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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You forgot CAFTA. I don't think CAFTA is official yet. This little jewel is really going to open the borders as soon as all the central American nations sign on to it.
What do you want? Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton?
Why repeat bad history?
Sure, you idiot, if all immigration were legal (which is what Mexico wants) then none of it would be illegal.
Retards like yourself are selling out our country.
You say that like winning 2 national elections is a bad thing.
He comes on threads like this to stir up trouble.
Office of Border Patrol David V. Aguilar (202) 344-2050
What many people don't realize is that America was sold out when NAFTA was signed. The invaders have more rights than we do now.
I don't want all immigration to be "legal" i.e. terrorists or other criminals, serious health risks, etc.
You probably, don't really want to know.
There won't be anymore. And they did it to themselves.
Respectively, I ask you this question:
If our current immigration laws are not enforced by our gov't, nor are they respected by the "incoming," why would we have reason to believe that a guest worker program and more laws that support "legal" immigration" will lead to....ZERO illegal immigration?
You don't think after 500+ posts, and duplicate threads, there's been enough trouble stirred up? At least I don't advocate violence or call for Bush's impeachment ; )
Do you support a guest worker program that displaces American workers with tax payer funded entitlements to these "guest" workers? Do you support ending entitlements to immigrants as was the case in immigration in the past?
Do you think getting this info to the Mexican government is some huge problem?
(taking cover, locked and loaded)
What came first: the chicken or the egg?
Then maybe we should be calling for his impeachment. Bush's actions against the interests and security of our nation are treason. Impeach him.
I know--but that's not the issue here. I'm talking about your garden variety illegal invader here. Not the ones who have committed felonies. I hope we can catch them and send them back before they have a chance to commit a felony. So yes, do the VCCR dance once we imprison one if you must but send the others back as soon as possible with a note from their captor showing date caught, released and a bill from the American taxpayers.
Wrong. It has nothing to do with international law.
Consular notification is an agreement between the United States and other countries. Some countries have mandatory consular notification and others are voluntary. Mexico is mandatory.
No, you just encourage dissolution of the United States of America. Begone.
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