As border security expands, complaints of abuse rise among Americans

[mota bhai 2,675]

I darken very, very easily. An hour or two in the sun is all it takes. I guess no Texas for me.

[JohnR! 5,495]

I darken very, very easily. An hour or two in the sun is all it takes. I guess no Texas for me.

Stay above I-40 and shave off the accent.

[mota bhai 2,675]

I do a a decent long island guido accent. Would that work?

[Robby999 1,024]

Get you a Rick Perry sticker for our truck, a stetson, and a belt buckle this size of a frisbee and you should be safe.

[mota bhai 2,675]

I had to google Stetson

So I just looked in a map. I-40 goes through the panhandle. ####### isn't that supposed to be the worst part of Texas?

[JohnR! 5,495]

I had to google Stetson

So I just looked in a map. I-40 goes through the panhandle. ####### isn't that supposed to be the worst part of Texas?

Texas is the worst part of Texas.

[GandD 5,966]

Just like criminals here in the US, the illegal immigrant is given more rights and the border patrol is hamstrung by the adminstration as to what laws they can enforce and who is subject to those laws. I think it's basically the same bull our troops have to endure overseas by walking around hostile regions with unloaded weapons. I can see why their morale is low and many of them most likely think the job seems pointless and frustrating. It surprises me that people even apply for the job anymore.

I require proof that illegals and criminals have more rights.

[Robby999 1,024]

The best place in Texas to live is the exact center. That way no matter which direction you travel you are leaving Texas.

[luckytxn 2,264]

Sure if you like ####### probing.

So you're saying I can't sound like Apu (from the Simpsons).

[luckytxn 2,264]

I love giving them my best Texas drawl. They always wave me through before I finish.

I had to google Stetson

So I just looked in a map. I-40 goes through the panhandle. ####### isn't that supposed to be the worst part of Texas?

[TBoneTX 45,309]

You do not want to experience the inland checkpoint south of Alpine, Texas. Ever.

Incidentally, CBP agents don't have "certified peace officer" status in Texas.

Hopefully not a buzz-kill to the thread, but here are some excerpts from the CBP Training Manual, as produced by a law firm (I haven't checked the 4-year-old link, which I had archived, for live status):

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http://www.millerlawoffices.com/publicatio...%201%202008.pdf

18.6 Warrantless Searches and Seizures.
(b) Extended Border Searches. An extended border search takes place after a person, vehicle, mail or some other property has crossed the border or cleared a prior checkpoint, or a significant amount of time has elapsed since the object first arrived in the United States. An extended search must be justified by "reasonable suspicion" that the subject of the search was involved in criminal activity. An extended border search requires:
reasonable suspicion of criminal activity;
reasonable certainty that the vehicle/person crossed the border; and
reasonable certainty that the condition of the vehicle/person remained unchanged since the border was crossed (often established through constant surveillance).

(e) Checkpoints. The Border Patrol conducts two types of inland traffic-checking operations: checkpoints and roving patrols. Border Patrol agents can make routine vehicle stops without any suspicion to inquire into citizenship and immigration status at a reasonably located permanent or temporary checkpoint provided the checkpoint is used for the purpose of determining citizenship of those who pass through it, and not for the general search for those persons or the vehicle. Inquiries must be brief and limited to the immigration status of the occupants of the vehicle. The only permissible search is a "plain view" inspection to ascertain whether there are any concealed illegal aliens.

In contrast, officers on roving patrol may stop a vehicle only if aware of specific articulable facts, together with rational inferences from those facts, that reasonably warrant suspicion (reasonable suspicion) that the vehicle contains illegal aliens. Absent consent, a more in-depth search requires probable cause for both types of inland traffic-checking operations. [end of excerpt]

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The boldface portion above was adhered to in my last couple of experiences. However, re-read the opening line of this post.

Edited May 2, 2014 by TBoneTX

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Being frustrated does not give you the right to be violent.

There is an really inappropriate joke set up here

I pass

Mods seem angry of late

[LibCampFireClub 635]

lt's important to know your rights at illegal checkpoints

[Janelle2002 3,865]

I darken very, very easily. An hour or two in the sun is all it takes. I guess no Texas for me.

What is the problem? You want to keep your pale skin?

There is an really inappropriate joke set up here

I pass

Mods seem angry of late

Send me a PM.

[mota bhai 2,675]

What is the problem? You want to keep your pale skin?

I wish I had pale skin. I could use me some of dat white privilege right about now!

I'm darker than half the so-called "black" people in this country.