>>Yuck!  I can't believe they're going to ruin hundreds of old VW buses
>>like that!
>>
>>They'll probably sell the buses back (or auction) but the buses will be
>>torn to crap by the time the Border Patrol gets done with them.
>>
>>I'm really disgusted by this news.
>
>        Now why the heck cant the BP just buy Mexican busses???!!! Probably
>cheaper, and if they *really* want stealth busses, Mexican plates will
>really make 'em look innocent. I dunno if the Mex. Government would be cool
>with the idea, but it would certainly be worth a shot...

Same reason we can't-- illegal to bring them into the U.S. Don't meet 
federal
standards for emissions, taillight size, restraints, etc.

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