Badge for sale - the tales of MICE and men
Mexican drug cartels and smuggling organizations use the old Soviet principles, summarized by the cold war acronym MICE ( M oney, I deology, C ompromise and E go) in their approach to recruiting border agents. Oftentimes, the smugglers don’t have to swim, run or climb a fence. All they need is a corrupt border official on the take – and the numbers of crooked law enforcement officials are simply staggering. On August 12, 2010 Congress passed the Border Security Appropriations Bill, providing $196 million for the Department of Justice to surge federal law enforcement efforts in high crime areas in the Southwest Border region. New Congressional Funding to Enhance Department of Justice Southwest Border Strategy Devoting more funds to enforcement efforts is not enough to curtail internal corruption that permeates ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Border Patrol and CBP (Customs and Border Protection). The changes must come from within. The first priority should be the chan...