Border Patrol cutbacks political folly

Dallas Morning News:
Sen. John Cornyn isn’t happy about the Department of Homeland Security’s plans to cut back the hours and overtime pay of Border Patrol agents.

“The Obama administration’s actions amount to nothing short of a calculated, willful neglect of what should be a President’s top priority: protecting the homeland and keeping Americans safe,” the Republican lawmaker said ina written statement today.

The secretary of homeland security, Janet Napolitano, told Congress in February that the department would have to cut hours equivalent to the salaries of 5,000 Border Patrol agents and 2,750 Customs and Border Protection officers because of the recent federal budget cuts known as the sequester.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued furlough notices to its employees this month. They could be out of work for up to 14 days from the end of April through September.

Cornyn and other conservatives say the cutbacks will make the border with Mexico even more vulnerable.

“The fact that the administration would needlessly jeopardize the safety of American citizens as part of a continued misinformation campaign surrounding the effects of sequestration is outrageous and reprehensible,” Cornyn said.
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This is part of Obama's deliberate attempt to cause pain with the sequester rather than attempting to adjust spending priorities to deliver basic services.  He still wants his lavish vacations and and lavish spending on Democrat vote buying schemes.  Democrats also want to see more illegal immigrants coming into the country, because they see most of them as future Democrat voters.   It is part of their plan to stay relevant as a party.

 

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