Mexico court rules criminals facing life terms can be extradited

ap on Monterey Herald ^ | 11/29/05 | E. Eduardo Castillo - ap

[Dog Gone]

You're welcome.

[StoneColdGOP]

Perhaps there'll be justice for Deputy David March and many others after all.

[DumpsterDiver]

Dog Gone: While the tone might have gotten through to Mexico, they accept no foreign aid from us at all. None. It's a matter of national pride, so we're told.

I cannot find anything that backs up that statement. Do you have any sources?

Hayworth critical of Mexico's immigrant 'guide'
January 4, 2005

Scottsdale Republican Congressman J.D. Hayworth is criticizing the Mexican government over a controversial pamphlet for migrants and undocumented immigrants looking to enter the United States. The Mexican government has put out a new booklet titled "Guide to the Mexican Immigrant."

"The booklet is essentially a 'how to' guide for illegal entry into the U.S. that provides recommendations for illegal aliens in evading detection of federal authorities once in the U.S. Not once does the guide mention how a Mexican migrant can come the U.S. legally," Hayworth said in the letter.

This is not the first time Hayworth has criticized the Mexican government for not doing more to address illegal immigration into the United States. That includes threats to reduce U.S. foreign aid to Mexico and use some of that money to address immigration costs.

Free trade of labor? The relationship between free trade, migration and development in rural Mexico
February 16, 2005

This year, more than $17 billion will flow into Mexico in the form of remittances – money sent home by migrants working in the United States. This sum makes individual money transfers Mexico's largest source of foreign exchange, exceeding oil exports and tourism, and more than 10 times the total of all U.S. foreign aid to Mexico.

Beauprez Cop Killer Amendment Passes the U.S. House
June 28, 2005

Washington, DC - The U.S. House tonight overwhelmingly passed an amendment to the Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill offered by Reps. Bob Beauprez (R-Colo.) and Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) that will cut foreign aid to countries who refuse to extradite cop killers back to the U.S. for trial. Below is the transcript of Rep. Beauprez's floor statement prior to the vote:

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"The intent of this amendment is simple: to return cop killers back the U.S. to stand trial in our country - the same country they committed their unthinkable crimes. This problem was brought to my attention last month after Denver Police Detective Donnie Young was allegedly executed by Raul Gomez-Garcia. After killing Detective Young and shooting and wounding his partner, Gomez-Garcia fled to Mexico where he was tracked down and arrested weeks later. The Mexican government now refuses to extradite him back to the U.S. if there is any chance he could spend life in prison without parole.

The U.S. should not be forced to plea bargain with other countries in order to try criminals -- especially cop killers -- in our own courts. As a good neighbor, Mexico should live up to their end of our Extradition Treaty.

We are not obliged to give foreign aid and we should not reward the behavior of giving safe haven to cop killers.

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Mexico Balks at U.S. Review Of Global War Against Drugs
March 1, 1996

Decertification would mean suspension of U.S. foreign aid to Mexico, and a U.S. vote against all World Bank and International Monetary Fund loans to this already cash-strapped nation.

[waiver]

I agree! Didn't Congress just pass a law that would cut off foreign aide to countries that would not deport cop killers?

Isn't the Mexican Courts sudden reversal an amazing coincidence?

Not really, the Mexican Supreme Court already ruled in September about that. So there is no sudden reversal.

[Dog Gone]

Here's the State Department list link (pdf file). Bolivia, Peru, and Columbia are on the list (presumably for drug interdiction efforts), but not Mexico.

[DumpsterDiver]

Here's the State Department list link (pdf file). Bolivia, Peru, and Columbia are on the list (presumably for drug interdiction efforts), but not Mexico.

Either the State Department's information is behind the times or Congress is delusional. This is from an article printed today:

Mexico to Extradite More Suspects to U.S.

U.S. lawmakers this fall threatened to cut off millions of dollars in aid to Mexico unless it turned over suspects in a number of high-profile cases, including the fatal shootings of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy and a Denver police detective.

[blackie]

Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!

Support our Minutemen Patriots!

Be Ever Vigilant ~ Bump!

[SwordofTruth]

I think there may be many who may be uncomfortable seeing this nick.

You wouldn't want to make then uncomfortable, know would you? Fortunately I don't have that problem. The criminals should be deported immediately.