Jesse Jaymes
WKR
Like most I am frustrated by social media, politics and news. So as someone "in the know" on pretty much everything Border, I'd like to take the opportunity to answer and debunk questions about Border issues. May be no interest, but I see very little truth in what I read in ANY media source and it's common for people to Parrott the misinformation, which is often very, very far off.
A few quick "facts"
In over 22 years of experience on both the Northern and Southern Border......never put a "kid" in a cage or detained anyone in the dog kennel type enclosure often shown on the news. I've not personally witnessed the miskeeping or housing of adults or children. EVER. Actually pretty well cared for. Some issues arise due to over crowding. We do NOT have an answer at the moment for that. If a station was designed and built to house/process 100 people and you are overrun with 300 it creates a situation that is Less than Ideal. Medical staff is generally present 24/7 now. The child that died in Border Patrol custody was taken to professional medical care TWICE and released. This is FACT. The other in custody death was an infant, who was born in the desert with no medical attention and brought across a few weeks after birth. Medical checks were conducted hourly (and documented), then after a few hours in custody the infants condition went "0-60" in an hour.
In my personal experience.....the majority of "illegals" in the US are NOT Visa Overstays. Visa Overstays are somewhat rare and generally NOT from Mexico. Often B1/B2 "pleasure" visa from Africa or Europe then never leave. Confident in my experience to say this is completely false.
Fact: There are vast sections of The Wall already in place. Miles and Miles of it. The infrastructure generally stops when adverse topography is met ie, does not go over the mountains. This post stems from the thread on the subject of Wildlife vs the Wall. Speaking from very recent personal experience, the wildlife in SW Arizona is fine. The desert bighorns can come and go as they please. The few deer can pretty easily swap sides. The Sonoran Antelope....probably not so much. Same for tortoises. But our side is much much cleaner and much more Conservation conscious. Only a guess, but I think the little critters stand much better chances on our side for survival/recovery than the other.
Walls be defeated? Of course. Know first hand of many many hundred that dug UNDER the wall and entered. But it DOES make the detection and apprehension much much more certain. And it does funnel traffic to areas that are much more easily "monitored" by many methods. Preventing the vehicle incursions carrying large loads of humans or narcotics is the real goal. And a wall would work for that.
Agents think the wall is needed? Can't speak for all, but generally they all want and support the wall and firmly believe it's needed
Personally a bit touchy of the bravado of internet warriors who tout "Dopers around every corner" and "You better be packin'" blah blah blah. Generally the same type of people who are Bear Defense experts who live in Des Moines, Iowa. If you're on a Coues deer hunt, could you run into a dope train? Of course. Illegals? Probable. But dopers with AKs are not around every corner. There was a kat in the other thread who had some pics from the mountain of S AZ. Trash, lay up spots, spotter LP/OPs. All real. The dopers are kinda advanced. They don't want caught. Have hide sights, great coms, spotters, smoker groups to through off detection, etc. But I would strongly suspect this is in a corridor of 50-150 miles of Arizona.
Current "Family Groups"- In a group of say 200 illegals. It's almost to the penny, 100 adults with 100 children. A One to One ratio. From personal experience and being close to the culture south of the border......having only one child is not common. It's pretty easy to see that this is a ploy for preferential treatment/processing or whatever conspiracy you may want to create. But they are completely taking advantage of the current Laws or situations. It is fact that many of these "Children" are "recycled".
I'll attempt to answer any questions you may have . Realize I will most likely take a beating. And I may not have all the answers. Dealing with Immigration Law (which most people know VERY little) can be muddy at best. If I can't take the heat I'll bail and delete.
A few quick "facts"
In over 22 years of experience on both the Northern and Southern Border......never put a "kid" in a cage or detained anyone in the dog kennel type enclosure often shown on the news. I've not personally witnessed the miskeeping or housing of adults or children. EVER. Actually pretty well cared for. Some issues arise due to over crowding. We do NOT have an answer at the moment for that. If a station was designed and built to house/process 100 people and you are overrun with 300 it creates a situation that is Less than Ideal. Medical staff is generally present 24/7 now. The child that died in Border Patrol custody was taken to professional medical care TWICE and released. This is FACT. The other in custody death was an infant, who was born in the desert with no medical attention and brought across a few weeks after birth. Medical checks were conducted hourly (and documented), then after a few hours in custody the infants condition went "0-60" in an hour.
In my personal experience.....the majority of "illegals" in the US are NOT Visa Overstays. Visa Overstays are somewhat rare and generally NOT from Mexico. Often B1/B2 "pleasure" visa from Africa or Europe then never leave. Confident in my experience to say this is completely false.
Fact: There are vast sections of The Wall already in place. Miles and Miles of it. The infrastructure generally stops when adverse topography is met ie, does not go over the mountains. This post stems from the thread on the subject of Wildlife vs the Wall. Speaking from very recent personal experience, the wildlife in SW Arizona is fine. The desert bighorns can come and go as they please. The few deer can pretty easily swap sides. The Sonoran Antelope....probably not so much. Same for tortoises. But our side is much much cleaner and much more Conservation conscious. Only a guess, but I think the little critters stand much better chances on our side for survival/recovery than the other.
Walls be defeated? Of course. Know first hand of many many hundred that dug UNDER the wall and entered. But it DOES make the detection and apprehension much much more certain. And it does funnel traffic to areas that are much more easily "monitored" by many methods. Preventing the vehicle incursions carrying large loads of humans or narcotics is the real goal. And a wall would work for that.
Agents think the wall is needed? Can't speak for all, but generally they all want and support the wall and firmly believe it's needed
Personally a bit touchy of the bravado of internet warriors who tout "Dopers around every corner" and "You better be packin'" blah blah blah. Generally the same type of people who are Bear Defense experts who live in Des Moines, Iowa. If you're on a Coues deer hunt, could you run into a dope train? Of course. Illegals? Probable. But dopers with AKs are not around every corner. There was a kat in the other thread who had some pics from the mountain of S AZ. Trash, lay up spots, spotter LP/OPs. All real. The dopers are kinda advanced. They don't want caught. Have hide sights, great coms, spotters, smoker groups to through off detection, etc. But I would strongly suspect this is in a corridor of 50-150 miles of Arizona.
Current "Family Groups"- In a group of say 200 illegals. It's almost to the penny, 100 adults with 100 children. A One to One ratio. From personal experience and being close to the culture south of the border......having only one child is not common. It's pretty easy to see that this is a ploy for preferential treatment/processing or whatever conspiracy you may want to create. But they are completely taking advantage of the current Laws or situations. It is fact that many of these "Children" are "recycled".
I'll attempt to answer any questions you may have . Realize I will most likely take a beating. And I may not have all the answers. Dealing with Immigration Law (which most people know VERY little) can be muddy at best. If I can't take the heat I'll bail and delete.
