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 ...
Isn't it ironic that Bush is sowing the seeds of his own demise. If the GOP doesn't do a 180 on this issue in the next couple of months then the Democrats will have congress. When that happens Bush and members of the administration will be under constant investigation and will probably even have a try at impeachment.
The war in Iraq and the men lost there would have been for nothing as Bush would be forced to pull out the troops early and Iran will just swoop in.
You are correct but it's pretty obvious that GB is nothing more than the useful idiot for the neo-conmen that seem to be directing foreign policy in the ME at the behest of _____(?)as well as crafting the American Union.
Nixon type of denial? Who knows?
Is this the one that was in Breaking News?
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3800443
Yes, that is the one I posted.
It's probably this one:
Civilian Border Patrol Operations Reported to Mexico [BY US BORDER PATROL]
www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1629207/posts
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Milk is not a medicine for spinal erectile dysfunction.
at the behest of _____(?)
The CFR
Thanks, I'll go check it out.
CFR for sure and perhaps the 'amen corner'?
The perfect picture.
I am wrong this is the link to the url of the one that was pulled. The thread itself isn't back up.
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3800443
"this animal has too many voices to be silenced."
It seems that the vast majority of us here are in agreement on this huge issue. I am now curious to see what the Republicans have to say about this and will be waiting on their response. The Republicans must realize that immigration will be the issue of the '06 and '08 elections.
Except the illegal ingress of illegal foreign nationals......sheesh!
That's all well and good, but has nothing whatsoever to do with the Border Patrol telling the Mexican government where the Minutemen are. The Minutemen do NOT make arrests. This would be like the BP telling the Mexican government who and where I am when I report suspicious activity on the border. Actually, after reading this I am wondering if they do give out info on me to the Mexican government.
Also, everything you quoted comes after the arrest, not before. Are you saying that the Mexican government should be told where CBP and ICE officers and agents are operating, as well as DEA and other LE that operate on the border? As per some international law? I am now really wondering if we do that- but we should not being doing it!!!
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