Stats Paint Dismal Picture of Southwest Border Security Under Biden’s ‘No-Deterrence’ Plan
Border Patrol agents are too busy processing aliens to stop the drugs now skipping the ports
By Andrew R. Arthur on July 15, 2022
Though CBP’s website does a poor job of disclosing the number of illegal migrants released into the United States, it contains other informative statistics from which the state of the Southwest border can be gleaned — assuming you know where to look. If you do look, however, beware, because you will see the dismal impact the human tsunami of illegal migrants at the U.S.-Mexico line has had on the Border Patrol’s ability to perform one of its core missions — stopping the flow of drugs.
Border Patrol Duties Do Not Match Its Staffing. According to CBP’s website, the agency’s mission is to, “Protect the American people, safeguard our borders, and enhance the nation’s economic prosperity.”
While carrying out that mission at the ports of entry is the duty of CBP officers (CBPOs) in the agency’s Office of Field Operations (OFO), between the ports, responsibility for “protecting the American people” and “safeguarding our borders” falls on Border Patrol agents.
Border Patrol’s “primary mission” is “to detect and prevent the illegal entry of individuals into the United States”, a fact that seems to have been lost on the investigators at CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility, who apparently believe “preventing illegal entry” is a crime.
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