Border towns are in a bind as Federal gov now wants local police to act as immigration enforcement while protecting their towns, busting drug deals, catching speeders, chasing criminals through yards, saving kitties in trees and so on. Currently when apprehending someone that is illegal, they turn them over to Border Patrol because local prisons are already near capacity.
But again I say, Fed Gov has had how many years since 9/11 to build up Border Patrol but every year Congress (and sitting POTUS) gave them pennies in budget while boasting “we need to protect our nation.” – PB/TK
Arizona sheriff on enforcing new immigration guidelines: “We have our plate full” – CBS News February 24, 2017,
TUCSON, Ariz. — The White House has spelled out its new guidelines for attacking illegal immigration, but it’s still unclear how authorities will target and deport people who are living in the U.S. illegally. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans went directly to the front lines of the nation’s border wars to see how local law enforcement in Arizona is handling the issue.
The sheriff in Pima County is welcoming the president’s plan to immediately hire 5,000 more border patrol agents. But the White House is also asking for immigration enforcement on a local level. In Pima County, they say they’ve already got their hands full.
A man appeared – seemingly out of nowhere in the middle of the Arizona desert – and water was the first thing he pleaded for when he spotted deputy Karl Woolridge, second in command at the Pima County sheriff’s department.
The 24-year-old named Jesus told us he left his wife and young child in Mexico before crossing the border on Monday to look for work in the U.S. He admitted it was at least the second time he’s entered the country illegally. He walked roughly 60 miles from the border, through the barren desert, before flagging down deputy Woolridge. He said he’d had no water for four days.
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