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"Among other things, the agents are combing neighborhoods and asking people about suspicious purchases as well as seeking explanations as to how their guns ended up used in murders, kidnappings and other crimes in Mexico."
The above bold print seems to indicate not all of these guns ended up over the border. A "suspicious" purchase as illustrated later in the article
"It turned out two handguns, of a type drug gangsters prefer, were bought by a pastor for target practice."
Now I agree there is nothing wrong with asking people who have guns registered to them used in crimes some questions. This appears to be going above and beyond. You are correct they are not violating the 4th amendment yet but it is a very small step to get to that point. They are also creating a de-facto database by now having case files that include the addresses of people who own types of guns that "drug gangsters prefer." As for hiking guns across there are people who actually use their trail rated vehicles off road. I am well aware that a great many things go through border check points and never get caught but that is no the only method used. As for the constitution applying to everyone who is in the country? This is most defiantly not true. I realize that there are court cases that indicate otherwise but that does not make it so (point to me the amendment that applies to abortion being a right). By definition a document put together to outline how a government will govern their citizens does not apply to non citizens unless a clause specifies otherwise.
Even if I cede you the point the fact that you are illegal means you committed a crime which means you give up much of the protections provided anyway.
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