Posted on 05/29/2004 6:09:11 PM PDT by I_saw_the_light
This is from a border patrol agent. Its not illegal to assist these people? You gotta be kidding me.
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Not only that but it's policy not to demand proof of citizenship by law enforcement. They're home free. What a deal.
I think Andy Adame was under-quoted.
If you find illegal aliens in a life threatening situation, you can give them water and/or food and medical attention. Transporting them is another thing -- you better be transporting them directly to the Border Patrol or nearest healthcare facility. When in doubt, whip out the cell phone and dial 911.
Adame probably stated it in this fashion so that these groups know there aren't many loopholes. One tactic they've used in the past is to transport the illegals straight to Tucson to a group of immigration lawyers so that they're harder to deport.
...Noble cause, to keep them from death, but, not from being sent back...
Harder to deport thanks to our enemies domestic.
Was wondering if you could look over the reverse psyche ideas we were kicking around on the thread I pinged you. It looks promising.
It's noble to assist a foreign power engage in acts of war (invasion by non-uniformed personnel in this case) against the United States?
Reverse psychology works very well and enrages the disloyal opposition.
Missed the ping as I was watching a Border Patrol chopper working the canyons. He went over my house enroute at low altitude and full throttle and was probably wishing he had afterburners. Tactics like that usually mean a very large group or a drug shipment has been spotted.
It will be amusing to watch what happens to their camp over near Douglas. A lot of the ranchers and property owners are way hostile to illegal aliens. If these loons set up at a location where the illegals have to cross the wrong property to reach it, the camp won't be lasting long.
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I must ponder and cogitate. These loons might be unwittingly useful in increasing apprehensions...
Will the UAV be able to keep a rough body count number on these places? Would an increase of 25 hot bodies show up?
We'll see how fervent the flock is in a couple of months when the sun beats down relentlessly and the temp exceeds 115. Something tells me these do gooders will disappear. They just want their 15 minutes of fame.
If you want to stop these endless deaths, stop the jobs that draw them into the desert in the first place. Let's see the do gooders create jobs in Mexico for them..assist them financially, etc. Of course, that's always too much to ask. Better they should come here and take an American citizens job.
Actually per state law in Arizona it is illegal to refuse water to someone if they ask. Food, no, but water...
Most certainly. Just make a low altitude run parallel to their position. Come at them against the wind and throttle back and it would almost be like a hover with the camera locked on target. I may not have mentioned the video stream goes into a TiVo box so one of the operators can instantly review any video of interest on a separate monitor -- just freeze frame it and count bodies.
I'm fairly certain the "vigilante" groups down here in Cochise County have rescued more illegal aliens than any of these church groups. Any illegal found in need of food, water, or medical treatment gets it while we wait for the Border Patrol or Sheriff's Department to arrive.
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