Posted on 04/18/2005 2:41:23 PM PDT by Dan Evans
The largest local union of Border Patrol agents in the country has declared its support for the Minuteman Project in Arizona, while at the same time slamming both the American Civil Liberties Union and President Bush.
According to its website, the U.S. Border Patrol Local 2544, which covers the Tucson sector of the agency, the volunteers involved in the border-monitoring Minuteman Project have been nothing but supportive.
"We want to make it clear because we've had a lot of questions about this we have not had one single complaint from a rank-and-file agent in this sector about the Minutemen," says a statement on the site. "Every report we've received indicates these people are very supportive of the rank-and-file agents; they're courteous. Many of them are retired firefighters, cops, and other professionals, and they're not causing us any problems whatsoever."
The group blames the ACLU for setting off ground sensors in the area of the Minutemen activities:
"Reports of [Minutemen] causing 'ground sensors' to go off are exaggerated because most of those are being set off by the ACLU sneaking around trying to find the Minutemen doing something wrong."
As WorldNetDaily reported, the ACLU has sent representatives to the 23-mile Arizona border area to monitor the Minutemen and report any civil-liberties abuses to authorities. Instead, said Minuteman Project spokesman Grey Deacon, the law group's people are flashing lights, sounding horns and warning off illegals and their "coyote" human smugglers from entering territory patrolled by the volunteers. Deacon claims such activity amounts to aiding and abetting illegal aliens.
The Minuteman Project has attracted hundreds of volunteers, many legally carrying guns and waving flags, from across the country. They plan to keep watch around the clock until the end of the month, intimidating illegal aliens with their presence and alerting the Border Patrol via cell phones or radios when they see people crossing.
The Border Patrol local emphasizes the Minuteman Project is "shifting the bulk of the illegal-alien traffic out of the Naco corridor."
The statement then takes the president to task for his immigration proposal.
"If only President Bush were so supportive of the rank-and-file agents," the site states. "While President Bush hangs out thousands of miles away in the White House, these people are willing to give up their time and energy to actually do something. While President Bush entices millions of illegal aliens to keep coming with his amnesty proposals and his demoralizing statements that he doesn't want Border Patrol agents chasing 'good-hearted people just coming here to take jobs Americans won't do,' the Minutemen are trying to get our laws enforced.
"The Minutemen have made it very clear that they fully support rank-and-file Border Patrol agents. If only we had such support from the politicians we have to work for (aren't we really supposed to be working for the citizens of this country anyway?)"
That certainly would seem to be the case. The manager-class bureaucrats parrot the Whitehouse line while the BP grunts voice their approval of the MMP. No surprises here.
That is a beautiful article! I love these people (sniff, sniff).
Roger that ~ great article ~ support the Minutemen ~ Bump!
Same here, Barney. The medical care for illegal aliens in California costs us BILLIONS, so we're paying THIER bills along with OURS.
Haven't heard a word from Arnold on this, have you?
I looked for a contact address for the big mouthed Andrea Zortman, but couldn't find it. People like her make me sick.
"While President Bush entices millions of illegal aliens to keep coming with his amnesty proposals and his demoralizing statements that he doesn't want Border Patrol agents chasing 'good-hearted people just coming here to take jobs Americans won't do,' the Minutemen are trying to get our laws enforced."
In other words, an arrogant Dubya underestimated the intelligence, will, and stamina of Pro-Patriot MM and ALL those Americans who believe in a sovereign United States of America instead of his vision for a North American Enterprise Zone.
Man, has Dubya Bush become a HUGE disappointment as our President.
Nice summation. Also, too bad he did not have an insider reporting back from MVBC. He would have been told that by the first Monday. The place had the smell of victory all over it.
2,000 miles of a serious fence would cost about what illegals cost Cali every single year in unpaid health care.
but, but, Travis, we're told we can't afford it, GWB ignores the whole mess, and Vicente Fox says that fences are MUY MALO. What's a citizen to do??
Bump!!
Forget about what Fox says or thinks. Who does he think he is? Build the fence anyway.
I'm gonna put my money where my mouth is.
Is there a place I can send a monetary contribution to these minutemen? Do they need equipment? Radios....etc?
Thanks in advance.
It's things like this that make me proud to be an American.
I don't know, but I'll bet Spiff knows.
Hi brownie! Fox thinks he's the head of our "homeland security" force. I think the illegal aliens in our prisons and those caught at the border should be building the fence, and the bill should be sent to Fox.
For contributions to the Minuteman Project:
http://www.minutemanproject.com/Donations.html
I couldn't agree more. There are 10 to 15 illegals standing around on just about every street corner here (looking for jobs Americans won't do) so we could "detain" them also. I bet we could get that wall up in about a week. LOL!!
Thanks.
Do you think the Republicans will be happy when I tell them that I contributed my $100.00 to the MMP instead of the RNC?
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