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CBP in name, but its serviced and housed at the Air Force base. Its still outside their mission (CBP does not have a charter to deal with cattle rustlers). Al
by protomyth 11y ago
CBP in name, but its serviced and housed at the Air Force base. Its still outside their mission (CBP does not have a charter to deal with cattle rustlers). Also, the fact Customs and Border Patrol is doing anything away from the border (that 100 mile thing is pure BS) is still troubling.
- fosco 11y agoit is Customs and Border Protection, their responsibilities are a lot more than you think. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protec... http://www.cbp.gov/about http://www.cbp.gov/about
- protomyth 11y agoEvery one of their powers and directives is worded against foreign threats, not people inside the border. The mission creep is similar to how anti-terrorist laws are used for drug enforcement.
- deciplex 11y ago> The mission creep is similar to how anti-terrorist laws are used for drug enforcement. So, totally legal, then.
- nefitty 11y ago"While its primary mission is preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States, CBP is also responsible for... protecting American businesses from intellectual property theft." That's news to me!
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