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couzin wrote:Having worked on a border project, I got to know a bunch of officers in TX, NM, AZ, and CA. They are not evil and they are not trying to trample your rights. It is ridiculous when jerks show their behind with these provocation videos. For crying out loud just say you are a citizen and get on down the road. It ain't that hard. BTW - yes they are Federal law enforcement and as such they can search, arrest, and pursue. And - they also can apprehend someone breaking State laws (they just turn em over to local law enforcement for charge/prosecution). If stopped by any Federal Law enforcement it might be a good idea to simply tell them you are armed and have a concealed carry license. Again - it ain't that hard.

Welp, it ain't that hard to respect my fourth amendment rights and allow me to travel freely in my own country is it? I used to not care too much about the checkpoints until I was aggressively questioned at the checkpoint in Sierra Blanca one day. Heck, I even brought them three dozen doughnuts from Krispy Kreme one morning on my way through. Now I have about two acres of white fourth point of contact they can kiss when I go through one. It is in no way shape or form about immigration status anymore. At the time of US vs. Martinez it may have been but it isn't now. If it's about immigration then they need to be on the border. Period. And before you try and tell me the border is secure and we don't need anymore officers there I invite you to take your family camping on the border for a night. If you do, please leave your firearms at home, because you know, it's safe.

I never do. It just opens up a can of worms they aren't used to dealing with. They aren't looking for citizenship anyway, just drugs. We need to stop this little game about CBP not on the border pretending to enforce immigration laws and make them a uniformed division of the DEA.