Border violence

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Bad news gets worse

The report, linked on the Judicial Watch website, includes these highlights:

The largest increase in assaults on U.S. agents and officers was in the San Diego district, where attacks rose 48 percent from 2007 to 2008.

There were 147 incursions at or between ports of entry for Customs and Border Protection components in 2008, up from 32 in 2007, an explosive rise of 359 percent.

There were 1,325 incidents of violence occurring at or between the Ports of Entry against CBP agents and officers, resulting in a 23 percent increase from 1,073 in FY 2007.

Ninety-seven percent of all incidents of violence against CBP agents and officers occurred on the southwest border.

There were 227 assaults against CBP officers at the Ports of Entry in FY 2008 as compared to 85 in FY 2007, an increase of 167 percent.

Secretary of Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano, already under fire for a department report condemning those who oppose abortion, worry about lax border security or support the 2nd Amendment as "extremists," recently turned down an offer for increased funding from the Senate Committee on Homeland Defense to address the problem of violence on the southern border.

According to The Right Jack, a primary goal of this Democrat administration is to open the borders to generate new Democrat voters. Given that goal, how long do you think this administration will take to make sure that these people become eligible voters.

[received April 25, 2009]