Take Laredo, Texas. There are 12 lanes IN to the USA and 6 lanes OUT to Mexico. Every person coming IN faces a federal agent. Every bus is emptied. Every bag checked by dog or X-ray. In contrast, there are only 2 local policemen to check all OUT bound 6 traffic lanes. Thus, virtually nobody and few vehicles are checked for weapons or other contraband. We turn a blind eye to who and what goes south.
Over the last four years, here was an average of only 183 weapon seizures for each year for ALL federal ports along the South-western border. The estimate is that less than 1 percent of the guns going south were seized.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napoliano plans to deply more license plate scanners, more temporary teams and more X-ray machines. The police in Laredo say only an around-the-clock presence will make a real difference.
What can/should border states do? Don’t hold your breath for Homeland Security to get its act together.
The above based on article in The Wall Street Journal, Friday, April 17, 2009 written by Cam Simpson
written by Cameorn Jackson www.freedomOK.net/wordpress
