Posted on 05/09/2006 6:21:25 AM PDT by IrishMike
While Minuteman civilian patrols are keeping an eye out for illegal border crossers, the U.S. Border Patrol is keeping an eye out for Minutemen -- and telling the Mexican government where they are. According to three documents on the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Web site, the U.S. Border Patrol is to notify the Mexican government as to the location of Minutemen and other civilian border patrol groups when they participate in apprehending illegal immigrants -- and if and when violence is used against border crossers.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman confirmed the notification process, describing it as a standard procedure meant to reassure the Mexican government that migrants' rights are being observed.
"It's not a secret where the Minuteman volunteers are going to be," Mario Martinez said Monday.
"This ... simply makes two basic statements -- that we will not allow any lawlessness of any type, and that if an alien is encountered by a Minuteman or arrested by the Minuteman, then we will allow that government to interview the person."
Minuteman members were not so sanguine about the arrangement, however, saying that reporting their location to Mexican officials nullifies their effectiveness along the border and could endanger their lives.
"Now we know why it seemed like Mexican officials knew where we were all the time," said Chris Simcox, founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. "It's unbelievable that our own government agency is sending intelligence to another country. They are sending intelligence to a nation where corruption runs rampant, and that could be getting into the hands of criminal cartels.
"They just basically endangered the lives of American people."
(Excerpt) Read more at dailybulletin.com ...
Tantrum throwing is not "opposition".
Thanks. ;-)
One last time : #1271
Glad to see you are back. Great freepers needed here at FR.
What was his reaction? Did he not say that it was their right?
The Washington Times says he called the minutemen "vigilantes".
Better late than never.
GOOD on you for that much.
As I recall, he said he was opposed to trying to the boycott.
;-)
OK!
We've been through all this before. You know I don't befriend gun-grabbers such as yourself.
Hehe - you just chose an unfortunate set of words at a very unfortunate moment. I'm sure that everyone knew that you didn't mean anything violent but it is very good policy to be very strict on those type of things as some take it too far.
Thank you very much. I'll tell you something, it was like having a part of me ripped out.
The groundswell of support, however, was as beautiful as it was unexpected. Freepers are the BEST people in the world. It'd be nice if we could remember that a little more often.
Border Patrol rebuts Minutemen report)does not equate hoax
IMO they're not. They are heros's and we need many more like them. At least their not sitting on their Blessed Assurance in our nations capitol selling out our nation to foreign interest for their own 30 pieces of silver.
Our government leaders that refuses to enforce this nations borders, refuses to prosecute illegal entry, and refuses to deport same even as they march illegally in the streets {Down Interstates} is not a government I will vote for in November. I will vote for Minutemen though. At least they have the convictions to stand for something other than their own stock market portfolio.
My apolgies ,I couldnt resist
As to the meat of the article...a few things make me leary of it..
I dont think the Border Patrol gives a dam what the MM are doing
If the Mexicans want to find out where the MM are ,they can follow the TV crews.
If the Federales know where the MM are how are they going to inform the illegals and the Coyotes ? call them on their cell phones?
does this correlate with egg in your face glee?
Gawd so lame and juvenile
You are easily impressed.
To me personally this was not about Bush it was about 'someone' filtering to Mexico
I was thinking the same thing. I would expect the Border Patrol to deny something that ghastly whether it was true or not.
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