Post by 101ABN on Aug 3, 2005 6:02:18 GMT -8
Border Patrol Secrets
By Thomas J. Fitton
August 2, 2005
According to explosive documents uncovered by Judicial Watch, at a time when the United States faces an illegal immigration crisis and a war on terrorism, Bush administration officials directed Border Patrol agents to mislead the American people by withholding information about a marked increase in illegal immigration caused by President Bush's immigration agenda.
"Do not talk about amnesty, increase in apprehensions, or give comparisons of past immigration reform proposals."
"Do not provide statistics on apprehension spikes or past amnesty data."
This is what Border Patrol agents were told in a remarkable January 2004 memo obtained by Judicial Watch in May 2005, entitled "White House Approved Talking Points." At the time the memo was crafted, President Bush had just announced a new "temporary worker program" (to read, amnesty) for illegal immigrants. If the president's initiative was to have negative repercussions, Bush administration officials seemingly reasoned, the public must not know.
This is hardly the stuff of open, honest and responsible government.
Full article here:
www.gopusa.com/commentary/guest/2005/tjf_08021.shtml
If this doesn't piss you off...
By Thomas J. Fitton
August 2, 2005
According to explosive documents uncovered by Judicial Watch, at a time when the United States faces an illegal immigration crisis and a war on terrorism, Bush administration officials directed Border Patrol agents to mislead the American people by withholding information about a marked increase in illegal immigration caused by President Bush's immigration agenda.
"Do not talk about amnesty, increase in apprehensions, or give comparisons of past immigration reform proposals."
"Do not provide statistics on apprehension spikes or past amnesty data."
This is what Border Patrol agents were told in a remarkable January 2004 memo obtained by Judicial Watch in May 2005, entitled "White House Approved Talking Points." At the time the memo was crafted, President Bush had just announced a new "temporary worker program" (to read, amnesty) for illegal immigrants. If the president's initiative was to have negative repercussions, Bush administration officials seemingly reasoned, the public must not know.
This is hardly the stuff of open, honest and responsible government.
Full article here:
www.gopusa.com/commentary/guest/2005/tjf_08021.shtml
If this doesn't piss you off...