The Latest "Catch & Release" Outrage
Based on the following report, will Californians love their candidate Janet Napolitano even more to head up their University education system. More drugs! As head of DHS, she is responsible for the policies leading to "Up to 60 drug smuggler a month being released."
Gary Bauer, Contributing Author: One of the issues that derailed a major immigration reform effort during the Bush Administration was public outrage over "catch and release" programs. Rather than prosecuting illegal immigrants who were caught entering the country, they were simply released on the streets with an order to show up in court. Catch and release demonstrated how ineffective U.S. border security measures were.
Thanks to the Obama Administration, catch and release is back, but with a new twist. This time it's not illegal immigrants, but drug smugglers, who are being caught and released.
Last week CBS News reported that federal officials "generally won't prosecute traffickers moving less than 150 pounds of marijuana." According to one Border Patrol agent, as many as 60 drug smugglers a month are caught and let go. Often times, "federal agents are stuck giving smugglers a ride to the nearest bus stop."
Many local border communities don't have the resources to prosecute every drug smuggler who is intercepted. So the federal government stepped in and provided more than $30 million in support.
But evidently prosecuting drug smugglers is not a priority for the Obama Administration. CBS reported that funding for prosecutions has dropped to $5 million this year, and "There's no money in the White House budget request for next year." And that is why they are being released.
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Gary Bauer is is a conservative family values advocate and serves as president of American Values and chairman of the Campaign for Working Families. Bauer was a former Republican presidential candidate and served as President Ronald Reagan’s domestic policy adviser.
Tags: Catch and Release, drug smugglers, released, border control, Obama Administration, DHS, border cities, To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
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| Border Patrol agent said: Up to 60 drug smugglers a month being released. |
Thanks to the Obama Administration, catch and release is back, but with a new twist. This time it's not illegal immigrants, but drug smugglers, who are being caught and released.
Last week CBS News reported that federal officials "generally won't prosecute traffickers moving less than 150 pounds of marijuana." According to one Border Patrol agent, as many as 60 drug smugglers a month are caught and let go. Often times, "federal agents are stuck giving smugglers a ride to the nearest bus stop."
Many local border communities don't have the resources to prosecute every drug smuggler who is intercepted. So the federal government stepped in and provided more than $30 million in support.
But evidently prosecuting drug smugglers is not a priority for the Obama Administration. CBS reported that funding for prosecutions has dropped to $5 million this year, and "There's no money in the White House budget request for next year." And that is why they are being released.
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Gary Bauer is is a conservative family values advocate and serves as president of American Values and chairman of the Campaign for Working Families. Bauer was a former Republican presidential candidate and served as President Ronald Reagan’s domestic policy adviser.
Tags: Catch and Release, drug smugglers, released, border control, Obama Administration, DHS, border cities, To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
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