How many undetected panga boat landings, with migrants aboard, are too many? The numbers seem to be multiplying, which makes me think there are wings of the Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection that are failing to detect or intercept the migrant landings. America has lots of tax dollars and sophisticated know-how to put enough surveillance over our coastline to detect almost anything. Why aren’t the Coast Guard and CBP getting the job done efficiently?

I once used the internet to find a phone contact number for the local Coast Guard headquarters. Two phone numbers were listed. One had an automatic pickup and asked callers to leave a message. The other number was answered by a live Coast Guardsman with a cell phone while driving in a vehicle. Does this sound like we are thoroughly protected or that the Coast Guard is fully aware of all vessels operating in local waters?

— Gerald Lance Johannsen, Carlsbad