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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LOL! You write for Leno don't you?
Of course - they are criminals until the law gets changed too - I have never had a problem calling them "criminals" or "illegal aliens".
The Minutemen are the only ones who can tell the truth? Yikes. You live in a pretty depressing world.
I didn't think so. The guy is pond scum.
Are you being sarcastic?
ROFLMAO!!!
Amazing what some people will call "patriots" these days.
I agree
IF that 2005 copyright date on that Southern Poverty Law Center profile of Simcox
is correct...I'm suprised it hasn't been the lead story on the evening news
for a couple of weeks on end.
If it's for real...there are some really lazy journalists at ABC, CBS,
NBC, CNN, et al.
Oh the drama of it all!
Nothing like the statements of an ex-wife from a divorce proceeding as interpreted by the Southern Poverty Law (and Race Pimping) Center to back up assumptions about the psyche of a man you've never met and some wild-eyed prophecies of the future. Where do you find your inspiration, sink, daytime soaps?
That lifetime sub to The National Enquirer is serving you well, eh? What's the latest on Britney?
You know me all to well, my friend! :)
IIRC, that's what was said about some of these guys.
You like pond scum? Hell if this is not true how about you ask him to come on FR and explain things. Are you willing to support this kind of man?
Which ones attempted incest?
BTTT!
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