Jettboy is making the common mistake of conflating the drug trafficking, and the violence associated with it, with the crossing of the border by people seeking employment in legal businesses–construction, hospitality, etc. If there were a sensible immigration policy that allowed for the free flow of labor across that imaginary line in the sand, then CBP could spend its efforts on the serious problems.

And there’s that pointless comparison with how Mexico treats illegal entrants across its southern border. Why on earth would we want the U.S. to govern itself as Mexico does? Of course, since Jettboy has already suggested that we look to East Germany and Communist China as models for effective border control, we shouldn’t be surprised at this latest.

You aren’t, but I am. Maybe not tanks (at least for now), but I do view this as more than a legality. These crossing are an act of War. You don’t hear of the great Canadian migrations, drug trafficking, kidnappings, gangs, murder, and the list goes on. Why is Mexico so horrible comparatively? If these things were going on with Canada, you bet I would consider it in the same seriousness. By the way, do you know what Mexico does to illegals crossing into their territory from the South? Why aren’t you speaking out against that? I will give Mexico credit they know more about taking care of their own illegals.

“There’s just one problem with the 90 percent “statistic” and it’s a big one:

It’s just not true.

In fact, it’s not even close. The fact is, only 17 percent of guns found at Mexican crime scenes have been traced to the U.S.

What’s true, an ATF spokeswoman told FOXNews.com, in a clarification of the statistic used by her own agency’s assistant director, “is that over 90 percent of the traced firearms originate from the U.S.”

But a large percentage of the guns recovered in Mexico do not get sent back to the U.S. for tracing, because it is obvious from their markings that they do not come from the U.S.

“Not every weapon seized in Mexico has a serial number on it that would make it traceable, and the U.S. effort to trace weapons really only extends to weapons that have been in the U.S. market,” Matt Allen, special agent of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), told FOX News.