Border control affecting US jump sites near Mexican border

[460 0]

I was near the Mexican border last spring. It was for a jump that got cancelled due to inclement weather. I was shocked as to how draconian our border control had become. It felt like what I would envision check point charly would have been. The idea of visiting any sites near the Mexican border on the US side seems to be out of the question now. I've included a statement from the news regarding Bush's intention of using unmanned drone aircraft to patrol our border in addition to the more than 10 fold increase of general border control that has occurred in the last 3 years, without affecting the flow of immigrants seeking work in the U.S. Perhaps my rant should be in the bonfire forum.

EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - President George W. Bush promised the use of unmanned flying drones on Tuesday to help patrol the porous U.S.-Mexican border as Democrats charged he had not done enough to provide border security.

Wrapping up a two-day swing to promote his plans to overhaul U.S. immigration laws, Bush rode in a black sport utility vehicle along a bumpy dirt road on the American bank of the Rio Grande.

On one side he could see over the dry riverbed to Ciudad Juarez and on the other El Paso's skyline. His motorcade traveled along an electrified chain link fence with tactical lighting and topped with barbed-wire skirts.

Along the route, he saw armed Border Patrol guards in green uniforms in vehicles or on horseback. More than 1,300 of them police "the line" as they call the 266 miles of border in the El Paso sector.

Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

[TomAiello 26]

I know some guys who got busted by the border patrol. They pretty much just let them go with a "well, we aren't really here for that."

-- Tom Aiello

Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com
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[BASE1036 0]

Wow, Thats gotta suck! (but cool they let them go)


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[jonstark 8]

I had an in-flight shutdown and forced landing this summer just west of El Paso in New Mexico. There were a whole lot of DEA/FBI/INS types around in a hurry. No sweat for me but I could tell their budgets are REALLY fat about now. They're flying Blackhawks instead of teenie tiny Bells.

jon

[BASE841 3]

About those drones, they're already in the skies of New Mexico and have been patrolling the international border for at least half a year now. They've been there on a test basis but they have been fully operational.

I was told they're Predators, but I don't know that for sure, having only seen one from a distance.

[460 0]

And you know one cannot count on being released scott free every time. It seems the U.S. is becoming more of a police state.

Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

[Gabo 0]

If jumping close to the Mexican Border is becoming a problem why not cross the Border and jump in México ? We have good weather , Mariachis, Tequila, niece people, and some Bad-ass cliffs.

Not many antenas though!

Cheers

Gabo

[Bigwallmaster 0]

I know some guys who got busted by the border patrol. They pretty much just let them go with a "well, we aren't really here for that."

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Huh.

It's funny. . . .I go to El Paso of all places very often, as my family owns a company there. I've met the acquaintance of one jumper there who told me similar stories regarding local enforcement. Furthermore, this same guy jumps other locations on the border and has had no problems with jumping even though they are in clear view of border patrol at times.

Nevertheless, I guess it depends on if the guy bustin you is having a bad night or not.

Cheers,

J.P.