DENNIS
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Reason for slow border
Reading today's Letters [to the editor] section of the San Diego Union, I came across a letter submitted by a Customs/Border Protection officer,
working at Otay Mesa.
After crying about being overworked, he posited a reason for the slow ports of entry.
He says that the congestion is directly due to an excessive number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents [ whatever they are ] living in Mexico.
He goes on to say that the complainers should either "deal with it or move back to the United States".
Now, this guy is a blockhead but his statements make me wonder if this opinion is shared by the gate guards in general. Scarey, if it is.
I can't cut and paste or I would have. Can somebody out there do this so all can see ?
Thanks.
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here it is
An officer's view of border staffing
Regarding “Busy border inspectors? Not on my watch” (Letters, June 14):
Fifteen inspectors sitting around doing nothing? Yeah, right. The staffing at the San Ysidro port of entry is probably about 20 inspectors between
midnight and 8 a.m. The inspectors are assigned to different areas of the port. I am a Customs/Border Protection officer and work at the Otay Mesa
port of entry. From 12 to 4 a.m. we run the port of entry with sometimes less than 13 officers.
We can only open two lanes between 12 to 4 a.m. because we have a shortage of officers. We have to work overtime almost every day because of the
shortage of manpower. We are getting mandated to work almost every day just to keep the border traffic moving.
The reason the border line is getting worse is because you have U.S. citizens and permanent residents living in Mexico. Permanent residents are
supposed to be living in the United States. So for all of you border-crossers who complain about the wait times at the border, either deal with it or
move back to the United States.
CHRIS MALABANAN
San Diego
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We have to work overtime almost every day because of the shortage of manpower. We are getting mandated to work almost every day just to keep the
border traffic moving.
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what a TURD this guy is. maybe he should get a better job!:moon:
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DENNIS
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This guy's lucky to have a job. Can you imagine the overtime these guys are pulling down?
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ARTICLE
Hope I don't get his lane!!!!!
I think it would be most interesting if the Head Honcho of CPB in San Diego was made aware of Officer Malabanan's concerns....and also to remind Mr
Malabalan that we are his employers, and we can visit or live wherever we want. I think about 200 letters should do it.....
[Edited on 6-19-2007 by bajaguy]
[Edited on 6-19-2007 by bajaguy]
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Napoleonic prick
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
He says that the congestion is directly due to an excessive number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents [ whatever they are ] living in Mexico.
He goes on to say that the complainers should either "deal with it or move back to the United States".
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I have endured this exact lecture from a border guard. Maybe the same guy. What can you do but bite your tongue?
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If ya can't beat 'em, Join 'em!
Maybe he should just move down and chill.
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Thirteen officers. Two gates open. How do you expect 13 gov. employees to man 2 gates.
MALABANAN sounds like a retired navy chief jacked up on java
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
I think it would be most interesting if the Head Honcho of CPB in San Diego was made aware of Officer Malabanan's concerns....and also to remind Mr
Malabalan that we are his employers, and we can visit or live wherever we want. I think about 200 letters should do it.....
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Great idea, BG........I like it a lot. I'm on a quest for his address.
Wait a minute. Maybe Malabanan is a honcho. Probably best to return fire anonomously. Otherwise, it may be a lifetime of secondary and body cavity
searches.
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Maybe the Senators and congressmen should be included in any letter writing campaign.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
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Why would you want to hurt the career of that nice Filipino gentleman?
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A message from the CBP San Diego Sector Chief
This should make you feel better, Dennis!!!
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Chief Patrol Agent Darryl E. Griffen Welcomes You to the San Diego Sector
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in the San Diego Sector, and welcome you to our website. I hope this website will
assist you in learning more about our sector and furnish you with any information you may need. Please feel free to contact us at the numbers
provided.
Our organization consists of highly skilled, highly trained, and multi-disciplined men and women that are committed to working closely with the
community and law enforcement organizations to keep our Nation’s borders secure and safe as we continue to gain, maintain, and expand operational
control of our borders.
As you may already know, the Border Patrol’s mission is preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States; however, we
continue to advance our traditional mission of preventing illegal aliens, smugglers, narcotics and other contraband from entering the United States.
Our men and women are fully devoted to accomplishing this mission.
As background, I began my career with the Border Patrol in 1981 as an agent in the San Diego Sector and worked here for 20 years before being selected
as Deputy Chief Patrol Agent for the El Centro Sector in 2001. In 2004, I returned to San Diego as the Chief Patrol Agent.
The San Diego Sector has evolved significantly since I began my career in 1981. In 1994, the San Diego Sector launched Operation Gatekeeper, an
innovative program that brought much needed personnel, tactical infrastructure, and technology to San Diego’s border.
San Diego Sector has always distinguished itself as an innovative and progressive Sector and I am committed to seeing the Sector evolve to be the
model of effective, efficient, and secure border control.
I am honored to have the opportunity to work alongside the men and women of the San Diego Sector Border Patrol as well as fellow law enforcement
agencies and the community that we proudly serve.
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BLAH BLAH BLAH..........the words of the jealous......poor guy having to work all those hours while we get to love life in Baja.......I pretty much
feel the same way about everything.....put up or shut up......that's life......everywhere...moral of the story is just be nice and smile.....and get
on down the road and have some fun......:bounce nce your past the borders 'ITS
ALL GOOD'......
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
Chief Patrol Agent Darryl E. Griffen
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2411 Boswell Rd.
Chula Vista, Ca.
91914-3519
619-216 4000
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Unless it is a mis quote, I hope someone realize that he only works 4hr per shift
TextI am a Customs/Border Protection officer and work at the Otay Mesa port of entry. From 12 to 4 a.m. we run the port of entry with
sometimes less than 13 officers.
What is happening to the reat of a normal shift...is he upset he has to draw OT, because he cannot play "acey ducey") I have been involved many years with government BUMMS like this, but this one frost my B*lls.(more Navy
speak)
Albert G
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When it's my turn at the gte it has never taken me more than 30 seconds. But last wek I got diverted to Otay from Ysidro. The Otay was backed way up.
It's a total buzz kill to have to sit in line for at least an hour like that especially after a long drive.
I think the guy may have a point. The sheer volume of cars is very high and getting higher.
But the Agents have never spent more than 30 or so seconds on me.
What can they really do to improve it?
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
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I got the same vibe from a border guard here in Mexicali once. After about 10,000 questions he made a, "humph" sound in a scoffing sort of way when I
explained that usually worked for about two weeks in the states and then spent two weeks here in Mexicali with mi Novia.
I was a little peeved myself. 10,000 questions just to get ridiculed by a Jealous border guard that figured out I was not a threat after about 4
questions.
I really wanted to sit there and explain to him about my 17 hour days working drilling holes in concrete, or dangling 300 feet above the water working
on bridges on a holiday so they could get the bridge open in time, or crawling around on your knees and belly for 8 hours a day 6 days a week
inspecting/testing concrete...on bridges, buildings, and yuck even sewer treatment plants... so he could get to work, or have somewhere to flush...
but I figured his job was too hard.. he wouldn't understand... I have it so easy.
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I would hope everyone understands this is one person's (maybe more then one) opinion and has nothing to do with our real border patrol
God bless our protectors...
Albert G
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sometime a "civil servant" just never understands the meaning of those two words. I did, along with 9000 other NYC Firefighters.
Hopefully, the amount of cry-baby, underworked, overfed buttcrack, jealous buttcracks is limited.
\"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men\" Plato
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A possible proposal could be for a number of the border crossings to be manned by private contractors. Then both the private and the government manned
border stations could be evaluated and compared by plainclothes decoy border crossers checking for both thoroughness and swiftness and then rewarded
or docked accordingly. In essence, what it really comes down to is that our present border crossing system is akin to a drive-through Department of
Motor Vehicles. Could you imagine McDonald's run by the DMV? That's what we have.
If anything, the decoy border crossers and evaluations by a third party entity could be a first step in the right directiong.
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