I-5 Checkpoint
In an Aug. 20 article regarding the immigration checkpoints on I-5, an immigration official cites the checkpoints as being one of the primary reasons for the success of Operation Gatekeeper. In the last few years over a million people have entered the country illegally. What percentage of these are ever deported? One percent? Two percent?
Operation Gatekeeper is not a success. It is simply a slight reduction in the level of incompetence at the INS. The illegal invasion continues unabated. Unless something is done to stop it, the people of California will suffer dire consequences.
PATRICK MAHER
Monrovia
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