Border patrol agents muzzled about amnesty."The Bush administration's proposal to offer amnesty to illegal immigrant illegal immigrant n. an alien (non-citizen) who has entered the United States without government permission or stayed beyond the termination date of a visa. (See: alien) workers has prompted federal officials to instruct border patrol agents not to disclose information that might reflect poorly on the idea, a government document shows," reported the January 21 Detroit Free Press The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep". Some still refer to it locally as "The Friendly" -- a slogan from an ad campaign in the '70s. . The official memo from the public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. office of the Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Washington orders agents "not to talk about amnesty, an increase in apprehensions, or give comparisons of past immigration reform Immigration reform is the common term used in political discussions regarding changes to immigration policy. In a certain sense, reform can be general enough to include promoted, expanded, or open immigration, but in reality discussions of reform often deal with the aspect of proposals" when talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to the press. "Do not provide statistics on apprehension spikes or past amnesty data." Agency spokesman Mario Villarreal claims that the purpose of the memo is to enable agents "to accurately address any questions that may arise from the proposal." However, according to the Free Press, retired border patrol agent John Frecker insists that the memo "is being used to intimidate agents into not raising concerns about problems they could face in dealing with an influx of illegal immigrants." |
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