Posted on 03/16/2002 2:15:46 AM PST by JohnHuang2
A U.S. Border Patrol officer has encountered four heavily armed Mexican army soldiers on the U.S. side of the border near San Diego.
The soldiers, armed with three submachine guns and one M-16 rifle, crossed the border near Tecate, Mexico, while on a counter-drug mission, Border Patrol spokesman James Jacques said. They were all dressed in camouflage fatigues, said officials.
A Border Patrol agent, who was not identified in the SanDeigoChannel.com report, said he was following footsteps left by the Mexican patrol. When he encountered them, one of the Mexican soldiers had his sidearm unholstered.
The agent then unholstered his sidearm and identified himself. He told superiors the Mexican troopers then realized they were inside the U.S. and cooperated with the Border Patrol agent, who took them to a nearby Border Patrol station.
Their identities were verified by the Mexican consulate and other U.S. officials before they were returned to Mexico via the San Ysidro Port of Entry. The report did not say whether their weapons were confiscated.
"This could easily have escalated into a real tragedy," Jacques told reporters. "Thankfully, cooler heads prevailed."
The Border Patrol's Washington, D.C., headquarters did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment.
The March 10 incident signals a growing trend of Mexican military forces crossing into the United States.
In March 2000, WorldNetDaily reported that a group of Mexican soldiers fired on Border Patrol officers.
On March 14, 2000, "two Mexican army Humvees carrying about 16 armed soldiers drove across the international boundary and into the United States near Santa Teresa, New Mexico," said a statement issued at the time by the National Border Patrol Council, a union representing about 8,300 "non-supervisory" Border Patrol personnel.
There the vehicles pursued a Border Patrol vehicle, which was "outfitted with decals and emergency lights (that were activated for much of the pursuit) over a mile into the United States," the union said.
The lead Mexican army vehicle, said the council, contained nine soldiers "armed with seven automatic assault rifles, one submachine gun and two .45 caliber pistols," and was eventually apprehended by other Border Patrol units.
The second Mexican army Humvee, however, "pursued a Border Patrol agent on horseback and fired a shot at him. The soldiers then disembarked their vehicle, fired upon one more Border Patrol agent and chased another agent before fleeing [back] to Mexico in their vehicle."
Then, in November, two border patrolmen who had just disembarked from a "clearly marked Border Patrol helicopter" immediately came under fire from a 10-man unit of what appeared to be soldiers with the Mexican army, according to L. Keith Weeks, vice president of the National Border Patrol Union Local 1613 in San Diego, Calif.
The second incident reportedly occurred Oct. 24 in Copper Canyon, about eight miles east of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.
About eight shots were fired, Weeks said. "Once other Border Patrol agents neared the scene, the soldiers retreated to Mexico and drove off in a minivan," he added.
News of the incursion comes as President Bush earlier this week convinced the House leadership to attach an amnesty bill to a series of other non-controversial bills that usually don't require much debate. The measure was passed.
Critics of Bush's bill say the granting of amnesty to millions of illegals rewards illegal behavior, worsens domestic security and demoralizes the Border Patrol and other law enforcement agencies charged with enforcing immigration laws.
On Wednesday, Bush signed into law the "Family Sponsor Immigration Act of 2002," which, the White House said, "allows an alternative family member to sign the necessary affidavit of support for an alien in the event of the death of the relative who initially filed a petition for permanent resident status for the alien."
Why the hell are you posting on FR for then? Shouldn't you be doing your job? Oh that's right you can't be fired by congressional edict.
I worked hard for Bush to be elected and this makes me wonder why.
First, I didn't attack you.
I made an observation about a post... I said it sounded like like you're from East of the Mississippi and North of the Mason-Dixon. Watch these colonista threads long enough, and you'll notice a trend... The more North and East an American is, the more likely they're going to be to soft sell or just not understand what's happening with the invasion of illegals in the Southwest.
Sorry if that sounded like an attack.
Second, I don't understand how you could say that I agree with your replies, and then say that I haven't read them.
How can I agree with what I haven't read? Assuming that's the case.
In fact, I've read your replies, and don't entirely agree or disagree. You seem like your heart's in the right place, but don't really think we can do much about illegals.
Further, I strongly disagree with the premis of your post at #30:
What exactly is in this amnesty bill, besides giving green cards to aliens who've been stuck in INS limbo but would get their green cards anyway, that has got you so worked up?
Take a look...
Section 245 of the Act allows an alien to apply for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident (LPR) while in the United States if certain conditions are met. The alien must have been inspected and admitted or paroled, be eligible for an immigrant visa and admissible for permanent residence, and, with some exceptions, have maintained lawful nonimmigrant status. The alien must also not have engaged in unauthorized employment. Section 245(i) of the Act allows an alien to apply to adjust status under section 245 notwithstanding the fact that he or she entered without inspection, overstayed, or worked without authorization.
LINK.Section 245(i) is all about illegals.
The recent mini-amnesty pushed through the House by the Bush Administration extends dealines, allowing approxiamately 200,000 illegals to pay $1000 and continue to stay in this country.
The Amnesty of 1986, which I foolishly supported, was supposed to be a one time deal... That was a promise made to the American People by Ronald Reagan and the Congress.
Therefore, having seen how that Amnesty was such a disaster, opening the floodgates for unthought of colonistas, I vehemently oppose all Amnesties, in any form, by whatever name.
So how much would it cost U.S. taxpayers to set up a 2000-mile chain-link fence with razor wire on top? They didn't realize they were in the U.S.? Something is wrong with this picture.
Here is a photo of exactly the kind of pre-fab concrete wall than can be built with established techniques. This is a highway noise wall in Nashville TN. America has built hundreds of miles of these walls along freeways all over the country.
Yup. It'll be "Read My Lips" all over again!
A relative of mine is getting ready to be stationed on the border of Arizona very soon. He has made the choice to protect this country not only from illegals flooding in but also terrorist flooding in through those very channels. As some of these illegals may be armed, I pray he will use necessary means to protect himself from being attacked by these aliens as they do not love America. If it were not for me litigating some matters, I'd be out there armed and ready to protect those borders as this country is just getting prepared for another civil war. It is just a matter of time. I estimate within two years.
I used to do that, but an illegal took my job.
TwoDees?
Dem Disruptor or Dum Dum?
Back when I'd been following this closely, I remember calculating that the limit would see them legal as far into our nation as Santa Barbara or close to it. How's that for a sovereignty issue?
Tuor
How is it that we have a fence along the border with Canada, but not one along the border with Mexico? Our Canadian border is *much* longer than the Mexican one, yet it is the longer border that has the fence.
Tuor
Why do you suppose the terrorists chose it?
Don't forget that Bush is a globalist. I'm sure this has something to do with some globalist agenda. As you said, we'll find out eventually; but by then, it'll probably be too late.
Tuor
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