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To: Amy J who wrote (270065)	1/26/2006 10:22:04 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573352

Amy, Why have a border, if it's not respected? Why indeed. Tenchusatsu

To: Amy J who wrote (270065)	1/26/2006 12:34:27 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1573352

And just like that, Mexico backs away from handing out maps of the border: breitbart.com Of course, they say it's because they don't want to help out those mean-ole-nasty Minutemen ... Tenchusatsu

To: Amy J who wrote (270065)	1/27/2006 3:39:41 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573352

Re: Why have a border, if it's not respected? I agree to an extent... Somehow, the US faces a challenge similar to that of Europe with two provisos: there's no Mediterranean sea between the US and Mexico that would make it much more difficult for illegal immigrants to swim their way across the border; and secondly, all Mexican and Latin American illegals are Catholic like about 30% of Americans themselves, which makes them much closer, culturally speaking, than Muslim Africans are to Christian Europeans.... But then, it's up to you gringos to figure out the best way to handle your immigration mess.... I've read that some congressmen want to criminalize both illegal entry into the US and US citizens who facilitate it in one way or another (hiring or sheltering illegals, eg). Now let's do the math: in 2004, over more than 1.8 million illegals were arrested by US border patrols... since most of them are "serial wetbacks", it's estimated that the actual number of individuals crossing the US-Mexican border in 2004 was about one million... Let's assume the average number of inmates of a US prison is 1,000. That means you'll have to build about 1,000 new prisons across Sunbelt states only to accomodate illegal immigrants! Gus Footnotes: paulsjusticepage.com correctionscorp.com A Growing Need: CCA has more than 20 years experience as the private corrections industry founder with corrections systems of all sizes and security levels, an outstanding performance record, flexible service strategies, improved quality and all at less cost to the taxpayer. An estimated two million individuals are incarcerated in our country today and the inmate population growth continues to rise between 3 and 5 percent annually. More than 12 percent of all federally sentenced offenders and approximately 6 percent of state prisoners are currently managed by a privately-operated corrections management company - and those figures are growing. Numerous states including New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, and Wisconsin house between 20 to 50 percent of their inmates in private facilities. Texas has the largest overall privatization program with more than 40 facilities capable of handling nearly 30,000 inmates. CCA can be a long-term partner and an integral component of your corrections strategy. For more information on how CCA has become the industry leader read through the four main reasons to partner with CCA and the state, federal and local pages of this section. ___________________________