Well, it's relatively easy to register to vote, and you get a voter registration card when you register - and voter registration cards are often accepted as a form of identification. I would guess that many illegal aliens may register to vote so they can get identification - not so they can vote. So, the question still remains - do a significant number of illegal aliens cast votes in U.S. elections? Why would they want to vote in elections and risk being discovered?

The question certainly has not been answered to my satisfaction.

As for the Border Patrol Agents, I can see both sides of the argument. Border Patrol Agents have a difficult, thankless job. Like all law enforcement officers, they have to make split-second decisions when they are dealing with fleeing aliens. Were there mitigating circumstances in this situation, circumstances that warrented the commutation of the sentences of these officers? I don't know, and I can't tell from the information I've seen. I'd like to think that Bush commuted the sentences because there were mitigating circumstances.

Whgatever the case, it's highly unlikely that these convicted felons will ever be employed by the U.S. Government again, and certainly not in a law enforcement position.

Two questions, two situations where nobody here knows the answer.

-Joe Offer, retired federal investigator-