May 18, 2011
"Boots on the ground"-that's what President Barack Obama says is protecting our southern border-20,000 border patrol agents, 40,000 boots on the ground.
He said it last week during a speech in El Paso, Tex., and a new investigation by HUMAN EVENTS concurs.
Well, the boots on the ground part anyway, because Border Patrol agents have to abandon their vehicles at makeshift Normandy-style fences constructed by our own Park Service on the U.S. side of the border. They are then forced to chase illegal aliens on foot so as not to disturb the fragile desert ecosystem.
In one Arizona park, federal agents practically have to tiptoe through 40 acres to avoid disrupting a pond containing the endangered desert pupfish.
It's part of the agreements made between Homeland Security and the Interior Departments on how best to protect the environment, frustrating lawmakers who say it should not trump border security.
"Under Secretary Napolitano's leadership, we have strengthened border security beyond what many believed was possible," Obama said.
He continued, "They wanted more agents on the border. Well, we now have more boots on the ground on the southwest border than at any time in our history."
There are also more hooves on the ground. Border Patrol agents can mount a horse to give chase across the delicate territories, but the animals must consume weed-free-feed or their waste must be scooped up and disposed elsewhere to protect the fragile ecosystem against invasive weed species.
Some Republican lawmakers have had enough of what they call "arbitrary regulations," and are pushing legislation in the House and Senate to put border patrol agents back in the driver's seat.
READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE HERE: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=43590
— Audrey Hudson
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