U.S. tipping Mexico to Minuteman patrols (telling the Mexican government)

Daily Bulletin ^ | 5/9/2006 | Sara A Carter

[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."

[onyx]

Lou Dobbs is a Bush hating Marxist tool. You're being used.

WTG, Jim!

We have been trying to tell Dobb worshipers the same thing. Maybe now, the one's who aren't DU infiltrators will pay attention to you!

[clawrence3]

We will have to agree to disagree on whether completely sealing off the Mexican border or fighting terrorists over there instead of over here is the higher priority then.

[texastoo]

Mexico has so many crooks in the U.S. that they have a consular office in almost 50 states. No other country has this many offices.

[Dane]

Tancredo was just interviewed on John Gibson about this

looks like tommy is trying to take over chuckie schumer's position of being the fastest to a TV camera.

[rolling_stone]

forced removals? you must mean formal removals..from your chart.(see footnotes 1 and 2 for definitions).but we were discussing the apprehensions - your figure of 6 million in 5 years pales with 2000 and prior years..once again you are trying to skew statistics that do not back up your position...LOL...exiled-expelled, forced-formal the dictionary is your friend!

[clawrence3]

Sorry - that last post was for pbrown - we probably have to agree to disagree too.

[nicmarlo]

If we are in a war on terror, and it is known that Middle Eastern men have been caught crossing the border (and we cannot assume ALL have been, as it is a given that there are already millions of illegals in this country), and we know that it's become more difficult for them to slip in via planes, just how stupid do you think THEY are?

[clawrence3]

Multi-tasking today is not my friend though - I will leave you in the good hands of Jim Robinson now - good luck.

[rolling_stone]

looks like tommy is trying to take over chuckie schumer's position of being the fastest to a TV camera.

Thanks goodness someone cares about our country and sovereignty! I like how you try and kill the messenger when you don't like the message..

[clawrence3]

I have no problem catching (and killing) every terrorist trying to enter the U.S. - don't throw the babies out with the bathwater though.

[nicmarlo]

Right. It has nothing to do with the fact that MILLIONS of illegals are crossing the border and our government is tipping off the corrupt Mexican government so that American citizens could potentially be ambushed by criminal Mexicans.

[Dane]

Thanks goodness someone cares about our country and sovereignty! I like how you try and kill the messenger when you don't like the message.

Please all tom tancredo cares about is keeping funds flowing into his and bay buchanan's PAC.

[nicmarlo]

And the motivation for tipping off a corrupt Mexican government to the whereabouts of American citizens is?

[clawrence3]

To try to avoid armed conflict as much as humanly possible?

[nicmarlo]

That's the ticket.

[devolve]

FBI   STATISTICS?

[clawrence3]

Well, that's the first thing I thought of when I heard the news report - since we are not supposed to be advocating violence here at FR, I'm suprised you didn't think of that too.

[Yaelle]

This is outrageous. Is any major conservative media host getting this out there? Has anyone dared to DEMAND of the President and administration a full explanation? What does Rush say?

[clawrence3]

That's just one portion of the stats for "formal removals" I already provided in post # 859.

[nicmarlo]

And what, exactly, have American citizens done to promote violence while being on American land?

You do realize, it's AMERICAN citizens on AMERICAN land who are being told their whereabouts to a corrupt MEXICAN government about MEXICAN citizens ILLEGALLY on AMERICAN soil, right?