Posted on 04/07/2005 7:30:08 AM PDT by areafiftyone
Garcia probably works for THIS shelter in Altar, Mexico. "Migrants rights activists", indeed. The Minutemen are crazy? Riiiight.
They are not a vigilante group. I refer to them as "undocumented border patrol agents".
Cochise County, Is that not were all the vote fraud takes place?
HUH?????? Where did I miss the violence???
"If the Mexican government has already slowed down the flow by telling illegals not to cross, couldn't they ALSO conceivably have told them to scream about their 'bad' treatment at the hands of the Minutemen?" So you are saying the Mexican government could have been doing this all along, that is to discourage any illegal crossings? Did they print any pamplets on that subject?
How much do you think that Mexico would cost to just buy it?
The Sheriff and the Federal Government better be careful. These are US citizens doing the job that the crappy US Government can seem to do. As far as the Sheriff, careful. The Minute Men are within their rights. Maybe this is a defining moment, just who does this Government belong to?
We all knew false reports by illegals would be the norm, that is why it seems the MMP said to observe and not confront.
Regardless, if they did give him the t-shirt and took a picture, so what? That would be funny as Hell!
That's what I'm wondering about.They held an ILLEGAL ALIEN,on US soil,against his will?And this is a BAD thing?Hell,they gave him money,food,and water,and took a souveneir photograph(gasp!) and THEY'RE the ones being investigated?What about the ILLEGAL?Is he being investigated or was he allowed to just walk away?
Not sure about pamphlets, but here is one about fliers from 'Mexican migrant-aid groups':
Minutemen aside, some migrants undeterred
And here's one about the Mexican police:
Minutemen find few migrants (Police in Mexico discouraging illegal crossings)
Just do a FR search for Minutemen...it brings up lots of info.
The volunteers are only doing those jobs lazy American Government officals dont want to do.
12/9/2002
>>"'I dare the president of the United States to arrest Americans who are protecting their own country,' said Chris Simcox, the teacher-turned-newspaper owner who has formed the Tombstone, Ariz., Militia. 'We will no longer tolerate the ineptness of the government in dealing with these criminals and drug dealers. It is a monumental disgrace that our government is letting the American people down, turning us into the expendable casualties of the war on terrorism,' he said.'"<<
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No underwear? It has to be underwear to be a crime.
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If they physically restrained him, that seems rather foolish.
It's questionable if they really did restrain him, but doing so is against the observe and report policy of the Minutemen, and gives fuel to the media and crazed activists.
I doubt their actions would be illegal if they did restrain him.
Having his pose for a picture and video with that T-shirt was stupid. One of the Minutemen's goals is to bring attention to the problem of illegal immigration, and having them pose with a T-shirt is going to give a bad impression to people.
If they forced him to pose with the T-shirt, they may be risking criminal prosecution. I don't know the law in AZ, but I suspect that you are legally allowed to restrain someone suspected of criminal activity until the authorities arrive, however I suspect that any force must be kept at a minimum, and forcing them to pose for pictures may get them in trouble, though it's hard to show how they were harmed by that activity.
"Agency spokesmen credit an increased presence by Mexican authorities south of the border and say it's too soon to tell whether the volunteers are having an impact."
This is our government talking, in case anyone has forgotten (or not realized) whose side they are on.
Bigtime. Here in Nashville yesterday I was taking a secondary road linking the parking lots of a K-Mart and several fast food joints and discovered one closed restaurant had been converted into some sort of mini-Greyhound depot. A bus (Adama?) parked outside was disgorging a load of short, dark-complected people, many using plastic bags and woven containers for luggage.
Seems to me that ICE merely has to wait at this depot behind Nolensville Road and pick up the illegals as they arrive. Off one bus and onto another. No need for all that running around like Vice cops when the "migration business" delivers them right to you.
If only they'd do it.
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