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11/18/01

Dear American Patrol,

I just wanted to take a moment to let you know that immigration enforcement in Missouri is almost non-existent. As a law enforcement officer who regularly has contact with INS Special Agents in Missouri. I was amazed to find out that 24 agents are responsible to cover the entirety of the entire State, and some of those agents have areas of responsibility located in Kansas.

In recent conversations with those agents I was told that almost 13000 visitors with final destinations in Missouri and Kansas have yet to depart the United States, and are considered to be illegally present in the United States. I truly believe that this is the real concern of the American people: Those that enter lawfully and never depart.

When will the INS wake up and smell the coffee. FAA openly admitted that they did not have the resources to accomplish the mission. Why will the INS not do the same? Interior enforcement is lacking, so let's put more people on the border.
Typical knee-jerk reaction.

Thank you
Trevor P.