Posted on 08/24/2005 10:23:02 AM PDT by TERMINATTOR
Meanwhile, just last night, the Denton County GOP passed a resolution that no municipal funds be spent in any way to benefit illegal alien day laborers.
This was specifically addressed to an issue in I think Lewisville (maybe Corinth).
Here's hoping Mr. Sellers joins the ranks of the indicted.
Two No More Deaths desert activists indicted for transporting illegals
By Evan Silverstein
Spero News
August 22, 2005
A federal grand jury has indicted two border-ministry activists arrested last month with three illegal immigrants in their vehicle. Daniel Strauss and Shanti Sellz were arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents on July 9, about 25 miles from the Mexico-Arizona border.
Strauss and Sellz are volunteers with a group called No More Deaths. They were charged under a federal statute making it a crime to transport illegal immigrants.
"We stand behind them and support them in any way we can," the Rev. John C. Matthew, a retired Presbyterian minister and No More Deaths volunteer, said after the indictments were issued on Aug. 3. "The government has made a misstep in even having this trial."
Presbyterian church leaders in Arizona were instrumental in helping form the Tucson-based No More Deaths movement. For the past two summers, the group has provided food, water and medical care to illegal immigrants crossing into the United States through Arizona's treacherous desert borderlands.
The coalition receives strong leadership and support from Presbyterians and from congregations such as Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, which provides medical care to undocumented migrants injured in the desert.
Strauss and Sellz, who are not Presbyterians, told the agents they were taking the men to Southside for treatment because they were vomiting and suffering from bloody diarrhea. Border Patrol officials have said the men were not ill and were refused medical aid once in custody.
According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Strauss and Sellz were indicted on one count each of transporting an illegal alien and conspiracy to transport an illegal alien. Strauss, who is from New York, and Sellz, who is from Colorado and New Mexico, were arraigned Aug. 11.
A trial is scheduled to start in early October, but may not begin until November or December, according to a statement posted on the No More Deaths Web site. The conspiracy charge carries a 10-year maximum sentence; the transporting charge carries a five-year maximum sentence.
Vehicles seizures and arrest. If you harbor or aid a known felon, you can be arrested. If you harbor or aid ANY criminal you can be arrested. These self-proclaimed "do-gooders" are NOT doing something good. They are harboring and aiding an illegal alien, therefore they are breaking the law just as much as an employer who hires the illegals. Someone needs to teach them what the word, "illegal", means.
One of these folks are going to lose their vehicle, and perhaps even their life, to one of the illegals. I think these idiots have a better chance of having their vehicles seized by an illegal alien than having it seized by law enforcement. When that happens, I will have no pity for them. IMO, aiding an illegal is no different than aiding any other law breaker.
Roger that.
You can bet that nary a thought is given as to what weapons, drugs, or diseases may be being carried by these invaders either.
I would think that four flat tires in the desert would slow em down a little.
Two would do it. I doubt the Einsteins carry more than one spare.
They'd just report it to the police/insurance company as being stolen by two white guys, in a white van.
Even IF they thought about it, I'm sure they wouldn't want to invade this Illegal's "rights" by invading their privacy. These idiots seem to think that these Illegals have the same rights as you or I. Crazy...absolute lunacy.
I'm sure you're right. That would mean we could now blame part of the reason for the increase cost of auto insurance on Illegals and these "do-WRONGERS".
Hang 'em High!
Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!
Support our Minutemen Patriots!
Be Ever Vigilant ~ Bump!
Leftist orgs are funding these losers, IMO...
Apparently now, people assume that if you don't agree with a law you don't have to bother to follow it. That actually explains alot of what's going on in this country today.
susie
So the illegal alien enablers are OK, but the American patriots who are trying to stop them are "vigilantes"?
Mr. Sellers should be calling the border patrol just like the Minutemen are instructed to do.
Wanna bet that this case gets dismissed on "humanitarian" grounds by some idiot judge?
It's called aiding and abetting, stupid.
Yes you are, you little ignorant summabitch!
Matter of fact, you ARE "the government".
"OF, BY, and for The People."
We need to get video camera proof of what they are doing and fil RICO charges against every member and their organization.
Put every one of them in prison!!!!
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