Posted on 11/17/2007 12:51:44 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
The Tennessee Minutemen volunteer to patrol the border. Border Patrol agents are paid to do it.
Roger Maier is a border patrolman.
He said, “Anti-terror is the primary mission, but the inspection process does turn up violations, drugs, illegal immigration, fugitives.”
Customs agents enforce immigration law at the ports of entry.
Everyday about 100,000 people cross from Mexico to El Paso, Texas by car or foot.
Every week immigration officials catch about 100 people that try to deceive them and cross illegally.
To catch those people, officers use drug sniffing dogs.
...Border Patrol and Minutemen search vehicles.
Maier said, “We had an officer hear screaming in the area. Basically this woman was being roasted alive because she was so close to the engine compartment and was being burned while the car was moving.”
Why do illegal immigrants risk death to cross the border?
“Poor, I believe they are poor here. There’s a lot of poverty. There are no jobs.”
A woman named Maria crossed into the U.S. illegally. She spoke with News 2 and shared her side of the story.
She said, “We are illegals to them, that we’re coming intothis country illegally. We tried to pass through a canal. I don’t know where because I don’t know the area.”
Just across the border you can see the living conditions.
Studies show one of the biggest reasons for illegal immigration is money.
Maria, like so many others, risked her life and snuck into the United States with little more than hope.
She said, “We want to work, achieve goals, take our children out and help other people. I think we’re doing something right.”
The international border is located in the middle of the Rio Grande River.
Partsof the river are completely dried up. There are footprints in the sand where people cross from Mexico into the U.S.
Maria told News 2 how she came to the United States.
She said, “It was something so incredible. Because they told me there were cameras. I didn’t see it. I was just following. In that moment it was walk. We passed very quickly. I think it was a matter of 15 minutes, something short, but with adrenaline that they not see us. We arrived and we’re already on the other side.”
Maria lives in an unmarked and inconspicuous building.
It’sa shelter for migrants and refugees. Many hear about it through word of mouth, and they can get shelter and food.
They stay a few weeks before moving to other parts of the country.
Maria said, “We suffer so much, when we finally manage to get here, it was worth it.”
Shelter worker Simon Chandler said, “No human being is illegal. If someone comes to the door, is hungry and needs a place to stay, our first reaction is to take them in. Not to check papers, and that’s not our responsibility. That’s the responsibility of the border patrol.”
Maria fought to get into the U.S.in hopes of a brighter future for her family.
She said, “I think that if we truly want something, we have to fight for what we want and I want to get ahead.”
Bob Brown fights to keep people like her out of the U.S. in hopes of a brighter future for his.
He said, “It’s something I have to do for my family, grandchildren, and their children.”
Illegal immigration is a complex issue.
The Border Patrol, Minutemen, shelter, and customs agents said they’re doing the best they can with the resources they have.
ILLEGAL ALIENS AND THEIR APOLOGISTS ARE ANTI-IMMIGRATION
Me thinks you're too angry today to have a lucid discussion.
Unless you've got other motives for pinging me...huh?
“Please show me where taking something that is given to you is stealing. Do you know the definition of free medical care and free education?”
Do you realize that someone has to pay for those so-called FREE handouts?
The AMERICAN taxpayers have tyo support their own children and the illegal aliens and their children...you think that is justified and fair?
Often the illegal aliens live better than we do... substidized by us..
You and your cronies love to say we are a “nation of immigrants”
Those immigrants WORKED for everything they got ..there were no free handouts of any kind...
the fact that you would not hesitate to break into my home and steal my children’s bread that I did honest work to purchase says reems about you...
No. No, I'm not.
And you're so transparent, btw.
"Often the illegals live better than we do." But you said they don't have a better life here. Which is it?
I can no longer have a conversation with someone who contradicts themselves so many times. You're like a spinning top.
Good-bye.
“Whether the status is illegal...or legal...THEY ARE BOTH IMMIGRANTS. They’re not fake”
No, illegal aliens are NOT immigrants...they are “fake”
ILLEGAL ALIENS AND THEIR APOLOGISTS ARE ANTI-IMMIGRATION
“Educating the children of illegal immigrants is a wise investment.”
Most illegal alien children drop out of school and waste the “investment”
“These kids are just as American as yours.”
Dream on..they are illegal aliens and the children of illegal aliens...they are not Americans..
“Everyone acknowledges that immigrants utilize social services.”
No everyone knows that REAL immigrants are not eligible for social services...only illegal aliens steal social services they are not entitled to..
“by educating the children you are guaranteeing that the bleeding stops in a generation.”
No they children learn that it is easy to steal social services and bleed the American taxpayers so why should they work?
“They are our future soldiers put in harm’s way, possibly dying for us.”
Now you really are in drama queen mode...the illegal aliens have no desire or intention of enlisting in the US military...there are no SCOTUS law suits from illegal aliens wgho were denied entry into our military...and the illegal aliens are quick to sue over each and every imagined slight...
“Again, don’t think they’re all like those that flew Mexican flags during protests as they did...long ago.”
Long ago?
try just last month...
Again its the American taxpayers who pay for the handouts that the illegal aliens steal...
Now now now.. we can’t do that donchaknow....
The CIA used to take out drug lords and despots that did’nt “click” with our “real” forigen policy.
Haaa yes.. the good ol days..
Bottom line. Bush is a globalist true, and a guy like me can say that and not worry about being imprisoned or slain in my sleep. But the poor people in Meh-he-co have no recourse - thier government is so corrupt - and organized about it - that thier people stand no chance what so ever to affect change. At least for now.
Thanks to the last several administrations, Mexico has been able to export it’s poverty to the US. It’s a lucrative buisness donchaknow... I could go on, but I belive the fault lies within our and thier FedGov’s for allowing it / endorsing it.
If the peopole of Mexico want to do a repeat of Tiananmen Square, I say good luck. I’ll respect the dead for thier (futile) attempt to promote change, but mostly I’ll think they’re dumb for not seizing control in a more “effective manner”.
Sarc on/ Hey! maybey after someone who actually belives in human rights and the domocratic way is in power down there, we can outsource us some of them there hit guys to take care of our problems....
Wait... I hear a knock /sarc off
Aw come on.. that was funny.
It’s easy for us “americanos” to think it’s easy to demonstrate politically, Iv’e been to Mexico. Never again my friend, The cops are just as likely to shake you down, never mind the unemployed and the crooks!! And to think my sister wanted to retire in the Baja Pen. worry not I talked her out of it.
I hear ya, and when someone asks why I’d support “wet foot, dry foot” to allow Cubans to stay yet Haitians and others to get deported, I’d say because the US Government formally recognizes the futility of opposition in the Peoples’ Paradise of Cuba. Those other countries have no such formal designation. Yeah, no individual can stand up against the corruption in most places but 20 million sure would make up an awesome force headed south. Nope, Jimmah Carter and Frank Church stuck the national jewels in a lockbox and forgot where they put it. Even our beloved Ronnie punted on solving that problem.
of course.
I once read david icke’s website. many years later, after reading about the reptilian crap, I actually believe a lot of what he says about this mess to do with the powers that be and our not so free society.
we live in a VERY controlled society.
David Icke is on Coast to Coast this tuesday-wednesday nite
As I mentioned above, you’re too angry to speak rationally about it.
Nana, you make some very good points. Thank you!
I love you too!
I thought I was being set up.
Sorry. I was pinged to a reply suggesting we were sworn enemies...and I can't recall anything but polite and mature exchanges between us...even when we disagreed.
“I have no problem with you, sjb.
I thought I was being set up.
Sorry. I was pinged to a reply suggesting we were sworn enemies...and I can’t recall anything but polite and mature exchanges between us...even when we disagreed.”
I hold no animus toward you. My life has been profoundly hurt by illegal immigrants(my best friend, a Navy seal, was murdered by a drunken illegal). I suppose that has affected my views somewhat.
cool.
Mark isn’t on live here - do you think I could just email him or does he simply not get any time to read his thousands of emails?
I'm surprised that no one has commented on this glaring mistake. The Minutemen have no police powers whatsover - they strictly observe and report.
But what the hey, if the media were to say that the Minutemen are giant nino-eating ogres who torture illegals for their amusement it would only help thin out the invading hordes.
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