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Vegas
03-23-2007, 02:28 PM
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4654936.html

Documents released in the controversy about eight fired U.S. attorneys show that federal prosecutors in Texas generally have declined to bring criminal charges against illegal immigrants caught crossing the border — until at least their sixth arrest.

A heavily redacted Department of Justice memo from late 2005 disclosed the prosecution guidelines for immigration offenses, numbers the federal government tries to keep classified. DOJ officials would not say Thursday whether it has adjusted the number since the memo was written, citing "law enforcement reasons."

The prosecution guidelines have been a source of frustration for years among the ranks of U.S. Border Patrol agents, said T.J. Bonner, president of the National Border Patrol Council. Smugglers can figure out the criteria by trial and error, he said, and can exploit it to avoid prosecution.

"It's devastating on morale," Bonner said. "Our agents are risking their lives out there, and then they're told, 'Sorry, that doesn't meet the criteria.' "
IBC
03-23-2007, 02:41 PM
Well, i think the problem clearly goes well beyond the scope of law enforcement, but that is my opinion. I would prefer we did arrest these horrid coyotes though. Terrible people.
*NZ*
03-23-2007, 02:45 PM
Well, i think the problem clearly goes well beyond the scope of law enforcement, but that is my opinion. I would prefer we did arrest these horrid coyotes though. Terrible people.

they're just trying to survive the best they can. Some of them can't even put food on their families tables in Mexico so they do what they need to do to survive.
IBC
03-23-2007, 02:48 PM
they're just trying to survive the best they can. Some of them can't even put food on their families tables in Mexico so they do what they need to do to survive.
Yes, that would be why I believe that the problem needs to be solved by looking at all angles, not just law enforcement. I work with many immigrants, both legal and undocumented. They are good people, good families, and in almost all cases productive members of our society. There are some not so good ones, but they are few and far between.
Bang
03-24-2007, 05:07 PM
they're just trying to survive the best they can. Some of them can't even put food on their families tables in Mexico so they do what they need to do to survive.

Its not Mexicans coming across. And Mexico does little to help the situation.