Bussing to the Border

The Sheriff of El Paso County, Colorado, has come up with a unique way of getting Immigration & Customs Enforcement's attention. Tired of the county paying to house illegals in the county jail & the lack of an ICE office in the area, the Sheriff informed ICE that he would begin bussing illegals to the Mexican border or dropping them off in the streets.

ICE responded by saying that they would be agreeable to opening an office. However, that may take awhile, as Congress must approve of it.

The Sheriff has reason to complain. The county last year spent $1.2 million in incarceration costs. The Federal government reimbursed the county only $180,000. The current daily illegal population in the jail averages 80-100, for crimes & immigration violations. 75% of the illegals are charge with crimes, from misdemeanors up to homicide. ICE is notified each time an illegal is arrested, but they only pick up 5 or 6 a week. The others are released into the streets. Nationwide, ICE has a paltry 19,500 detention spaces for illegals.

The Sheriff had a terrific idea & we think he should still consider bussing to the border. The Federal government is doing nothing to control the illegal situation. Therefore, it is up to citizens to take the initiative, such as The Minutemen Project & those groups who are hounding day laborer areas. We applaud the Sheriff.