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Silver lining. These guys must think they illegally immigrated to hell.
MMmmmm!! Instead of a wall how about a wall of fire down there?
Meadow Muffin
Make these people fight the fires until they are out then deport their collective a$$ back!
Just saw a shot of Chula Vista (mexican border) on CNN. Looked like the world was on fire. As soon as the fires burn out the illegals will be pouring across. BP and ICE better get ready.
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Gov. Arnold is putting inmates into the fire fight. Not a word about illegals.
Border Patrol pitches in
Posted @ 4:43 PM
Border Patrol agents from San Diego are helping with the wildfire effort, agency officials said.
Since Sunday morning, agents have aided more than 200 illegal border crossers encountered in the path of the Harris Fire.
Many of the border crossers surrendered to agents after being surprised by the fast-moving fire, officials said.
Agents treated people for severe burns and evacuated them to local hospitals.
The Border Patrol is also contributing more than 300 agents a day to the San Diego County emergency effort. Agents are assisting local law enforcement officials with evacuations, traffic control, and perimeter control.
The Border Patrol’s horse unit has rescued more than 50 horses and transported them to local animal shelters, officials said.
-- Jen Steele, staff writer
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Illegal immigrants suspected of stealing supplies
Posted @ 4:27 PM
Six illegal immigrants who were suspected of stealing relief supplies from Qualcomm Stadium were arrested by Border Patrol agents after San Diego police stopped them Wednesday morning.
A woman who had been evacuated to the stadium told officers she saw the group load up two pickup trucks and a car with cots and other supplies, leave and then return, said police Sgt. Jesse Cesena.
When officers stopped them, a member of the group said they were being paid to take things of value from the stadium.
"They were stealing a lot of stuff," Cesen~a said. "We took the stuff back and we escorted them out. They were stealing from the people in need."
Because some members of the group spoke Spanish, officers called Border Patrol agents at the stadium for relief efforts. They determined the people were in the country illegally and arrested them.
The Border Patrol agents are among 100 that the federal agency has been providing for relief efforts, said agency spokesman Matthew Johnson. He said the agents are not looking for illegal immigrants among people seeking refuge at the stadium.
"We're not out there doing immigration stuff in the middle of a disaster," he said. "However, we still enforce the laws."
-- Onell R. Soto