Parts of US-Mexico Border To Dangerous To Patrol

Last Friday Cochise County Arizona, Sheriff Larry Dever said in a taped interview with CNSNews that US CBP agents have been ordered to pull back from many areas of the border between Arizona and Mexico because it just to dangerous. Cochise County is one of four counties in the state of Arizona who's southern borders are contiguous with the US-Mexico border. Dever said that he knows this from speaking with Border Patrol agents patrolling in other areas of his county. A bewildered Dever told CNSNews during the video taped interview “now what kind of a message is that for crying out loud?” Dever a Cochise County native, has been in local law enforcement in the county for three decades and was elected county Sheriff in 1996. Dever also stressed that the Border Patrolmen are ready and willing to perform their duty of securing the border, but that CBP managers have determined that in “some places” it was just to dangerous, and they wanted to avoid the risk of an international incident, such as a cross border firefight. “Now I'm telling you, the agents, you give them a mission, you tell them what you want them to do, they will go and do it.” said Dever. “I mean, these guys for the most part are warriors, they are soldiers.” “Then you have middle management and upper management that says: No its to dangerous right there and we're going to cause an international incident if there's shooting across the line, back and forth,” “Well I say: Come, bring it on. Lets cause an international incident” said Dever.

Dever also said there were places where the Border Patrol had pulled back from the border in his county and in neighboring areas both in Arizona and New Mexico also.He was quick to point out that in Pinal County, 70 miles north of the border, the Bureau of Land Management has put up signs along a well known drug smuggling corridor to warn American citizens to stay away from the area because it is to dangerous, for them to be there. When provided with a transcript of Dever's statement about Border Patrol agents pulling back from parts of the border because its to dangerous. A CBP spokesperson said “There are areas down there in the Tucson sector where for officer safety reasons officers up on the line. However, we still have the means to detect illegal entry, whether its a sensor or a scoped vehicle. So the entry is detected, but the apprehension of the undocumented immigrant is not affected until they reach a safe area. This is article made available courtesy of CNSNews.Com