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Wells Fargo joins with INS to advance Mexican takeover of California |
L.A. Times, November 8, 2001
12/5/01
Dear Sir:
My name is (withheld by AmericanPatrol.com). I am an Agent with the US Border Patrol in Arizona. I am outraged by a comment made by an INS spokesman from Los Angeles that appeared in one of the articles on the Americanpatrol.com website.
The comments were made by Tony Lew, an INS spokesman from Los Angeles. I cannot believe that someone that could make such moronic comments could be in a position as a spokesman for an agency of the Federal Government. He stated that "Our priorities (The INS) are to go after illegal immigrants involved in committing crime. If they are law-abiding citizens, we don't have the resources to go looking for them." Hello? Did something about the terrorist attacks of September 11th not rattle something in this individuals brains or the person whose comments he was speaking for?? These terrorists WERE law-abiding. That's why they cam in here LEGALLY and went undetected until it was too late!!! There's no distinguishing anymore between law-abiding and non-law abiding ILLEGAL ALIENS! The American people deserve better than this. What kind of message is this sending to would-be illegal border crossers getting ready to come into the United States or other illegal aliens or potential terrorists? Don't have a run-in with law enforcement and you should be fine and won't have a problem living in the country ILLEGALLY.
Its this type of mentality that is angering myself and all other INS employees. That is one of the main reasons why I cannot wait to leave this agency to find employment elsewhere. These comments of course are strictly personal in nature and have no official bearing of my employer, The Immigration and Naturalization Service. Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
MS