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January 24, 2011 at 10:30 AM #658579January 24, 2011 at 11:46 AM #657454bearishgurlParticipant
[quote=bubba99]And here we are, 50 years later still fighting the war on drugs. No end or victory in sight. All we have done lately is move the Narco-terrorists from Columbia to right next door on the border with Mexico.
IMHO, soon the border wars will spill into the south western US. I cant wait to hear the rhetoric on why a shooting war in the south west is better than little Johnnie snorting bath salts.[/quote]
bubba, it’s already there. Just start driving east on I-8 and later connect with I-10 in AZ and head towards El Paso, TX. You will find several time-consuming Border Patrol/INS/Customs “checkpoints” in both directions. Even if you are sporting a “US license plate,” if you or your passengers even give the appearance of having “1/8 or more Hispanic” blood in them, better to have all your papers handy, including passports (if US, can be expired), “green” card, Sentri-Pass, work permits, etc. These are fairly large temporary installations set up with trailers, dogs, bright lights, “secondary” sections, holding areas, and “Homeland Security” personnel from several agencies. Two in CA, 2-3 in AZ, 2 in NM and 1 in TX, that I am aware of (having stayed on I-10 in TX and thus drove away from the border). I have no doubt that there are now 5-6 of these stations on the TX/MX border.
A state-issued “Driver-License” often won’t cut it (depending on the driver’s “appearance”). These stations do NOT have license-plate scanners like those on I-5 and I-15 just north of SD. These detainments into “secondary” appear to be based upon appearance of drivers/passengers who don’t have proper identification in their possession.
Conversely, if you are a “Caucasian or Asian-looking” foreign driver who has a US-issued driver’s license driving a vehicle with a US-issued plate and you do not speak with a noticeable accent, you can probably pass thru these checkpoints with no problems.
Unfortunately, this is just the way it is :={
January 24, 2011 at 11:46 AM #657515bearishgurlParticipant[quote=bubba99]And here we are, 50 years later still fighting the war on drugs. No end or victory in sight. All we have done lately is move the Narco-terrorists from Columbia to right next door on the border with Mexico.
IMHO, soon the border wars will spill into the south western US. I cant wait to hear the rhetoric on why a shooting war in the south west is better than little Johnnie snorting bath salts.[/quote]
bubba, it’s already there. Just start driving east on I-8 and later connect with I-10 in AZ and head towards El Paso, TX. You will find several time-consuming Border Patrol/INS/Customs “checkpoints” in both directions. Even if you are sporting a “US license plate,” if you or your passengers even give the appearance of having “1/8 or more Hispanic” blood in them, better to have all your papers handy, including passports (if US, can be expired), “green” card, Sentri-Pass, work permits, etc. These are fairly large temporary installations set up with trailers, dogs, bright lights, “secondary” sections, holding areas, and “Homeland Security” personnel from several agencies. Two in CA, 2-3 in AZ, 2 in NM and 1 in TX, that I am aware of (having stayed on I-10 in TX and thus drove away from the border). I have no doubt that there are now 5-6 of these stations on the TX/MX border.
A state-issued “Driver-License” often won’t cut it (depending on the driver’s “appearance”). These stations do NOT have license-plate scanners like those on I-5 and I-15 just north of SD. These detainments into “secondary” appear to be based upon appearance of drivers/passengers who don’t have proper identification in their possession.
Conversely, if you are a “Caucasian or Asian-looking” foreign driver who has a US-issued driver’s license driving a vehicle with a US-issued plate and you do not speak with a noticeable accent, you can probably pass thru these checkpoints with no problems.
Unfortunately, this is just the way it is :={
January 24, 2011 at 11:46 AM #658117bearishgurlParticipant[quote=bubba99]And here we are, 50 years later still fighting the war on drugs. No end or victory in sight. All we have done lately is move the Narco-terrorists from Columbia to right next door on the border with Mexico.
IMHO, soon the border wars will spill into the south western US. I cant wait to hear the rhetoric on why a shooting war in the south west is better than little Johnnie snorting bath salts.[/quote]
bubba, it’s already there. Just start driving east on I-8 and later connect with I-10 in AZ and head towards El Paso, TX. You will find several time-consuming Border Patrol/INS/Customs “checkpoints” in both directions. Even if you are sporting a “US license plate,” if you or your passengers even give the appearance of having “1/8 or more Hispanic” blood in them, better to have all your papers handy, including passports (if US, can be expired), “green” card, Sentri-Pass, work permits, etc. These are fairly large temporary installations set up with trailers, dogs, bright lights, “secondary” sections, holding areas, and “Homeland Security” personnel from several agencies. Two in CA, 2-3 in AZ, 2 in NM and 1 in TX, that I am aware of (having stayed on I-10 in TX and thus drove away from the border). I have no doubt that there are now 5-6 of these stations on the TX/MX border.
A state-issued “Driver-License” often won’t cut it (depending on the driver’s “appearance”). These stations do NOT have license-plate scanners like those on I-5 and I-15 just north of SD. These detainments into “secondary” appear to be based upon appearance of drivers/passengers who don’t have proper identification in their possession.
Conversely, if you are a “Caucasian or Asian-looking” foreign driver who has a US-issued driver’s license driving a vehicle with a US-issued plate and you do not speak with a noticeable accent, you can probably pass thru these checkpoints with no problems.
Unfortunately, this is just the way it is :={
January 24, 2011 at 11:46 AM #658256bearishgurlParticipant[quote=bubba99]And here we are, 50 years later still fighting the war on drugs. No end or victory in sight. All we have done lately is move the Narco-terrorists from Columbia to right next door on the border with Mexico.
IMHO, soon the border wars will spill into the south western US. I cant wait to hear the rhetoric on why a shooting war in the south west is better than little Johnnie snorting bath salts.[/quote]
bubba, it’s already there. Just start driving east on I-8 and later connect with I-10 in AZ and head towards El Paso, TX. You will find several time-consuming Border Patrol/INS/Customs “checkpoints” in both directions. Even if you are sporting a “US license plate,” if you or your passengers even give the appearance of having “1/8 or more Hispanic” blood in them, better to have all your papers handy, including passports (if US, can be expired), “green” card, Sentri-Pass, work permits, etc. These are fairly large temporary installations set up with trailers, dogs, bright lights, “secondary” sections, holding areas, and “Homeland Security” personnel from several agencies. Two in CA, 2-3 in AZ, 2 in NM and 1 in TX, that I am aware of (having stayed on I-10 in TX and thus drove away from the border). I have no doubt that there are now 5-6 of these stations on the TX/MX border.
A state-issued “Driver-License” often won’t cut it (depending on the driver’s “appearance”). These stations do NOT have license-plate scanners like those on I-5 and I-15 just north of SD. These detainments into “secondary” appear to be based upon appearance of drivers/passengers who don’t have proper identification in their possession.
Conversely, if you are a “Caucasian or Asian-looking” foreign driver who has a US-issued driver’s license driving a vehicle with a US-issued plate and you do not speak with a noticeable accent, you can probably pass thru these checkpoints with no problems.
Unfortunately, this is just the way it is :={
January 24, 2011 at 11:46 AM #658584bearishgurlParticipant[quote=bubba99]And here we are, 50 years later still fighting the war on drugs. No end or victory in sight. All we have done lately is move the Narco-terrorists from Columbia to right next door on the border with Mexico.
IMHO, soon the border wars will spill into the south western US. I cant wait to hear the rhetoric on why a shooting war in the south west is better than little Johnnie snorting bath salts.[/quote]
bubba, it’s already there. Just start driving east on I-8 and later connect with I-10 in AZ and head towards El Paso, TX. You will find several time-consuming Border Patrol/INS/Customs “checkpoints” in both directions. Even if you are sporting a “US license plate,” if you or your passengers even give the appearance of having “1/8 or more Hispanic” blood in them, better to have all your papers handy, including passports (if US, can be expired), “green” card, Sentri-Pass, work permits, etc. These are fairly large temporary installations set up with trailers, dogs, bright lights, “secondary” sections, holding areas, and “Homeland Security” personnel from several agencies. Two in CA, 2-3 in AZ, 2 in NM and 1 in TX, that I am aware of (having stayed on I-10 in TX and thus drove away from the border). I have no doubt that there are now 5-6 of these stations on the TX/MX border.
A state-issued “Driver-License” often won’t cut it (depending on the driver’s “appearance”). These stations do NOT have license-plate scanners like those on I-5 and I-15 just north of SD. These detainments into “secondary” appear to be based upon appearance of drivers/passengers who don’t have proper identification in their possession.
Conversely, if you are a “Caucasian or Asian-looking” foreign driver who has a US-issued driver’s license driving a vehicle with a US-issued plate and you do not speak with a noticeable accent, you can probably pass thru these checkpoints with no problems.
Unfortunately, this is just the way it is :={
January 24, 2011 at 12:27 PM #657464no_such_realityParticipant[quote=bearishgurl]
Conversely, if you are a “Caucasian or Asian-looking” foreign driver who has a US-issued driver’s license driving a vehicle with a US-issued plate and you do not speak with a noticeable accent, you can probably pass thru these checkpoints with no problems.Unfortunately, this is just the way it is :={[/quote]
Profiling is good.
Honestly, profiling is good. Profiling only is a problem when profiling becomes blinders.
Now, what percentage of illegal alien traffic coming over the southern border is Asian/Anglo-white?
It’s a circular argument to say the system is biased if it catches 90% of one ethnic group if in reality, the ethnic group is 90% of the violators.
January 24, 2011 at 12:27 PM #657525no_such_realityParticipant[quote=bearishgurl]
Conversely, if you are a “Caucasian or Asian-looking” foreign driver who has a US-issued driver’s license driving a vehicle with a US-issued plate and you do not speak with a noticeable accent, you can probably pass thru these checkpoints with no problems.Unfortunately, this is just the way it is :={[/quote]
Profiling is good.
Honestly, profiling is good. Profiling only is a problem when profiling becomes blinders.
Now, what percentage of illegal alien traffic coming over the southern border is Asian/Anglo-white?
It’s a circular argument to say the system is biased if it catches 90% of one ethnic group if in reality, the ethnic group is 90% of the violators.
January 24, 2011 at 12:27 PM #658127no_such_realityParticipant[quote=bearishgurl]
Conversely, if you are a “Caucasian or Asian-looking” foreign driver who has a US-issued driver’s license driving a vehicle with a US-issued plate and you do not speak with a noticeable accent, you can probably pass thru these checkpoints with no problems.Unfortunately, this is just the way it is :={[/quote]
Profiling is good.
Honestly, profiling is good. Profiling only is a problem when profiling becomes blinders.
Now, what percentage of illegal alien traffic coming over the southern border is Asian/Anglo-white?
It’s a circular argument to say the system is biased if it catches 90% of one ethnic group if in reality, the ethnic group is 90% of the violators.
January 24, 2011 at 12:27 PM #658266no_such_realityParticipant[quote=bearishgurl]
Conversely, if you are a “Caucasian or Asian-looking” foreign driver who has a US-issued driver’s license driving a vehicle with a US-issued plate and you do not speak with a noticeable accent, you can probably pass thru these checkpoints with no problems.Unfortunately, this is just the way it is :={[/quote]
Profiling is good.
Honestly, profiling is good. Profiling only is a problem when profiling becomes blinders.
Now, what percentage of illegal alien traffic coming over the southern border is Asian/Anglo-white?
It’s a circular argument to say the system is biased if it catches 90% of one ethnic group if in reality, the ethnic group is 90% of the violators.
January 24, 2011 at 12:27 PM #658594no_such_realityParticipant[quote=bearishgurl]
Conversely, if you are a “Caucasian or Asian-looking” foreign driver who has a US-issued driver’s license driving a vehicle with a US-issued plate and you do not speak with a noticeable accent, you can probably pass thru these checkpoints with no problems.Unfortunately, this is just the way it is :={[/quote]
Profiling is good.
Honestly, profiling is good. Profiling only is a problem when profiling becomes blinders.
Now, what percentage of illegal alien traffic coming over the southern border is Asian/Anglo-white?
It’s a circular argument to say the system is biased if it catches 90% of one ethnic group if in reality, the ethnic group is 90% of the violators.
January 24, 2011 at 12:43 PM #657469UCGalParticipantI don’t think they should ban them. But if you act badly on them the charges should include “under the influence”.
Let darwinism work. If idiots want to fry themselves with bath salts – let them.
You ask why a doper snorting bath salts is your problem… It’s only your problem if you let it be your problem. I choose to ignore the issue. It’s not my problem unless I want to snort bath salts.
January 24, 2011 at 12:43 PM #657530UCGalParticipantI don’t think they should ban them. But if you act badly on them the charges should include “under the influence”.
Let darwinism work. If idiots want to fry themselves with bath salts – let them.
You ask why a doper snorting bath salts is your problem… It’s only your problem if you let it be your problem. I choose to ignore the issue. It’s not my problem unless I want to snort bath salts.
January 24, 2011 at 12:43 PM #658132UCGalParticipantI don’t think they should ban them. But if you act badly on them the charges should include “under the influence”.
Let darwinism work. If idiots want to fry themselves with bath salts – let them.
You ask why a doper snorting bath salts is your problem… It’s only your problem if you let it be your problem. I choose to ignore the issue. It’s not my problem unless I want to snort bath salts.
January 24, 2011 at 12:43 PM #658271UCGalParticipantI don’t think they should ban them. But if you act badly on them the charges should include “under the influence”.
Let darwinism work. If idiots want to fry themselves with bath salts – let them.
You ask why a doper snorting bath salts is your problem… It’s only your problem if you let it be your problem. I choose to ignore the issue. It’s not my problem unless I want to snort bath salts.
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