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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"Once again do you have that spare $ 500 million in your back pocket to make all this happen?"
How much are we spending on Iraq per month? Just take the $500 million from that.
Sorry, Dude. I don't buy into fear.
bump for publicity
Bush came so close to greatness. I think he his trying to make his fathers old ideas about new world order reality. I will never make the mistake of voting for a close relative of a president again. Political dynasties should be outlawed.
From what I read he was innocent.
Pardon me while I spit!
We don't have a country anymore
Someone needs to explain this to me, because it makes no sense
When they want to bury a story, it goes to the Smokey Backroom.
Yes we do. We need a major housecleaning, though.
At this point I agree with you. With a democrat in office, the GOP senators would have acted like conservatives again and put severe restraints on Kerry.
As I saw it, we had two choices in '04:
Either we handed our collective arses to the UN, or to Mexico.
We chose the latter.
Close. It's Justice Department head Alberto Gonzalez, former board member of a state-affilate of the National Council of La Raza in Texas. Why? Because the current Administration and other "do-gooders" in DC don't seem to realize that there ARE conservative, pro-sovereignty, Americans of hispanic descent like me and the founders of this group at this link below:
WTF Who is in charge of our government VINCENTE FOX?????
An out-of-control bloated BIG and growing government, an out-of-control and growing bureaucracy, an out-of-control and ever growing illegal alien invasion all combined will come home to roost for them.
Classic! And, I can almost see the screen names beside each picture.
What a bunch of BS, how can this be?
Im fed up with Republicans over border control.
"migrants' rights are being observed."
Someone needs to explain this to me, because it makes no sense
I cannot help.... sorry.
Meanwhile , the US border Patrol has turned US citizens, the minutemen into 'targets' for Mexican drug cartels.
All new members are welcome. :-)
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