A preemptive strike is when you attack your opponent before your opponent has a chance to attack you. A more colloquial way of putting it, a sucker punch.
The open borders Democrats are excellent at it. The moment they have a perceived weakness, they get in front of the problem and attack, attack, attack. A boxing match is not won by only blocking punches. An enemy is not defeated by only building walls (although, walls certainly do help. There’s a reason so many castles built walls, the Chinese built the Great Wall, and the Romans built Hadrian’s Wall).
Football games are not won by only preventing first downs, but by going on offense and getting into the end zone.
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We are seeing the Democrats go on offense again during the hearings for Pam Bondi in which the Democrats are claiming that any attack on them or their pet, Liz Cheney, is a threat to Democracy.
They have already been accusing the Trump administration of weaponizing the Department of Justice, which is actually something that they have clearly done. Accuse your enemy of that which you are guilty.
When it comes to immigration, they are waiting to whip out the “Kids in cages” hoax once again. That’s no surprise. They are even defending criminal aliens. Now, the left is going on offense against Tom Homan by calling attention to an “eerie tactic for immigration enforcement"—and by eerie, author Ja'han Jones means doing what all police departments across the country do, have a tip line.
Tom Homan says he wants to create a hotline that Americans can use to report allegedly undocumented immigrants who they think have committed crimes. Here’s why that’s a ridiculous idea.
Republicans are increasingly looking to everyday citizens to serve as watchful foot soldiers in their culture wars.
In a recent interview with NBC News, Tom Homan, who has been tapped to serve as the “border czar” for President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, said he’s considering the use of a hotline that Americans could call to report allegedly undocumented immigrants who they think have committed crimes. [More]
Jones is excited about an NBC News’ report that says:
Homan also said the transition was considering a “fresh idea” about a hotline that would allow Americans to report undocumented immigrants who they believe have committed crimes in their communities.
“I want a place where American citizens can call and report,” he said. “We need to take care of the American people. We need to make sure they have an outlet to help report child traffickers, forced labor traffickers. We want to give them an opportunity to be a part of the fix. ”
Actually, Immigration and Customs Enforcement already has a tip line: 866-347-2423. I believe the number actually rings through to their call center in Florida. They have a website too: ICE Tip Form .
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigates more than 400 violations of criminal law, ranging from child exploitation to transnational gangs. Use this form to report suspected criminal activity.
Be as specific and as detailed as possible. You are encouraged to provide any additional identifying details such as places of birth, countries of citizenship, and any numeric identifiers in the below narrative text box. The detailed information you provide will assist investigators as they look into reported violations.
We do not provide status updates for tip information provided. If you provide information, you can be assured that it will be promptly forwarded to the responsible office for follow up action as deemed appropriate.
Do NOT send the same information more than once, and do NOT file a duplicate report by calling the ICE Tip Line.
Although there is absolutely no guarantee that tip information provided will result in monetary payments, ICE has the discretion and statutory authorization to pay for information and/or evidence that is used in support of criminal investigations.
Anonymous tips may be reported on this form and may also be reported to ICE via the toll-free ICE Tip Line, (866) 347-2423
As someone who used to follow up on some of these tips, let me offer some advice. To maximize the chances of the illegal alien being caught, it is best that you leave a contact number for follow up. I understand that a lot of people don’t want to do that and prefer to stay anonymous. That’s fine, but follow up investigations (or intel gathering as we were supposed to call it) often have questions.
Some of the most basic are:
1) What makes you think they are illegal aliens? – There are a lot of legal immigrants in the country now, and a lot of Americans don’t realize that Puerto Ricans are U. S. nationals. A lot of illegal aliens know that. (One of the more amusing apprehensions I once made was when I was questioning a woman claiming to be Puerto Rican. I asked her when she flew into the United States. She told me she didn’t fly, but took the bus. I said to her, you’re coming with me. She must have missed the day they gave geography class in Guatemala). If an Agent were to ask you about a suspect’s immigration status, it would be nice if you have a good reason to suspect them of being illegal. Q. “What makes you think he’s from Nicaragua? ” A. “I asked him where he was from and that’s what he told me. ”
2) When are they home/When do they leave for work? If you want us to encounter illegal aliens, knowing when they have days off, and when they go into work is crucial.
3) What do they drive, can you get their license plate? Very often, someone legally in the country or a U. S. citizen is driving the illegal aliens around. However, that person might have a criminal record, or, a past history of transporting illegal aliens. That helps with things like probable cause when it comes to pulling illegal aliens over.
4) Is there any criminal behavior observed by them? Are they armed? Depending on the jurisdiction, some police departments work very well with ICE and/or the Border Patrol. Not all of them are woke, and even some that are have patrol officers who wish to get rid of illegal aliens. Sure, some of those officers are deplorable Republicans, but, even some Democrat leaning cops (there are a few of them) wish to get criminal illegal aliens out of their hair. If an illegal alien is driving with deep dark tinted windows, or, he likes to speed, a friendly police officer might pull that person over and have his dispatch call us. “Or, gee look at that, I just pulled you over for a tail light out and a friendly Border Patrol Agent pulled over to inquire if I needed backup. I was just about to ask for Spanish translation. ”
One police department near where I used to work always called us for Spanish translation. We’re friendly and we help out when we can.
Now, if you are one of those horrible, evil, disgusting people who believes that laws should be followed and illegal aliens did in fact break the law (8 USC 1325), and you want to go full blown MAGA on some illegals, there are other things you can do. If you are willing to spend a few bucks, you can use services like Intelius.com, Spokeo.com, or another people finder style service, you can often get full names from addresses or telephone numbers. A full name and date of birth allows us to run them through our systems and find out more accurately if they are indeed legally in the United States. It prevents us from wasting time interviewing a person who obtained a green card, and adds to your credibility.
Other telephone numbers of interest from the Border Patrol for reporting illegal aliens:
The Border Patrol is not supposed to patrol over 100 miles from a land border. However, if you get us the information, we will try to get it over to ICE and have them pick up the illegals. If ICE gives you problems, and you live in a red district, contact your congressman’s office and see if there’s anything they can do.
