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."

[GladesGuru]

"Someone should be fired over this, but, hey, this is the federal government."

Hos about "this is the federal government under Bush"?

Unless congress outlawed executive orders, Bush could stop the border problem whenever he wanted to. But he hasn't because he doesn't want to.

[Hawk1976]

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.-US Declaration of Independence

This must be the reason why nobody wants to go first.

[onyx]

Another 9/2004 signup. Sheesh!! Did you folks come over enmasse?

Yes, they did, but we are six fewer today that I have seen thus far.

[hipaatwo]

arggggggggggggg

Be back in a hour. The article links to this page:

http://www.sre.gob.mx/eventos/minuteman/reporte3.htm

[Revel]

Well your tatic is clear for sure. You bait people to get angry at you and then you hit abuse on them. Someday the mods will catch onto you. Unless you happen to be one. Many angry things that people say would never be said if it was not for you baiting them.

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US and Mexican governments want to avoid a confrontation and a possible deadly shootout between Mexican drug smugglers and the Minutemen.

I don't accept that explanation. I believe they're paving the way to get rid of the borders all together. We are being invaded enmass and the only ones trying to put a stop to it are the Minutemen, and our government is helping our enemy.

[steve86]

I fully understand why Sink$$pur is the way he is.

[onyx]

IMPEACH NOW!! BUSH's allegiance has to be to the American citizens before the illegal aliens. That cannot be in dispute and if this turns out to be true I am going to request my Reps and Senators bring up articles of IMPEACHMENT - I am serious on this, and I AM FURIOURS.

To: thoughtomator

If you want to impeach Bush, go join the trolls at DU. Keep it OFF FR. Jim

58 posted on 03/31/2006 7:16:08 PM EST by Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

If you want to impeach Bush, go join the trolls at DU. Keep it OFF FR. Jim

[nicmarlo]

I think I under$tand what you're $aying. : )

[clawrence3]

That's information from LAST year - old news.

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$o do I.

[OKIEDOC]

I am still unbelievably upset with my government.

This is political correctness run amok.

[SerpentDove]

If this thread is any bellwether of American sentiment on this issue, I'd say we're pretty P.O.'d.

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I have an excuse though...my back is hurting. : )

That's a good one.

[nicmarlo]

lol!

[nicmarlo]

I would say you're 100% spot on!

[Annie5622]

6 down, how many to go? lol

[Buffettfan]

The filthy corrupt sh$thole known as mexico is our enemy aided and abetted by the US government.

[SerpentDove]

1000!

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