Mexico's Fox Urges Protection for Migrants to U.S.

Reuters ^ | November 4, 2003

[HiJinx]

Officials say the victims could have been killed in a turf battle between drug cartels, but many Mexicans suspect armed vigilante groups who patrol the Arizona border to catch illegal migrants and hand them over to the government.

I know that perception is reality, but come one! Printing this just reinforces that skewed perception! The Border Volunteers operate in a 10-15 mile band north of the International Border. The base of the White Tanks is over 200 miles north of there.

Do Mexicans also feel the I-10 shootout yesterday was perpetrated by the so-called vigilantes? Gimme a break.

[skeeter]

At least 346 migrants, mostly Mexicans, died crossing into the United States in the 12 months ending in September, U.S. officials say.

In the interest of being 'fair & balanced' it would be appropriate to publish the number of Americans murdered or otherwise killed by illegals during the same period.

[sasafras]

I have a way to protect them - DONT ALLOW THEM TO CROSS PERIOD!!!!!!!!! STOP THEM AT THE BORDER - 100% EFFECTIVE IF ENFORCED

[janetgreen]

The only thing Vicente Fox knows how to do is make demands for even more from American taxpayers. He can't run his own country, he is a failed leader. Why doesn't he put his own countrymen to work? He is nothing more than a con man sent here to pull the wool over Bush's eyes. If Bush falls for this, he had better find a new job.

[kittymyrib]

I suggest he reform his own pathetic country. While he was speaking in AZ yesterday, human smugglers were shooting it out on a highway there. That's the kind of immigrants we don't need or want.

[TexasCowboy]

Santa Anna once said that Mexico would never have another war over Texas - Mexico would simply aborb it.
It's time to face reality.
South Texas, for the most part, has been absorbed.

Under the agreement made when Texas joined the Union, we can subdivide into five separate states.
I propose that Texas divide into two states - North Texas and South Texas with South Texas being south of a line on the Gulf of Mexico at Port O'Conner, extending west to Victoria, across to San Antonio and then to Del Rio.

Once the division has occurred, I propose that we GIVE South Texas to Mexico.
At that time all welfare programs, including WIC and Lone Star Cards, would come to an end because the inhabitants of South Texas would no longer be US citizens.
I propose that we use those tax dollars saved to build a fence across the new border with ports of entry only on major highways, and allow the Texas Militia to patrol that fence.

Like I said, it's time to face reality.
South Texas has been absorbed. It's time to give it up and save some tax dollars.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Nice dream Cowboy, but face it - they WANT those freebies and even if we gave away the entire State, they'd just move into other areas....... the current laws/border don't stop them, do you honestly think a fence would?

By the way - nice to see you......hope all is well with you......

[TexasCowboy]

Hi, Texas Girl!

Oh, well, a cowboy can dream........

A fence would stop them if we were serious about stopping them, but it's been a long time since America was serious about any of it's undertakings with foreign aggressors.
We weren't serious in VietNam, and we're not serious in Iraq.
We want the world to see us as the "nice guys", and, as usual, "nice guys" come in last.

[JustPiper]

The ONL we we should be protecting illegals and/or vigilantes is guiding them back to Fox!

[vikingcelt]

I really don't care how desperate they are. They have no right to be in this country. They are not supposed to be OUR problem. They have their own damned country. Let them be desperate there.

[FITZ]

they'd just move into other areas.....

That's already happening --- as more and more of Mexico pushes north into Texas, the people from the southern counties or Texas are leaving and heading north to get back into the USA --- and Mexico then pushes further north trying to follow prosperity as it leaves the border region. They've even had to expand what are called "border counties" ---- those are no longer the counties that immediately line the border --- the border counties are now several counties north.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

That is such a shame Fitz......

[chicagolady]

How about protecting law abiding, freedom loving Americans against the devastation that Illegal immigrants bring on the economy, health care , schools, enviroment not to mention how many are Felons perpetrating crimes on our fellow Americans!?

Wow what a concept.