Posted on 04/26/2005 4:29:55 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
(AgapePress) - The union representing Border Patrol agents in the Tucson sector says its members have had no complaints about the volunteers taking part in the Minuteman Project, which is wrapping up this week in the Arizona desert. But apparently the Border Patrol has had some problems with the ACLU.
Since the first of April, volunteers with the Minuteman Project have been conducting what it refers to as a "citizens' Neighborhood Watch" along the Arizona-Mexico border, looking for illegal immigrants crossing over into the U.S. and reporting those sightings to the Border Patrol. The group reports that as of April 24, 315 Border Patrol apprehensions have been "directly facilitated" by Minuteman volunteers.
Mike Albon is a spokesman for U.S. Border Patrol Local 2544, which represents the agents patrolling the 27-mile sector where the Minuteman volunteers have camped out this month. Albon says there have been no complaints from his rank-and-file about the volunteers' work.
"The Minutemen have not caused any problems for the agents in the field," Albon states. "We have not received any complaints [about] any of their activities being out of line. They have been real supportive of the [Border Patrol] agents in the field."
But the union spokesman says activities in the area by American Civil Liberties Union representatives have been counterproductive. "Apparently trying to catch the Minutemen doing something wrong, [someone] has been going out there and setting off [ground] sensors," he explains. Those actions, he says, have caused extra work for Border Patrol agents in the field. "They're counterproductive in [doing] things like that," he says.
Albon says his union is against any organization that opposes enforcement of American immigration laws. "We are against anything that is anti-enforcement," he remarks. "The union wants the immigration laws enforced -- and if the ACLU is supporting things that are not related to the enforcement of the law and are supporting people who are breaking the law, we do not condone that."
WorldNetDaily reported in March that the Arizona chapter of the ACLU planned to monitor the activities of the Minuteman Project volunteers to "make sure they're not abusing anybody's rights." A spokesman for the ACLU told a local newspaper that a team of attorneys would be ready to file civil cases against project participants should any abuses occur.
Is there any doubt that the ACLU is an enemy from within?
What else can we expect from the aclu? They are against anything American and try in all ways to harm our laws and those who work to protect this country. The aclu was set up to destroy America and they have been dilegently working toward that goal for over 60 years.
I like the next post.
"They are against anything American and try in all ways to harm our laws and those who work to protect this country. The aclu was set up to destroy America and they have been dilegently working toward that goal for over 60 years."
Says it all. They are the most dangerous 5th column inside of any country in all of history. Why are we permitting their continued existence? Time for some real research, to discover which members of both houses of the U.S. Congress are associated with the ACLU, then vote them out of office during the next cycle.
In my opinion, there isn't sufficient outrage against the ACLU yet. If the ACLU were an Al Qaeda sleeper cell that we'd just uncovered, do you think that something would be done about them?
Sorry so late in responding...
Yep, it would be just like them to think they grew on Cactus.
You are absolutely correct, Charlite!
If the ACLU were an Al Qaeda sleeper cell that we'd just uncovered, do you think that something would be done about them?
There was a time when I would have thought something would be done to rid this country of Al Qaeda. The direction the Country is going these days, however, I think CAIR would show up, and the MSM would paint the Al Qaeda cell as a victim of hate crimes and unfair treatment and they would just receive more protection.
Is there any doubt that the ACLU is an enemy from within?
Absolutely none!
The ACLU is extending their "venue" - they're acting like nazi stormtroopers/soviet KGB by their presumptuous reactions against the REAL PEOPLE, the American citizens'initiatives and freedom of speech.
Note: the ACLU/leftists sent out "willing fools" (sacrificial pawns) to report American citizens' "atrosities" at the border.
Also note: the ACLU/leftists have always used "willing fools" to agitate bloody confrontations and riots to justify their claims of "police state."
As I understand it, (online) "Judicial Watch" is working-up their opposition to and exposure of the ACLU. They had better work faster and harder.
Younger disinformed generations actually take "American Civil Liberties Union" at face value for its (ALLEGED) advocacy.
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