Simi Valley Sophist

The Simi Valley Sophist ruminates on all manner of topics from the micro to the macro. SVS travels whatever path strikes his fancy. Encyclopedia Britannica: Sophist "Any of certain Greek lecturers, writers, and teachers in the 5th and 4th centuries BC, most of whom travelled about the Greek-speaking world giving instruction in a wide range of subjects in return ..."

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Location: California, United States

Retired: 30years law enforcement-last 20 years Criminal Intelligence Detective.

Friday, July 22, 2005

Auxiliary Citizen Border Patrol is Kaput

I blogged here previously that Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert Bonner is floating the concept of a Border Patrol Auxilary. It seems that the idea has been shot down by Department of Homeland Security before it could get off the ground: “…it has NO plans to use citizen volunteers to help patrol the border.” Read it here. Political heads must be spinning in D.C. Meanwhile people are still walking across the border.