(Border) Patrol uniforms 'made in Mexico'

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040615-121210-1166r.htm

New Border Patrol uniforms, ordered in the wake of the agency's transfer last year to the Department of Homeland Security, arrived this month and some agents are not very happy: The new uniforms were "Made in Mexico."

"I'm embarrassed, not only as a Border Patrol agent but as an American citizen, that our government has decided to outsource the production of these uniforms with no regard for the safety of the process or the security of our country," said Joseph N. Dassaro, president of the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) Local 1613 in San Diego.

"What system is in place to ensure that these uniforms are not stolen en masse or sold outright in Mexico to be used by terrorists, alien smugglers or drug dealers who could cross unimpeded into the United States?" asked Mr. Dassaro, a veteran agent.

More than $30 million in new uniforms have been ordered for the Border Patrol by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a new agency within Homeland Security that now oversees the border force. Homeland Security was created in March 2003 after the September 11 terrorist attacks on America.

[Mnemosyne]

1. My brother-in-law is border patrol North Dakota

and my sis and him LOVE Hannity and faux news, but hate shrub because he's made cuts that effect them financially. May vote Kerry.

Ha! say changing e-mail so wouldn't give to me when home for Dad" funeral last week.