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"ICE and
Ignorance" - 10/6/2018
Each year we make the
journey from Arizona to our lake cabin in the north woods of Wisconsin.
During the last trip I was shaken from my boredom by flashing red lights in my
rear view mirror. The look on my wife’s face was a reminder this wasn’t a new
experience. As the officer approached, I kept my hands on the steering wheel
until he asked for my license and insurance card. Before he went to his
car, I motioned toward my handgun mounted partly hidden but within reach. He
smiled, nodded his head, returned to his car and soon returned with my
documents but no speeding ticket. While thanking him for his service as a
law officer I was stunned by him thanking me for “carrying.” His words were
spoken as he walked away. As close as I recall he said, “We’re going to
need you as much as you’ll need us.” Additional words weren’t needed; I’d
heard them before. Our nation is rapidly approaching the precipice of a
monumental conflict between two factions of its citizens. The balance of
this column is one of many reasons the Sheriff and I agreed a symbolic match
has been lit by the leftist.
In my last column,
“Can we survive the divide” I wrote about the rise of Progressive politics from
raw Communism as promoted by Saul Alinsky’s and his
book “Rules for Radicals.” Progressivism / Socialism is the genesis of
today’s Leftist activities. The failing of Hillary Clinton’s guaranteed
presidency destroyed the leftist plans and threw them into an uncontrollable
rage against anything pro President Trump. There is even a name for this,
“Trump Derangement Syndrome”, Childlike they could not accept defeat and began
attacking the President and anything Conservative.
ICE is a powerful
protector and defender of our nation, however, it not as well known as other
branches of government. It was carefully assembled after the 911 tragedy
to better protect us from expected terrorist attacks. Their activities have
been expanded greatly where needed. With a decade of involvement in the
Nogales Border Patrol Station as a member of the Citizen’s Advisory Board, I
know the incredible importance of the ICE agency. Following is a very recent
update of various types of duties and successes ICE performs to protect our
nation.
If ICE had not been
active, 981,000 pounds of the deadliest drugs would still be on our
streets. If ICE had not been charged with checking visas, over 800,000
individuals would not have been refused entry and stopped at our border. The
protection of our citizens and country must come first. 900 children
would still be in the hands of sex traffickers if ICE hadn’t searched and found
them. 2,000 sex predators would be on our streets. More than 10,000 children
would still be in the hands of foreign criminal organizations or still locked
in semi-trailers or automobile trunks desperately trying to survive. Without
ICE and DNA technology, 900 of 2,500 children would still be with an adult,
possibly an unknown adult, posing as a parent. There are many other ICE challenges
such as apprehending illegal aliens who have somehow made it past the limits of
the Border Patrol Agents.
If those wishing to
come to our country, why would they not go directly to a port of entry?
Many are U.S. Citizens who have gone to Mexico, where they committed crimes,
and are trying to return back to the USA, their homeland,
In a year’s tally it
is not unusual for more than seventy different countries to be represented by
ICE apprehensions of their citizens crossing illegally. Russians, Chinese,
Iranians and Syrians are just a few.
The MS-13 criminal
gang members from El Salvador cross our borders to start deadly gangs. These
bloodthirsty criminals literally butcher innocent citizens, especially young
children for no apparent reason. Select ICE agents are assigned to these
killers.
Criminals regularly
attempt to cross with children posing as family members. Later it’s found
that the children have been forced to swallow balloons containing drugs, and
will often turn them into child prostitutes.
One of the most
common reasons for crossing our border are pregnant women who are near the time
for birth so their children will become American citizens under the 14th
amendment to the Constitution. Of course that permits them to claim benefits
from our country. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the
deadliest drug lord in history is now in our maximum security prison. No more
than a few years earlier his wife flew to California, gave birth to twins and
returned to her home in Mexico. We must attempt to understand why two of
El Chapo’s children were born and became citizens
because of our misinterpretation of an amendment to our Constitution. The
added amendment was primarily included for freed slaves to be included as U.S.
Citizens.
Those who are uninformed
are certain President Trump created the separation of children from their
parents by himself. Actually the President followed the law.
President Clinton happily signed the law sent to him from Congress in 1996.
That law separates children from parents who had entered the country
illegally. President Bush used the law as well. President Obama followed
suit enforcing the same law throughout his terms in office. Of course
thousands of illegal aliens came across during those years.
I had the
opportunity to visit one of the centers when a great number of children from
numerous countries reunited with parents. ICE and the Border Patrol worked as
expeditiously as possible to aid and attend to everyone’s needs. Contrary
to the leftist’s propaganda, “cages” is a terrible stretch of the imagination.
Large areas were divided by link fences very much like those used around tennis
courts. They were separated from other groups for obvious reasons. In one
particular case TV’s were brought in and wired so everyone could watch with
some enjoyment. I was told the TV’s in most cases were brought from the
agents homes.
Looking back to the
previous terms of Clinton, Bush and Obama where was the gnashing of teeth,
where were the hateful chants and more specific, where were the moronic threats
from leftist politicians who would threaten to abolish ICE? Of course none
of that occurred until President Trump came to office.
When I see children
and childlike adults carrying ABOLISH ICE placards during a protest it causes
me to wonder if the ability to read or think somehow avoided them. Personally I
can’t imagine anyone waving a placard that displays so clearly one’s ignorance.
President Reagan had
a similar opinion of childish liberals. “The trouble with our Liberal friends
is not that they’re ignorant; it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so.”
FBI - Combating Border Corruption
Immigrant Children Lag Behind, Posing
(Child at) Risk - Explains the
whys and wherefores
Mexico Violence Creates Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder in Children
The Ruthie Report with Texas Border
Volunteers
Huge Drug Tunnel Found Near Yuma, Arizona - In the past seven years, 119 tunnels
have been discovered on the southern U.S. border. Only one tunnel has been
found on the U.S./Canada border.
Border agents say DHS tells them to release
illegals after violent crimes are committed
Homeland Security deletes immigration
enforcement success stories from website
EPA Border Program Ignores Environmental,
Safety Damage From Illegals
Filmmaker creates full-blown re-enactment
of Brian Terry’s Fast and Furious murder (VIDEO)
How to fix a broken border: Disrupting
smuggling at its source
Lawmaker urges feds to monitor Hezbollah in
Mexico
Obama admin under fire for secretive catch
and release immigration policy