Full(er) video at link.NEW: Tense exchange between @CBP agents & @USBPChief today in Laredo—Chief Ortiz says they signed up for this job. Agent says, “For evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing… Good men are doing nothing. You’re allowing illegal aliens to be dropped off in communities…”
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This is likely to continue to be a big topic in the pootsphere and beyond, so here is a place to talk some CBP. Let's start with an internal video.
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Sounds like someone who shouldn’t be in law enforcement and of course is drawn to it.
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What is the basis of their dispute? I couldn't really tell from the video, Google searches only turned up articles that were no more recent than February and the Twitter thread didn't provide much background. Would anyone have a link they could refer me to for more info?
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Since the the tweet & video are from January and it's not become a bigger story, my guess is it's just the usual tension between the nazis, the fascists, & the kkklansmen who inhabit the CBP over whose brand of virulent racism is the correct brand of virulent racism.
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Ah, that explains a bit then. I saw several articles from January, but since I (I know, I know) assumed it was recent footage, I didn't check them any further. Thanks for clearing that up for me!Estiveo wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:45 am Since the the tweet & video are from January and it's not become a bigger story, my guess is it's just the usual tension between the nazis, the fascists, & the kkklansmen who inhabit the CBP over whose brand of virulent racism is the correct brand of virulent racism.
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Arizona Sheriff's Association Expresses No Confidence in Magnus as CBP Commissioner
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That no confidence vote and a couple of bucks will get them a couple of bucks worth of bubblegum, tho.
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https://twitter.com/bpunion/status/1614262950885494787
NBPC: National Border Patrol Council, AFGE, AFL/CIO - Official Union of the U.S. Border Patrol - Funded and Administered by BP AgentsBorder Patrol Union - NBPC @BPUnion wrote: Never in our wildest dreams did we think Biden would be this bad.
We thought he would be a disaster, but nowhere near the epic tsunami of record-setting death, misery and destruction he’s turned out to be.
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one of the comments:
Bless your heart, childHe has been an abject failure as POTUS. As much as Trump was criticized by the Left, we had a booming economy, energy independence, and the Southern Border was secured.
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With folks like that, I prefer Luke Skywalker: "Amazing. Every word of what you just said was wrong."
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Nazis have a union? Who would have thunk it!raison de arizona wrote: ↑Sat Jan 14, 2023 11:53 pm https://twitter.com/bpunion/status/1614262950885494787NBPC: National Border Patrol Council, AFGE, AFL/CIO - Official Union of the U.S. Border Patrol - Funded and Administered by BP AgentsBorder Patrol Union - NBPC @BPUnion wrote: Never in our wildest dreams did we think Biden would be this bad.
We thought he would be a disaster, but nowhere near the epic tsunami of record-setting death, misery and destruction he’s turned out to be.
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Not sure which is more appalling, Border Patrol or Secret Service.
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an outsiders observation:
Police have the US flag with a blue line replacing one of the white strips as their *brotherhood" / union symbol. I find it strange that police are allowed to have that symbol on their uniform while on duty. Also too many police stations dsplay that symbol in public.
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Police have the US flag with a blue line replacing one of the white strips as their *brotherhood" / union symbol. I find it strange that police are allowed to have that symbol on their uniform while on duty. Also too many police stations dsplay that symbol in public.
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In a warzone you need to display your gang colours.RTH10260 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 11:24 pm an outsiders observation:
Police have the US flag with a blue line replacing one of the white strips as their *brotherhood" / union symbol. I find it strange that police are allowed to have that symbol on their uniform while on duty. Also too many police stations dsplay that symbol in public.
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But, but... I've been told that when Biden took office we opened the borders?
Also, who is smuggling Fentanyl?Acyn @Acyn wrote: Frost: When President Biden took office, did your agents stop enforcing the border and just allow everyone to come in thus creating what we hear is an open border.
Chavez: The answer is no
Acyn @Acyn wrote: Garcia: The nonpartisan government accountability office found 90% of fentanyl border seizures occur at legal border crossings and 91% of drug seizures are from US citizens.
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This (real btw) account is one of the worst on Twitter, they constantly post complete trash. This one made me yell at the screen though, for the sheer false equivalent inanity.
https://twitter.com/BPUnion/status/1626 ... 74241?s=20
Now, one could make the argument, were one not a complete doorknob like these folks, that one could be against illegal immigration, but for legal immigration of the people in question. Which would be a thing. But it isn't because they are not. If the shoe fits and all.
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Being against illegal immigration makes you "anti-immigrant" in way that being against bank robbery makes you "ANTI-ROBBERY". Ya doorknob!Border Patrol Union - NBPC @BPUnion wrote: Being against illegal immigration does not make you "anti-immigrant" any more than being against bank robbery makes you "anti-bank".
Don't let radical leftists get away with falsely labeling you to silence you. It's all they have and it's what they're best at.
Now, one could make the argument, were one not a complete doorknob like these folks, that one could be against illegal immigration, but for legal immigration of the people in question. Which would be a thing. But it isn't because they are not. If the shoe fits and all.
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I think the distinction goes away when you are also behind the rules regarding what is and is not illegal.raison de arizona wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 2:11 pm Now, one could make the argument, were one not a complete doorknob like these folks, that one could be against illegal immigration, but for legal immigration of the people in question. Which would be a thing. But it isn't because they are not. If the shoe fits and all.
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True, they decry a broken system, but refuse to participate in fixing it.neeneko wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 3:02 pmI think the distinction goes away when you are also behind the rules regarding what is and is not illegal.raison de arizona wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 2:11 pm Now, one could make the argument, were one not a complete doorknob like these folks, that one could be against illegal immigration, but for legal immigration of the people in question. Which would be a thing. But it isn't because they are not. If the shoe fits and all.
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They are too busy breaking it. Take the whole drama over refugees... they are required by law to hear applicants, but by putting the centres inside and inaccessible, the only way to exercise their legal right is to cross illegally. Be wary of anyone proposing solutions to problems their political career depends on getting worse.raison de arizona wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 3:07 pm True, they decry a broken system, but refuse to participate in fixing it.
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Border Patrol is doing citizenship checks on... I-95 in Florida. Is that a heavy human smuggling corridor or something? Seems to me like the Border Patrol might have bigger fish to fry right now, but what do I know?
PoliticsVerse 🇺🇸 @PoliticsVerse wrote: WATCH: A woman on I-95 in Florida gets pulled over at a Customs and Border Protection checkpoint, despite the fact that Florida does not share a physical border with any other country.
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Vice (in 2022): A Tiny Tourist Island Off the Coast of Florida Is a Human Smuggling Hub:raison de arizona wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 6:22 pm Border Patrol is doing citizenship checks on... I-95 in Florida. Is that a heavy human smuggling corridor or something?
Miami is the unofficial capital of Central America. Lotsa of trafficking (and not just humans) through there. Thousands of Cubans, Haitians, etc., annually attempt to make the journey.Bimini, which is just over 50 miles from the Florida coast, is at the heart of the flow of undocumented migrants.
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thx bob, I had no idea Bimini was a smuggling hub. very interesting
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The US has that law that says:raison de arizona wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 6:22 pm Border Patrol is doing citizenship checks on... I-95 in Florida. Is that a heavy human smuggling corridor or something? Seems to me like the Border Patrol might have bigger fish to fry right now, but what do I know?
https://twitter.com/PoliticsVerse/statu ... 79481?s=20PoliticsVerse 🇺🇸 @PoliticsVerse wrote: WATCH: A woman on I-95 in Florida gets pulled over at a Customs and Border Protection checkpoint, despite the fact that Florida does not share a physical border with any other country.
Sea shore line is a border to any country., federal regulations give U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) authority to operate within 100 miles of any U.S. "external boundary." In this 100-mile zone, Border Patrol agents have certain additional authorities. For instance, Border Patrol can operate immigration checkpoints.
https://www.aclu.org/other/constitution ... order-zone