"Yes, at last the Homeland Security Department, which runs the Border Patrol, has figured out what threatens our border: it’s not Mexicans or Central Americans crossing illegally to try to better their lots; it’s not terrorists bent on acts of destruction; no, it’s members of Congress sneaking down to the border to talk to Border Patrol agents without their supervisors present.
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman, the filing of Significant Incident Reports on congressional visits is necessary for agency leadership to have ‘‘appropriate situational awareness” – whatever that is.
One unnamed Tucson Border Patrol agent was suspended from his job for 10 days without pay for meeting with Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, and giving the congressman a tracking demonstration. His suspension letter said in part, ‘‘You did not have prior supervisory permission to perform these activities while in an on-duty status.”
2006-09-30
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