An Arizona sheriff contends that President Obama is “undermining the rule of law” by blocking the border enforcement needed to prevent illegals and narco-terrorists from flooding into the United States from Mexico.
In an exclusive Newsmax.TV interview, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said the administration has actively thwarted law enforcement efforts to help secure the border.
As a consequence, Mexican drug cartels now control some parts of Arizona, says Babeu, who is president of the Arizona Sheriff’s Association.
“Every day there are paramilitary, squad-sized elements who are out escorting drugs or human illegals with AK-47s,” he said. “And they have scouts on top of high points of terrain, hilltops, and literally for miles and miles they control movement in these areas.
“We’re the ones who patrol this area. And I can tell you quite honestly that we do not control those parts of the area, because we’re not there all the time. And they know when we’re there and when we’re not there. We don’t even have a helicopter.”
Babeu, an outspoken supporter of Arizona’s controversial new immigration law, said the administration has made it more difficult to protect citizens on an increasingly unstable border.
“The federal government, instead of supporting us and saying, ‘You go, Arizona, sorry we can’t help you,’ they decided to go a step further and drag us into court, with the ACLU, so they’re undermining the rule of law,” he said.
The nature of the violence “bleeding over into America” has changed during the past year, said Babeu, who lists the following among his chief concerns:
* His deputies routinely face drug gang members armed with AK-47 automatic rifles. In April, one of his deputies was wounded seriously when six members of a Mexican drug cartel ambushed them.
* The gangs that smuggle humans and drugs are becoming more aggressive. “We have sheriffs here in Arizona, myself included, who have death threats against us by the Mexican mafia and the drug cartels,” he said.
* More than 20 percent of illegals passing through his county are OTMs – Border Patrol jargon for “other than Mexicans,” and some are coming from “nations of interest” known for terrorists, such as Iran, Yemen, Somalia, and Jordan.
Babeu, who, along with Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has been an outspoken critic of the administration’s failure to secure the southern border, said: “You’ve got to be kidding! And this is not considered a national security threat, when we know their M.O., what they’re trying to do, to have sleeper cells come into America?”
Babeu told Newsmax he is certain border fences work. One reason for his confidence: He helped build the fence that protects San Diego.
A combat engineer and major in the Arizona Army National Guard, Babeu said completion of the fence that protects San Diego from Tijuana has had a profound impact.
“The following year, once it was finally completed, violent crime went down in San Diego by 52 percent,” he told Newsmax. “That’s an FBI statistic.”
He urged the administration to resume construction of the double-walled border fence and to send another 6,000 soldiers to secure the border. Of those, he said, 3,000 need to be assigned to patrol Arizona.
There is more here(Babeu and fellow Arizona Sheriff Larry Dever of Cochise County have established a legal defense fund to support the state’s immigration law.
In an exclusive Newsmax.TV interview, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said the administration has actively thwarted law enforcement efforts to help secure the border.
As a consequence, Mexican drug cartels now control some parts of Arizona, says Babeu, who is president of the Arizona Sheriff’s Association.
“Every day there are paramilitary, squad-sized elements who are out escorting drugs or human illegals with AK-47s,” he said. “And they have scouts on top of high points of terrain, hilltops, and literally for miles and miles they control movement in these areas.
“We’re the ones who patrol this area. And I can tell you quite honestly that we do not control those parts of the area, because we’re not there all the time. And they know when we’re there and when we’re not there. We don’t even have a helicopter.”
Babeu, an outspoken supporter of Arizona’s controversial new immigration law, said the administration has made it more difficult to protect citizens on an increasingly unstable border.
“The federal government, instead of supporting us and saying, ‘You go, Arizona, sorry we can’t help you,’ they decided to go a step further and drag us into court, with the ACLU, so they’re undermining the rule of law,” he said.
The nature of the violence “bleeding over into America” has changed during the past year, said Babeu, who lists the following among his chief concerns:
* His deputies routinely face drug gang members armed with AK-47 automatic rifles. In April, one of his deputies was wounded seriously when six members of a Mexican drug cartel ambushed them.
* The gangs that smuggle humans and drugs are becoming more aggressive. “We have sheriffs here in Arizona, myself included, who have death threats against us by the Mexican mafia and the drug cartels,” he said.
* More than 20 percent of illegals passing through his county are OTMs – Border Patrol jargon for “other than Mexicans,” and some are coming from “nations of interest” known for terrorists, such as Iran, Yemen, Somalia, and Jordan.
Babeu, who, along with Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has been an outspoken critic of the administration’s failure to secure the southern border, said: “You’ve got to be kidding! And this is not considered a national security threat, when we know their M.O., what they’re trying to do, to have sleeper cells come into America?”
Babeu told Newsmax he is certain border fences work. One reason for his confidence: He helped build the fence that protects San Diego.
A combat engineer and major in the Arizona Army National Guard, Babeu said completion of the fence that protects San Diego from Tijuana has had a profound impact.
“The following year, once it was finally completed, violent crime went down in San Diego by 52 percent,” he told Newsmax. “That’s an FBI statistic.”
He urged the administration to resume construction of the double-walled border fence and to send another 6,000 soldiers to secure the border. Of those, he said, 3,000 need to be assigned to patrol Arizona.
There is more here(Babeu and fellow Arizona Sheriff Larry Dever of Cochise County have established a legal defense fund to support the state’s immigration law.
Information on the fund is available at BorderSheriffs.com)
Instead of giving to their fund, I'm going to buy some weed from the Mexican weed dealer i know...
ReplyDeleteIMPEACHABLE OFFENSES !
ReplyDeleteWe need to get rid of this guy who thinks he's president. What a joke. I pray every day for the his impeachment. COME on revolution!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm ready!!!
Americans need to wake up.
ReplyDeleteThe best thing we can do is vote against EVERY Democrat from the local level to the federal level. Many if not all of them are strong supporters of Obama and his actions. Case in point, Jim Ireton (D)Mayor of the City of Salisbury!!
As a former Marine, a two war veteran, and a husband & father of 5- I am sick and tired of you people hijacking the right's message on the border.
ReplyDeleteI fought, gave my blood, sweat and tears to keep the tradition of American inclusion alive.
ALL people are welcome in this country, I dont care HOW they manage to get here or what color they are or what language they speak- to me, they are just my fellow Americans.
Shame on you people, fortunate enough to be born into the greatest country on earth, trying to keep this free land for yourself.
you make my fallen friends roll in their graves.
Aint nobody wants that dirt weed.
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ReplyDeleteI disagree , it's too late , I think we need to revolt with arms.
obama has overthrown our government with socialist ideas and muslim religion at the forefront.
Paul Nelson II If we let everyone in our system would collapse under it's own weight. Our country can only absorb so many immigrants at a time. We need to know who is in this country and it's unfair to let one group bypass the system and jump a head of people who are trying to abide by our laws.
ReplyDeleteHey Paul Nelson II, to help clarify what 4:00 PM said, I ask you this question/ If things go your way, what are you gonna tell your five kids and their kids when because of excessive immigrants using what your children should have had and they can't find a job, can't feed their kids, can't afford to buy a home and are taxed so heavily because of government tax dollars being given to and being waisted by: New American foreignors, many of whom come to use your tax dollars to buy their business, bleed it dry, dump the business and head back home. You'd better like that picture because they are doing it today just as they have been doing it for years and your children will shoulder that debt their entire lives. Or like those muslem businesses (the only ones that got caught so far) in Snow Hill bleeding off the money and sending to extremests dedicated to irradicate every living American. Be carful what you wish for Paul Nelson II, your kids just might get it. I want those open doors closed, because we can't even come close to the load we presently have. Am I'm a vet too! My creed...Americans first and formost. This is not an attack on you, just a different way to look at things. I wish you and your family well Paul. FredG
ReplyDeleteFred,
ReplyDeleteyour entire argument is based on the predication that all of a sudden the same people who have always been coming here will all of a sudden destroy our economy and I just cant see that all of a sudden being the case. If my grandchildren can't find a Job having been raised in the modern American society it's not because tired, poor hard working people are seeking a better life here.
Desperate people have been known to render desperate deeds. Its not right that people come here illegally, but these aren't exactly the Hilton's seeking a tax shelter. I give any person willing to risk life and limb for the hope of a better life the benefit of the doubt.
We didn't go to war in the name of self preservation Fred, we went as the worlds ambassadors of freedom trying to help people find a better life.
I'm calling Paul Nelson a liar. My father was a Marine. And he believed in the laws of our nation...honor ...integrity...sacrifice. And illegal immigrants ("no matter how they manage to get here") break our laws, dishonor our nation and show no integrity. "first we fight for right and freedom, and to keep our honor clean...."...ever hear of THOSE lines, Paul? I doubt it. And no one is "trying to keep this free land for ourselves"...thats why there are immigration quotas and laws...but a REAL Marine would know THAT and honor those laws, not disrepect them and tell others to ignore or violate them. And "all people are welcome in this country..."??? A REAL Marine would never say that either, because their are some real bad guys Marines fight every day--- are they welcome here, too??? You ain't no Marine...they wouldn't have you...and you wouldn't last in a Marine unit 24 hours..
ReplyDeleteas long as Paul Nelson II feels good about himself...
ReplyDeleteHey Paul are you aware that having an illegal as a Nanny or a Gardener disqualifies you from being eligible to work in the upper echelons of our Gov't?
the entire point here is...the Obama Admin. is willing to accept foreign insurgents carrying assault weapons (which they supposedly abhor)...
ReplyDeleteto achieve their goal to expand the social welfare state
we need fully armed Black Hawk gunships along the border protecting us