Thread: Police disenchanted w/Bush on Immigration

July 24, 2006

Many Police Officers Disenchanted with President Bush on Immigration
By Jim Kouri | View comments
US police departments are outgunned and outmanned, while George W. Bush remains almost entirely focused upon his amnesty program.


During the last presidential campaign cycle, many national and local police organizations, as well as individual officers and commanders, supported the reelection of George W. Bush. Commanders and rank-and-file officers understood the fact that compared to the alternatives, Bush was the right man to serve as Commander-in-Chief in wartime.

For instance, the nation's largest organization, National Fraternal Order of Police — representing over 350,000 officers — endorsed Bush, as did many local organizations such as the New York Police Department's Police Benevolent Association, Detectives Endowment Association and others.

But now there's increasing disenchantment with President Bush on his handling of illegal immigration and border security. More and more police agencies find themselves engulfed in crimes being committed by illegal aliens. Mexican nationals dressed in military uniforms are coming into the United States while they protect drug and human traffickers, and yet our leaders in Washington at best offer lip-service, and at worst ignore the problem, not wishing to alienate a perceived voting block.

"The problem has gotten worse and worse each year and the only people debating the subject [of illegal immigration] are American citizens. The politicians — local, state and federal — ignore the will of the people," says one police chief whose own mayor is pro-open borders.

Let's examine a recent complaint by one law enforcement commander, who is a Mexican-American himself:

Zapatas County, Texas Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez says that the Mexico-US border problem is worsening. Sheriff Gonzalez said that Mexican troops, or those dressed in Mexican Army uniforms, continue to illegally enter the US on a regular basis.

Gonzales provides accounts of gunfire on the Mexico-US Texas border areas, which even extended into residential areas. Gonzales said that individuals dressed in Battle Dress Uniforms (BDUs) and carrying automatic weapons are becoming a dangerous and escalating problem.

Gonzales also confirms that terrorist training camps (including those for the terror-gang MS-13) are active just South of Brownsville, Texas in Mexico, something that has been long believed by many police and security executives.

Yet, Sheriff Gonzales's pleas are being ignored by the mainstream news media and political leaders. When CBS News' 60 Minutes did a story on illegal immigration, the segment, hosted by Ed Bradley, was more propaganda than information. It was all emotion as opposed to being fact filled. And it was pro-illegal immigration.

According to US Customs and Border Protection agents, there have been 231 such incursions since 1996, an average of more than 28 per year. In addition, there have been cases of Middle Eastern men from terrorist-sponsoring nations gaining entry from Mexico into the US. Illegal aliens also commit a disproportionate amount of violent crime, including murder, sex crime against children and armed robbery.

In one study of a sample of 55,000 illegal immigrants serving prison sentences in the US, it was discovered that they are responsible for over 400,000 arrests and over 700,000 felony crimes. In Los Angeles, 95 percent of the outstanding arrest warrants for homicide are for illegal aliens, while 65 percent of the overall arrest warrants are for illegals.
This is a widespread problem and will eventually lead to even more crime and violence. How can the President of the United States allow foreign soldiers on US soil who are carrying automatic firearms? Where are the so-called gun control advocates in congress who wish to disarm American citizens? Are they not concerned with foreign nationals entering the country armed to the teeth? US police departments are outgunned and outmanned and no one save a few congressmen are displaying any concern.

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Jim Kouri, CPP is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police and a staff writer for the New Media Alliance (thenma.org). His book "Assume The Position" is available at Amazon.Com.

Moosetracks - Awesome post, I would suspect that the bit about escalating crimes is being felt everywhere, it is in my community. I wonder if El Presidente is going to ignore the only community that stands between the citizens and total anarchy?

Police are all to often on the wrong end of many situations, in this case, we should be giving them every tool possible including the power to arrest and hold illegals for deportation purposes, to hold them accountable for their crimes, etc. Many departments including my home town in Ohio don't have that power.

Maybe "W" should wake up and smell the illegals coming over the border and simply give our Peace Officers the powers and tools they deserve and put the National Guard back to sleep.

novaman,

Maybe "W" should wake up and smell the illegals coming over the border and simply give our Peace Officers the powers and tools they deserve and put the National Guard back to sleep.

Do you mean the president with your "W"? I'm assuming so, because of the

simply give our Peace Officers the powers and tools they deserve and put the National Guard back to sleep.

When we use W on this site...we are referring to William Gheen, who is VERY aware of the problem. That's why ALIPAC exists.

And Novaman, I totally agree with you that this is an awesome post. It clearly demonstrates the disconnect between the American people who are increasingly aware of the crime done by illegal aliens, and our porous borders, and IMO the deliberate ignoring of this situation and the will of our citizenry by our gov't...president and both sides of the house.

Apoligize for the incorrect use of "W"...I use that as a term of endearment when talking about the President. I will chose my symbols more carefully in the future. I mean no disrespect to William and this cause!

I hope that in the near future that more folks join this cause and speak up to whomever it takes to get the proper attention this issue needs. I am seeing more and more references to what the Illegal immigrant plight is causing the taxpayers and communities at large. Being in Northern Virginia, it is appearent here in my community that the problems are being ignored completely by the politicians, law enforcement communities are frustrated and not getting any help from the Federal agencies.

novaman,

I mean no disrespect to William and this cause!

No disrespect taken. Was just clarifying!!

As for terms of endearment, you'll see many here.