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."
(Excerpt) Read more at dailybulletin.com ...
I'm on it.
That department is in the top 5 of the worst mistakes Bush made. It is nothing more than a make jobs for friends program.
I was actually reading your thread when the link, then the thread got pulled.
I googled the headline and reposted from a different 'news source', then your re-appeared, before it was pulled a second time.
Hat tip to you
I'm sure you realize the Libertarian Party is passionately for open borders.
From the current FR Poll.
A time for choosing: It appears that a significant number of our members are so disgusted with the GOP's failure to secure our borders against illegal aliens that they are willing to risk all by voting them out of office, even if it means Pelosi, Reid, Hillary, et al, are allowed to take charge. Is this the best course of action or should we be working harder than ever to hold the line and actually try to make a difference by getting more constitutionally-minded conservatives elected? Are you willing to give it all up or are you more determined than ever to keep the Marxists out of power?
1. Turn it over to the Rats?
2. Work harder to get conservatives elected?
Results.................
Composite Opinion
Work harder to get conservatives elected 79.5% 3,279
Turn it over to the Rats 20.5% 847
100.0% 4,126
Member Opinion
Work harder to get conservatives elected 84.7% 1,741
Turn it over to the Rats 15.3% 315
100.0% 2,056
Non-Member Opinion
Work harder to get conservatives elected 74.3% 1,538
Turn it over to the Rats 25.7% 532
100.0% 2,070
You know what? I believe that it is a "time of choosing" but option 3 is missing from this poll...
Giving a foreign government secret information is, I believe, considered treason, but I guess when it comes to MEXICO, the U.S. Government considers us all the same country!!!
"There is no viable 3rd choice, unless enough people show their disgust and go elsewhere. "
True. I had hoped that the 3rd-party Perot spoiler of 2008 would be on the left. Looks more likely to be on the right, tho.
This is really unbelievable if accurate. Our own Border Patrol colluding with Mexican officials. They can dress it up as some sort of diplomatic manuever, but the net result, I imagine, is that more illegals get across the border.
it was a duplicate thread....yet another thread popped up on the same topic...therefore, it was yanked. Jim Rob, founder of FR, drove along with the Minutemen convoy just a few days ago, I believe....
Done.
The Minutemen were infiltrated by "skinheads" who are dangerous.
[[This ... simply makes two basic statements -- that we will not allow any lawlessness of any type]]
Unless, of course, that lawlessness is committed by illegal aliens that are invading our country, stealing social services and laughing in our faces. More politically correct nonsense. American patriots are portrayed as the enemy and the law breaking illegals are portrayed as the victims.
Katrina's unemployed and job competition from illegal aliens
This keeps getting worse and more worse!!!
I'm afraid before too long taking up arms is going to be the only option available to us.
ping
...and, having said that, a Gore or a Kerry would have been infintely worse on all counts.
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