Friday morning the Sierra Vista Herald reported that the number of U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border would be cut.

The report was unequivocal and quoted Lloyd Easterling, acting media director for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Easterling said the same thing to CNSNews.com earlier in the week.

Late Friday afternoon, a story popped up on the Arizona Daily Star's Web page saying that there would be no decrease in agents along the southern border. Matt Chandler, acting DHS press secretary, told the Star that earlier reports didn't reflect the most current information. 

Critics believe DHS was responding to public feedback. "I suspect Chandler's 'most current information' was the negative reaction DHS got to the news that they were pulling agents off the border," said Glenn Spencer of American Border Patrol, a non-governmental organization based on the border in Arizona. "If DHS finished the border fence they could pull thousands of agents off the southern border, not just a few hundred," he added.

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It does good to hollar sometimes and it feels good too
written by Judi Purcell, October 02, 2009

These idiots will try to get by with anything but now that they are learning that we can find them out by the skills of research and reading and bellowing about it they seem to be shocked into backing off. Keep it up!!!

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written by Rick 3/1, October 12, 2009

DHS needs to ADD agents to BOTH of our borders, regardless of fencing.

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