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He says there are no meaningful criminal or terrorist checks in the bill. He knows how the system works and how this 24hour check will occur. He is scoring the screening procedure set forth in the bill saying "the screening will not happen. period." He added: "Theres no way records can be done in 24 hours." As to the promise that this bill will work. he concludedthese are not my words. he is presently the associational head of the former Border Patrol Officers. the national president: "Congress is lying about it." On a separate issue. the provision that allows gang members. even members of the very violent international MS13 gang. to become lawful permanent residents if they check a box to renounce their gang membership. he said. "What planet are they from." talking about us. Why would our colleagues write a bill that allowed for this? These are real views. harsh views of a man who led the border patrol association and had a press conference a few weeks ago to express deep concern. Another one at the press conference was Jim Dorsey. a former Border Patrol agent. who served 30 years. He served as inspector general with the Department of Justice. He was promoted up from the Border Patrol. which is a part of the Department of Justice. to the Department of Justice. and was given responsibility to Investigate serious allegations of corruption. That is quite a responsible position to be chosen for that as investigator. He had these things to say: "The 24hour check is a recipe for disaster." As to the overall legislation. Mr. Dorsey said at the National Press Club: "I call it the alQaida dream bill." Roger Brandemuehl. chief of the Border Patrol from 1980 to 1986 under President Reaganthis is another chief of the Border Patrol for 6 years under President Reaganhe said: "We have fallen into a quagmire." He added: "The socalled comprehensive reform is neither comprehensive nor reform. Its flawed. " What about the current Border Patrol Association. the Border Patrol union? It is not just the retired patrol officers who oppose the bill. the current ones do as well. In May. the National Border Patrol Council. affiliated with the AFLCIO. sent out a press release titled "Senate Immigration Reform Compromise is a Raw Deal for America." These are the people who are out doing it every day. The press release stated: Every person who has ever risked their life securing our boarders is extremely disheartened to see some of our elected representatives once again waving the white flag on issues of illegal immigration and border security. Rewarding criminal behavior has never induced anyone to abide by the law. and theres no reason to believe that the outcome will be any different in this case. I spent the better part of my professional career as a prosecutor.