The Other Half Of The Problem

Immigration laws largely unenforced in nation's interior
Mason Stockstill, Staff Writer


Border Patrol agents have an unofficial adage about the undocumented immigrants they see crossing illegally into the United States. For each one they catch, they say, three more make it through unscathed. The agents aren’t to blame, said T.J. Bonner, president of the National Border Patrol Council. With so many migrants desperate for better lives, the tide of humanity simply overwhelms the agents.

"Blame our system," Bonner said. "Blame our system that allows people to cross the
border and get jobs here."

Once undocumented immigrants are in the country, the story changes. Since the vast majority of the Border Patrol’s resources are directly along the United States’ international borders, the question arises: Who’s enforcing immigration law in the nation’s interior?

The answer, in many ways, is no one.

I love the argument that we cannot afford to enforce these laws.

How can we afford not to?

h/t The Minuteman Blog


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