Posted on 06/03/2003 11:26:54 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP
Bodies of undocumented immigrants found in railcar
06/03/2003
BAYTOWN, Texas - The decomposing bodies of three undocumented immigrants were found aboard a Union Pacific railcar Tuesday in a rail yard near Baytown, the railroad company said.
Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis said the company had been looking for the three immigrants since Sunday when a family reported to police in La Costa, a town near San Antonio, that there were three immigrants aboard a Union Pacific railcar.
Two other immigrants used clothing they tied together to escape the railcar near La Costa, Harris County Sheriff's Department spokesman Capt. Robert Van Pelt said Tuesday. He said the surviving immigrants told authorities the three who remained on the train were "too weak to get out."
The surviving immigrants, who said they had voluntarily boarded the train with the three others, escaped the train in La Costa. The train apparently left Los Angeles and was headed for Houston, Davis said.
"Railroad police were able to work with railroad dispatchers late Monday afternoon to identify trains that may have been in the La Costa area Sunday that contained what we then learned were covered hopper cars," said Davis, who said hopper cars normally carry grain or plastic pellets. "Our dispatchers were able to then identify two trains that went through the La Costa area Sunday."
Davis said railroad police continue to work with Border Patrol agents to curb illegal travel on trains.
"The riders said that they voluntarily boarded the train and that there were no smugglers or coyotes involved," he said. "This reemphasizes the nature of what can happen if you trespass and get into a railcar especially during these times when temperatures are getting hotter and hotter in railcars."
Harris County Sheriff's Department officials said they received a call about 8:30 a.m. CDT Tuesday about "decomposed bodies" in a railcar.
About a dozen Harris County deputies and homicide investigators were at the rail yard investigating the discovery Tuesday morning.
No,no,no...it's "undocumented immigrants".
Alien is too accurate for all those out there who want to misrepresent the truth.
Anyone want to take bets on how long it takes their families to sue?
Will they sue Union Pacific, the U.S. government, or both?
All together now , they are ILLEGALS!
Well, at least there will be no negative comments from Presidente Fox. He gets very unhappy when wetbacks try to sneak across the border without paying an authorized coyote. When you screw Fox out of a commission, don't expect any sympathy.
Our Governor, Janet NapoliReno loves 'em!!
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Unfortunately, I am all to familiar with those facts. I currently live in Mesa (for a few more weeks, then I'm outta here).
Liberals like Big Government because they figure all the laws and taxes don't apply to them.
The National Association of Hispanic Journalist
Chapter 1 - WORDS AND FACTS TO KNOW - A glossary of terms and historic events
Illegal alien - Avoid. Alternative terms are "undocumented worker," or "undocumented immigrant." The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) uses this term for individuals who do not have documents to show they can legally visit, work or live here. Many find the term offensive and dehumanizing because it criminalizes the person rather than the actual act of illegally entering or residing in the United States.
The term does not give an accurate description of a person's conditional U.S. status, but rather demeans an individual by describing them as an alien. At the 1994 Unity convention, the four minority journalism groups – NAHJ, AAJA, NAJA and NABJ – issued the following statement on this term: "Except in direct quotations, do not use the phrase illegal alien or the word alien, in copy or in headlines, to refer to citizens of a foreign country who have come to the U.S. with no documents to show that they are legally entitled to visit, work or live here.
Such terms are considered pejorative not only by those to whom they are applied but by many people of the same ethnic and national backgrounds who are in the U.S. legally."
Illegal immigrant - While many national news outlets use the term "illegal immigrant," this handbook calls for the discussion and re-evaluation of its use. Instead of using illegal immigrant, alternative labels recommended are "undocumented worker" or "undocumented immigrant."
Illegal immigrant is a term used to describe the immigration status of people who do not have the federal documentation to show they are legally entitled to work, visit or live here. People who are undocumented by the Immigration and Nationalization Service (INS) do not have the proper visas to be in the United States legally.
Many enter the country illegally, but a large number of this group initially had valid visas, but did not return to their native countries when their visas expired. Some former students fall into the latter category. Many Latinos decry usage of the term because they say it criminalizes the person rather than the actual act of illegally entering or residing in the United States without federal documents.
Some Latinos say such terms as illegal alien or illegal immigrant can often be used pejoratively in common parlance and can pack a powerful emotional wallop for those on the receiving end. Instead, use undocumented immigrant or undocumented worker, both of which are terms that convey the same descriptive information without carrying the psychological baggage. Avoid using illegal(s) as a noun.
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