 letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, for example, Issa blasted Lam's office for failing to prosecute two cases of smugglers who were repeat offenders. In the letter, Issa called her failure to do so the result of "lax prosecutorial standard."

In his Tuesday news release, Issa recalled his frustration with Lam's office.

"I have been outspoken about the need to do more to target human smugglers and organized crime at the border for prosecution," Issa wrote.

Officials with Lam's office could not be reached for comment as of 1:35 p.m. Tuesday

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Legal community stunned by Lam report

The president of the National Patrol Council, which represents rank-and-file U.S. Border Patrol agents, said Friday that he wishes Lam well and said he hopes that whomever follows her in the job is willing to do whatever is necessary to prosecute immigration smuggling cases.

President T.J. Bonner said that because Lam was so picky about what she was willing to pursue "that it was nearly impossible to prosecute cases in San Diego."

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