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U.S. tipping Mexico to Minuteman patrols (telling the Mexican government)
Daily Bulletin ^
| 5/9/2006
| Sara A Carter
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."
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events; US: Arizona; US: California; US: New Mexico; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; falsestory; getaclue; gwot; illegalimmigration; illegals; incorrectstory; loudobbs; mexicans; mexico; minutemanproject; minutemen; moonbatbarking; nationalsecurity; notaccurate; nutcases; saraacarter; saracarter; wot
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To: B Knotts
On the border issue, I think they think it will just go away. They don't think it has "traction." But, I think they're wrong on that one, and they're taking a big gamble. One they may well lose.
They thought the same thing in 1991/92 with Mr. "Read my Lips."
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posted on
05/09/2006 7:16:14 AM PDT
by
trubluolyguy
(I love coffee....I love it GOOD!)
To: IrishMike
Now it is coming out, our Border Patrol is in charge of the asylum.
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posted on
05/09/2006 7:16:18 AM PDT
by
hgro
To: zerosix
Is the location of the MM secret or classified? What? No? Well, I guess you're just dead wrong on this one then.
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posted on
05/09/2006 7:16:27 AM PDT
by
Melas
(What!? Read or learn something? Why would anyone do that, when they can just go on being stupid)
To: IrishMike; Jeff Head
"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." That is just unbelievable. Has anyone been "interviewed" by Mexico yet?
To: TLI
You know what? I believe that it is a "time of choosing" but option 3 is missing from this poll...Yeah, that is very much a push poll.
To: IrishMike
To: gocats
I can't understand where they think they are going but I know this I will not follow!
They think you and I and the past and illegals are the new Americans
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posted on
05/09/2006 7:17:10 AM PDT
by
Vision
(Newt/Pence '08)
To: ARCADIA
OK Bushbots: could someone please explain how this can be anything but outright treason. Geez, this is as bad as a 24 season.
To: lemura
Yep, apparently I'm just another DU sleeper.I even went so far as to vote for Bush and support him for years into this war just to fake my allegiance.... bwahahhahaha damn I'm good, fooled em all! as did alot of others who are not worshiping at George's feet.
To: JeffAtlanta
Michelle Malkin has been on top of this issue for years now. She is an immigrant herself (legal) but she still gets called a Filipino whore when she speaks up against illegal immigration. A lot of great conservative writers have been trying to warn people of the problems in the GOP even as early as 1995-96. They get labeled as fringe loons by establishment GOP. It looks like many will be vindicated in their writings and warnings so many have ignored.
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posted on
05/09/2006 7:18:24 AM PDT
by
cva66snipe
(If it was wrong for Clinton why do some support it for Bush? Party over nation destroys the nation.)
To: TLI
You know what? I believe that it is a "time of choosing" but option 3 is missing from this poll...
Definitely.
You vote for the same, you'll only get more of the same.
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posted on
05/09/2006 7:18:47 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: IrishMike
When a Mexican citizen crosses into our land that is an issue for the US not Mexico!
This is an outrage that the United States government reports to a foreign nation the movements of United States citizens within the United States!
To: rodguy911
We truly are between a rock and a hard place. But having said that, it does not pay to elect the socialist/commie candidate for the other side.The country can survive a little socialism - the county cannot survive Balkanization.
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To: RandallFlagg; rodguy911
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posted on
05/09/2006 7:20:23 AM PDT
by
Let's Roll
( "Congressmen who ... undermine the military ... should be arrested, exiled or hanged" - A. Lincoln)
To: JeffAtlanta
The country can survive a little socialism - the county cannot survive Balkanization. Exactly!
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posted on
05/09/2006 7:20:58 AM PDT
by
cva66snipe
(If it was wrong for Clinton why do some support it for Bush? Party over nation destroys the nation.)
To: B Knotts
This sounds treasonous to me.
What the hell is going on in our government when citizens do not have the same value as illegals.
This article really p!sses me off.
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posted on
05/09/2006 7:20:58 AM PDT
by
OKIEDOC
(There's nothing like hearing someone say thank you for your help.)
To: rodguy911
But then don't complain. I'm complaining right now. And I don't see much difference in the two parties except the one that is in office is supposed to be working for US. I would expect back-stabbing from the dems. But to get it from a REPUBLICAN President? NO. NOT ACCEPTABLE.
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posted on
05/09/2006 7:21:35 AM PDT
by
TLI
(ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA, Minuteman Project AZ 2005, Texas Minutemen El Paso, Oct and April 2006)
To: Let's Roll
Same here.
I hope he covers this this morning.
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posted on
05/09/2006 7:21:53 AM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
To: rodguy911
"But having said that, it does not pay to elect the socialist/commie candidate for the other side." But it's ok if they have an R behind their name? Sheesh, what is it going to take for you guys? As another poster noted if President Kerry (I know it sounds awful), was in office at least the Rs would be pushing back on this. As it is your taxes are funding intelligence operations against Americans who only seek to stop the invasion of our country. You really can't get any more socialist/commie than that can you?
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posted on
05/09/2006 7:21:59 AM PDT
by
blaquebyrd
(Allegiance to country before party)
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