June 08, 2005

OTMs on MSM radar

For some reason, OTMs ("Other Than Mexicans") are now on the MSM's perspicacious radar screen.

The AZ Daily Star combines their own reporting with the AP's reporting to create "Entrants not from Mexico big concern".

The L.A. Daily News' Washington Bureau offers "Most illegal aliens freed on bail, own recognizance".

Neither of those reports have much new to report, but if you aren't familiar with this issue they're worth a look.

UPDATE: There's yet another roundup in "Non-Mexican migrants swamp immigration, border agencies".

Unlike the other reports, there's actually news in "Release of non-Mexican illegals questioned":

...three U.S. senators Tuesday pressed federal officials to stem the flow by halting the routine release of thousands of non-Mexican illegal immigrants every month by the Border Patrol.

"Tell me what we can do and what it would cost," asked Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala...

"There is a vision, and it's already started," responded Wesley Lee, the acting director of Detention and Removal at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Lee, like Border Patrol chief David Aguilar, touted a program of "expedited removal" that puts illegal immigrants on a fast track for deportation...

Expedited removal is only used in the Tucson and Laredo sectors, not in the other seven along the border.

Posted to Immigration2005a at June 8, 2005 01:53 PM

Comments

This demonstrates traitorous irresponsibility on the part of the government that, years after 9-11, they do not have facilities sufficient to handle all the deportees. It is deliberate damage to the citizenry, and to the constitutional requirement to defend the states from foreign aggressors.

Posted by: John S Bolton at June 9, 2005 12:57 AM

"facilities sufficient to handle all the deportees"

Given the numbers we're talking about, this may be asking too much. This is why it makes sense to do something to decrease the number of people trying to come here, e.g. not offering those already here illegally amnesty, and in general enforcing the law, including against employers. Word would get around.

Posted by: eh at June 9, 2005 08:49 AM