More prosecutors assigned to border areas
By: North County Times -
Another 35 prosecutors will be assigned to U.S. attorney's offices along the border, including San Diego, to handle immigration and drug cases, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced Monday.
The move comes weeks after U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, wrote a letter blasting the local U.S. attorney's office for not prosecuting more smugglers of illegal immigrants. Issa cited an unofficial, anonymous report that claimed government attorneys prosecuted only 6 percent of 251 cases involving illegal immigrant smugglers during fiscal year 2003-04.
In a statement released Tuesday, Issa cheered the assignment of more prosecutors, but also criticized the Department of Justice for not giving smuggling cases higher priority.
"This is a start, but the Department of Justice still needs to clearly articulate what resources it needs to adopt a zero-tolerance policy for prosecuting traffickers of human beings," Issa said.
Twenty of the new federal prosecutors will focus on immigration crimes, as will 10 other lawyers, now with the Department of Homeland Security, who will be designated special U.S. attorneys.
Another five lawyers, one for each judicial district on the border with Mexico, will work on drug prosecutions
2006-08-02 12:16:00 · 13 answers · asked by sqwirl_hater 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
squirrels girl says it all....Her old man is a little squirrel! Typical smart a$$ chuco mouth! And all mouth at that! America is slowly getting momentum up to roll over illegals and their supporters! If we did it all at once they would see it coming!
2006-08-02 13:23:02 · answer #1 · answered by tripledigit67 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's interesting how everytime we see some bit of action by the government to beef up and do their job, we all kinda say: Well, that's a good start but ....?
Yeah, we gotta start somewhere but I'm a bit concerned that the Feds are just throwing us small bones and scraps on the issue of Illegal Immigration and not really planning or carrying through. We need to keep pressure on them to start and then gear up Big Time to solve this problem.
I do see evidence in society that the illegals are fading back into the shadows but they are still here and they need to be gone.
Send the illegals back to where they came from!
2006-08-02 19:37:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As Issa said ... it's a start ... now if they could get rid of that flip flop Arnie we might still be able to turn the table the right way around ...:(
2006-08-02 19:25:31 · answer #3 · answered by Sashie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't read that before but I think that they need to focus on both illegal immigration AND drug trafficking equally!!! That was a nice fact to know though, so thank you :)
2006-08-02 19:23:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats fantastic! Now when are we going to secure the border and grant amnesty?
But baby steps are good as is Sqwirl love!
2006-08-02 19:54:48 · answer #5 · answered by sqwirlsgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Step by step.
2006-08-03 01:30:24 · answer #6 · answered by *** The Earth has Hadenough*** 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks for posting that. I had not heard about that. I know it's not much but it's better than what we have been seeing.
2006-08-03 07:34:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no to long
2006-08-02 19:34:45 · answer #8 · answered by ssgtusmc3013 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It's really long.
2006-08-02 19:20:02 · answer #9 · answered by Like Glue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's cool
2006-08-02 19:23:37 · answer #10 · answered by dani 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋