November 15, 2005

Collins, Lieberman to Chertoff: improve or we'll take action

From this:

Concerned that the nation's borders are not properly protected against terrorists, illegal aliens and drug smugglers, a Senate committee warned Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff that if he fails to correct the situation promptly, they will.

Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican and chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, the panel's ranking Democrat, want to know whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) should be merged to "enable them to operate more effectively..."

Posted to Immigration2005b at November 15, 2005 08:08 AM

Comments

"or we'll take action"

Yeah, sure.

Congress has always been free to "take action" on the border, but has done nothing. And it is now four years after 9/11.

Posted by: eh at November 15, 2005 09:53 AM

Don't know about Collins but Lieberman of Connecticut is one of the worst open-borders Senators around. And - surprise, surprise - up for re-election in 2006. What a hypocrite!

Posted by: D Flinchum at November 15, 2005 01:56 PM

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