Lawmakers in El Paso today to strengthen border security

With the focus on border criminal activity, it is critical each law enforcement agent of Texas have the DUTY to include immigration violation enforcement.

How can an officer respond to criminal trespass, discover folks illegally here and criminally present and then say- It's the feds job! Thats a cop out from reality, long espoused by some local authorities.

It's time to realize your job is protecting and serving Texans and that includes criminal aliens.

With most of the US crime spike associated with DRUGS, and the DRUG cartel fighting over the REWARD of GETTING El Paso; where is the defense? Imagine, El Paso being WORTH 600 MURDERS! More on the way.

What plan is developing to defend against it!

Get real, do what needs doing.

IF the CARTEL values this corridor so much, take away the value. Simple plan.

100 % inspection by FEDS and STATE, dogs at every check point, and the full authority to mix juristictions in effectively encountering all possible events.

The complete border needs closing accompanied with full inspections.

With the recent disclosure that many foreign fighters have US criminal records, does that not give you a RED flag? Wake up and realize your law enforcement role is now more complicated.

Administrators Wimping away from reality endangers us all.

Last year, Texas lawmakers set aside more than $110 million for border security.

Richard Wiles, former El Paso police chief and a current candidate for county sheriff, said the operations have worked well. He plans to urge lawmakers to increase funding for departments on the border but refrain from tying the dollars to immigration enforcement.

Some lawmakers last year proposed requiring local officers to get training in federal immigration enforcement in order to receive grant money for border security.

Wiles and other police chiefs opposed the effort because
they said their departments didn't have the resources to take on that responsibility.
"That should be left up to the federal government," he said.

---------- THAT SIR is exactly what WE don't need!

GET TRAINED!

Another good headline, with no concrete foundation. Perhaps if it was Liberia, Africa we could get some presidential assistance.
"Texas has set aside $110 Million for border security"
"The Texas Department of Public Safety estimates that implementing REAL ID could cost about $129 million the first two years and an additdional $51 million each year after." "The federal government is mandating a federal identity card,but has appropriated no money to pay for it."

On a trip to Liberia in February, our President was only too happy to assist:
"The United States has invested $1.5 billion in reconstruction and peacekeeping in Liberia over the past five years, and Bush announced on this trip (February 21, 2008) additional money for 1 million textbooks as well as desks for 10,000 students" (From the Washington Post on 02/22/08 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/... )
The dollars just don't make sense.
DEAR LAME DUCK PRESIDENT, NOW THAT YOU HAVE ASSISTED IN LIBERIA, COULD YOU HELP FUND BORDER PROTECTION IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY?
THANK-YOU.
A UNITED STATES CITIZEN DUH

If the locals refuse to do their job, then lets gets some special ops DPS folks to get the money and task of dealing with this corridor.

There is NO ROOM for Politics in Law Enforcement.

DPS Challenge wrote:

If the locals refuse to do their job, then lets gets some special ops DPS folks to get the money and task of dealing with this corridor.
There is NO ROOM for Politics in Law Enforcement.

They'll always find a way to cram more politics into immigration law enforcement, even though it is already bursting at the seams with politics.

Bullets not ballots!!

End Illegal immigration
http://www.capsweb.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php...

Southwest Border Facts and Figures
http://www.capsweb.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php...

I will pray they do something for America

Can you folks explain why Richard Wiles, former Police Chief, now retired is currently running for Sheriff Rick Flores job? Flores just won re-election this year and I'm totally confused. Why weren't the Texas Sheriffs consulted, instead of a retired LE officer?

Please read and article that begins with Texas sheriffs feel snubbed as US aid to Mexico.....The sheriffs are being underfunded and I'd like to know why.

I think you got it. If everyone like I stated before gets together and just bands together then it will be hard for the Cartel to do anything but, fail. People have already given them to much clout. They are nothing but, people who seek plubicity and glory in their own minds.

It is time Texans, Mexicans and all concerned made a few rules of their own and just send a message over the world enough is enough.

Wrong Emphasis wrote:

With the focus on border criminal activity, it is critical each law enforcement agent of Texas have the DUTY to include immigration violation enforcement.
How can an officer respond to criminal trespass, discover folks illegally here and criminally present and then say- It's the feds job! Thats a cop out from reality, long espoused by some local authorities.
It's time to realize your job is protecting and serving Texans and that includes criminal aliens.
With most of the US crime spike associated with DRUGS, and the DRUG cartel fighting over the REWARD of GETTING El Paso; where is the defense? Imagine, El Paso being WORTH 600 MURDERS! More on the way.
What plan is developing to defend against it!
Get real, do what needs doing.
IF the CARTEL values this corridor so much, take away the value. Simple plan.
100 % inspection by FEDS and STATE, dogs at every check point, and the full authority to mix juristictions in effectively encountering all possible events.
The complete border needs closing accompanied with full inspections.
With the recent disclosure that many foreign fighters have US criminal records, does that not give you a RED flag? Wake up and realize your law enforcement role is now more complicated.
Administrators Wimping away from reality endangers us all.

If An Officer Responds To Any Criminal Activity That Suspect Illegal Or Not Will Be Charged Then Upon Processing While In Jail If He/She Is Illegal Federal Charges (Illegal Entry) Will Be added to initial Charge. Ignorant Yank!!

Zapata wrote:

<quoted text>If An Officer Responds To Any Criminal Activity That Suspect Illegal Or Not Will Be Charged Then Upon Processing While In Jail If He/She Is Illegal Federal Charges (Illegal Entry) Will Be added to initial Charge. Ignorant Yank!!

I take it you're not fond of this?

Wrong Emphasis wrote:

With the focus on border criminal activity, it is critical each law enforcement agent of Texas have the DUTY to include immigration violation enforcement.
How can an officer respond to criminal trespass, discover folks illegally here and criminally present and then say- It's the feds job! Thats a cop out from reality, long espoused by some local authorities.
It's time to realize your job is protecting and serving Texans and that includes criminal aliens.
With most of the US crime spike associated with DRUGS, and the DRUG cartel fighting over the REWARD of GETTING El Paso; where is the defense? Imagine, El Paso being WORTH 600 MURDERS! More on the way.
What plan is developing to defend against it!
Get real, do what needs doing.
IF the CARTEL values this corridor so much, take away the value. Simple plan.
100 % inspection by FEDS and STATE, dogs at every check point, and the full authority to mix juristictions in effectively encountering all possible events.
The complete border needs closing accompanied with full inspections.
With the recent disclosure that many foreign fighters have US criminal records, does that not give you a RED flag? Wake up and realize your law enforcement role is now more complicated.
Administrators Wimping away from reality endangers us all.

I do not think that all of you who are not from here realize how it works. Illegal immigration is a federal problem because it is a federal crime. That's why we have the Border Patrol and ICE here. There are these things called codes in the Texas law book. The local departments do not even have the training or authority to initiate federal investigations.
I work for the police department in El Paso. Chief Wiles was right. The local police department does not have the resources to start going after illegal immigrants. Funding for the department istelf does not even allow for it to be fully staffed. We have so many problems with other serious offenses that are not federal in nature.

Whaaaat wrote:

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I do not think that all of you who are not from here realize how it works. Illegal immigration is a federal problem because it is a federal crime. That's why we have the Border Patrol and ICE here. There are these things called codes in the Texas law book. The local departments do not even have the training or authority to initiate federal investigations.
I work for the police department in El Paso. Chief Wiles was right. The local police department does not have the resources to start going after illegal immigrants. Funding for the department istelf does not even allow for it to be fully staffed. We have so many problems with other serious offenses that are not federal in nature.

This is what they like to do here, sit behind their computer and ask, ask and talk, talk and hope to receive...when they don't have a clue of how anything works.

Whaaaat wrote:

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I do not think that all of you who are not from here realize how it works. Illegal immigration is a federal problem because it is a federal crime. That's why we have the Border Patrol and ICE here. There are these things called codes in the Texas law book. The local departments do not even have the training or authority to initiate federal investigations.
I work for the police department in El Paso. Chief Wiles was right. The local police department does not have the resources to start going after illegal immigrants. Funding for the department istelf does not even allow for it to be fully staffed. We have so many problems with other serious offenses that are not federal in nature.

287G,e-verfy;remember those because more cities will be required by FEDERAL LAW to do those.

You know,the feds San Francisco said they wouldn't listen to,lol.

The tide turned when Bush said "it's illegal to hire illegals". lol

Lovely Mexican wrote:

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This is what they like to do here, sit behind their computer and ask, ask and talk, talk and hope to receive...when they don't have a clue of how anything works.

That does seem to be the case.

Whaaaat wrote:

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I work for the police department in El Paso. Chief Wiles was right. The local police department does not have the resources to start going after illegal immigrants. Funding for the department istelf does not even allow for it to be fully staffed. We have so many problems with other serious offenses that are not federal in nature.

How much resources does it take to determine the immigration status of people you are booking into the jail anyway? How many of those other serious offenses are committed by illegal aliens that you had in jail then let back onto the street instead of handing them to ICE for deportation?

Bowman wrote:

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How much resources does it take to determine the immigration status of people you are booking into the jail anyway? How many of those other serious offenses are committed by illegal aliens that you had in jail then let back onto the street instead of handing them to ICE for deportation?

When it is determined after the ID process, they are turned over to the Feds. That is not the problem. The problem is looking for illegal immigrants before a crime has been committed. That is the Fed's job.

I too worked for the El Paso Police Department in the past, 8 years to be exact. When we would encounter someone, weather on a suspicious person call or otherwise would ask the person or persons about their citizenship. Most of the time they would admit to being in the US illegally and we would transport them to the Border Patrol station by the bridge and turn them over. We didnt handcuff them and we werent enforcing federal law.

Whaaaat wrote:

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That does seem to be the case.

I know it is.

ALL EL PASO, TX. POLICEMEN/OFFICERS OF THE LAW. Thanks for a great job, you guys are the best.