BORDER NEWS WATCH
News links for 8-17-2014 to 8-21-2014
Marijuana black market boom in CO...
California's Economic Collision Course: Immigration and
Water
Center for Immigration Studies – Immigration Opinions
8/17/2014
New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 8/18/14
Poll: Hispanics, Blacks Call for Tighter Borders, Access to
Illegals' Jobs
2011 Intel Report Warned: ‘Rio Grande River Can Easily Be
Breached by Smugglers on Foot’
Child Refugees? No, They’re Stealing Our Country
Illicit Medicines Made Up the Bulk of Seizures by Customs
Enforcement Agencies Worldwide
Disease outbreak worries put pressure on US customs officers
Education Dept: Unaccompanied migrant children entitled to
US education
$1.6 million in drugs seized at AZ borders in 6 days
Hand Grenades becoming key weapon in cartel's arsenals, say
authorities
Mexican Drug Cartels Taking Advantage of Obama’s DREAM
Amnesty to Smuggle Grenades - Here is a comment on
this article from a very well-informed retired Federal LEO - "No military
grade hand grenades have been used on the USA side of the border in connection
with the narco-cartel trafficking situation, in the
recent past. There have been a number of instances, over the past decade
or so, inside Mexico, including some spots near the border. I mentioned
last week the arrest of a Mexican national by Mexican authorities, who was in
possession of a military grade hand grenade. That arrest occurred in
Nogales, Son., Mexico.
A few years ago, a hand
grenade was tossed onto the grounds of the U.S. Consulate, in Cd. Juarez, Chih., Mexico.
No injuries were incurred. However, around that same time, three
individuals with connections to the U.S. Consulate, including a Consular
Officer, were gunned down on the streets of Juarez.
Mexico has at least two
manufacturing plants that I know of whose combined annual output / production
of "live" M2A1 "pineapple" hand grenades --for Mex Mil purposes-- is over 1.5 million.
During a gunrunning
summit hosted in Mexico, the Government of Mexico (GOM) authorities had table
after table of seized weapons on display. Many were gold plated, engraved
AK-47s and pearl handled, diamond studded Colt .45 semi-auto pistols. Typical "bling" for a Mexican
cartel member. The GOM was attempting to claim that the guns were
"trafficked" from the USA.
One table contained a
box containing dozens of hand grenades. I picked one up and read the ID
stamp on the underside of the "spoon" (the spring-loaded piece that
flips off, once the pin is release, thus igniting the fuse). It
said: "Hecho en Mexico." That's
when did my research, and learned that the GOM
manufactures its grenades for SEDENA (MEX MIL) using the legacy design/molds of
the old US MIL "pineapple" styled hand grenade. Evidently, when
we stopped making those "old fashioned" (WWII and Korea) grenades, we
sold or gave the right to manufacture them to Mexico. How sweet!
The grenades in the
hands of the Mexican cartels are predominantly supplied from stolen / black
market GOM SEDENA stock. No surprise, as that is where most of their
automatic, high power weaponry comes from. Don't forget, when the violent
gang (now labeled "cartel") known as the Zetas was formed, they
originally were made of up an entirely military (airborne infantry) unit that
"went dirty." They had been trained by our (USA) Special Forces
at Ft. Campbell. Their weapons and "connections" went with
them, presumably.
When one confronts a 3rd
World economic contiguous state such as Mexico, with rampant governmental
corruption, this is what you get. A national government
that is in bed with the cartels, and blames the USA for their behavior.
Excuse me, the USA may have an epidemic recreational drug dependency issue, but
we didn't force the Mexicans to be ruthless, corrupt, criminals. That is
a personal choice.
Makeshift grenades, such
as Molotov cocktails (combustibles in glass bottles, with a rag for a fuse)
have been, and are currently being used along the border. I especially
witnessed this tactic in the Yuma Sector, where the thugs used them to distract
or drive off the USBP units. Rocks, wrapped in cloth, and dipped in
gasoline, then tossed at BP Agents is another common "crude"
grenade."
Feds buy border fence for nowhere near Mexico
DHS: Kids crossing border drops by about half in July
Heavy pot use in teen years may predict disability
Lawmaker to protest Mexican president's visit because of US
Marine jailed in Mexico
Obama weighs executive action to bring 800,000 foreign
workers into USA...
Perry Says Terrorists Could Enter USA via Mexico...
Republican snubs Mexican prez for
holding U.S. Marine
Second wave of illegal border crossings expected this fall
VIDEO: ISIS threat fuels calls to secure Southern border
Texas marijuana farm a rare find near border
AZ Sheriff: ICE Doesn’t Verify the Legal Status of People
Turned Over to Them
New York judges to start hearing child-immigrant cases
Influx of Child Immigrants Strains Courts in Louisiana
CBP to Hire Additional Officers Nationwide
Unaccompanied Alien Children: A Processing Flow Chart
Man caught with more than $420K in suspected drug cash
Ousted chief accuses border agency of shooting cover-ups,
corruption
Why the White House Is Now Trying to Be Besties
with Big Business – Administrative
amnesty for cheap immigrant labor
More Illegal Immigrant Sex Offenders Arrested in Texas Amid Border Crisis
Buchanan: Obama Will Set Country 'On Fire' With Amnesty by
Labor Day...
Honduras, U.S. sign memorandum of cooperation
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Tweets Instructions for
'Trusted Traveler' Application... In Spanish
7 Harmful Side Effects Pot Legalization Has Caused in
Colorado
Marijuana vs. Scotch and a Low IQ
Federal Judge Orders Department of Justice to Release “Fast
& Furious” Documents
Nonimmigrant Admissions to the United States: 2013
Dem Politician: Grant Illegals Amnesty Or
They’ll Become Terrorists
Schools struggling to accomodate
Hispanic growth
Snake sightings on the rise, including more venomous Mojave
rattler
'Hypocritical' Mexico Slams Texas' Deployment of National
Guard on Border
Regulators push banks to rid casinos of money laundering
Customs and Border Protection: Immigrants found in back of
locked rental truck at checkpoint
The history of illegal immigration in the United States
US DOS ADVISORY – 8/21/2014 14:09 UTC:
The U.S. Dept. of State just renewed their travel advisory for Mexico,
including a warning for travel in the state of Sonora. The reason cited
was that kidnappings of U.S. citizens (USCs) in Mexico is
on the rise. So far this year, there have been 70 kidnappings of USCs.
There were 71 on record at Mexico-based U.S. consulates for last year.
Two hundred (200) USCs
have been murdered in Mexico since 2013. There have been over 100,000
known kidnappings in Mexico, since last year. They are currently
averaging about 100K per year.
Sonoyta, Son., Mexico (the highway to Rocky Pt.): A stash of
over 1,200 lbs. of marijuana was recovered by authorities. Several
individuals were seen running away, but nobody was captured. It appears
that they were staging to backpack the MJ across the line into the USA (Organ
Pipe Cactus Nat'l Monument area). Also in Sonoyta:
Three gunmen and one kidnap victim (still alive) captured after their vehicle
rolls over on the highway between Rocky Pt. (Pto. Penasco) and Sonoyta.
San Luis, Son, Mex: 33 yr. old male shot / wounded while traveling
on a street in a vehicle in the town of San Luis. Another vehicle drove
by and opened fire on his vehicle.
U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts Claims Drug Cartels Behind
Influx Of Central Americans
Drugs of Abuse – A DEA Resource Guide
Paul Ryan Suggests GOP Candidates in Midterms Should Run on
Giving Illegals Citizenship
‘A Lot of Communication’ Between ISIS, Mexican Cartels
Rick Perry: Under Obama, ‘We’ve
Been Retreating From the World Stage’
More than $4.6 million seized in illicit proceeds from
criminal organizations
Joint Chiefs Chair: ‘Open Borders and Immigration Issues’
Make ISIL ‘Immediate Threat’
Mexican President To Discuss
Immigration, Trade During California Visit
GUTIERREZ: 'Get Ready' for Executive Amnesty...
SHERIFF JOE: Obama Rewarding Criminals...
SESSIONS: 'Security Nightmare'...
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WESTERN AUTHOR: J.P.S. BROWN
J.P.S. Brown - Masterpieces of Fiction
Articles
about JPS Brown by Leo Banks: Tasty Serial and J.P.S. Brown's Last Stand
Wolves At Our Door a novel by J.P.S. Brown
Review of 'Wolves at Our Door' by Jon Shumaker
Article about J.P.S.
Brown by
Richard Grant
Articles about J.P.S.
Brown by Kathy McCrane
‘Guns across the Border’
one of ‘Best of 2013’
The Unarmed Truth: My Fight to Blow the Whistle and Expose
Fast and Furious by John Dodson
Fast and Furious: Barack
Obama's Bloodiest Scandal and the Shameless Cover-Up
Breakthrough: Our Guerilla War to Expose Fraud and Save
Democracy
Collusion: How the Media Stole the 2012 Election---and How
to Stop Them from Doing It in 2016
Disinformation: Former Spy Chief Reveals Secret Strategy for
Undermining Freedom, Attacking Religion, and Promoting Terrorism
The Reapers Line - Life and Death on the Mexican Border by Lee Morgan II
Very enjoyable read, and highly recommended for LEOs.
SIXTY MILES OF BORDER:
AN AMERICAN LAWMAN BATTLES DRUGS ON THE MEXICAN BORDER by Terry Kirkpatrick
The SHADOW CATCHER: A U.S.
AGENT INFILTRATES MEXICO'S DEADLY CRIME CARTELS by Hipolito
Acosta
Beneath the Same Sky: An
Interview with Author David Ramirez
Life Inside the Bubble: Why a
Top-Ranked Secret Service Agent Walked Away from It All
Raising a Jihadi Generation: Understanding the Muslim Brotherhood
Movement in America – Largely for law enforcement at all levels. Will open your eyes even
more.
OTHER READING TO CONSIDER:
The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA’s Clandestine Service by Henry A. Crumpton
Hard Measures: How Aggressive CIA Actions After 9/11 Saved American Lives by Jose A. Rodriguez
The Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower by Robert Baer
"Courting Disaster", How the
CIA Kept America Safe (Regnery) by
Marc Thiessen
No Easy Day by Mark Owen
2010 BOOK: Migra!: A History of the U.S. Border Patrol by Kelly Lytle Hernandez
Broken Borders, Broken Promises by Todd Staples
The Fence: National Security, Public Safety, and Illegal Immigration along the U.S.-Mexico Border – Robert Lee Meril
Border Insecurity – Why Big Money, Fences and Drones Aren’t Making Us Safer – Longmire Consulting
At what cost, America, “Cheap” Labor, Plentiful Drugs and Votes?
What crosses the border from ALL OVER THE WORLD, ends UP HERE.
Truly informed legislators/citizens make informed and intelligent decisions.
End of
Border News Watch 8-17-2014 to 8-21-2014