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  • U.S. official: Mexican shot after illegally crossing American border was known migrant smuggler

    01/04/2006 12:54:14 PM PST · by radar101 · 40 replies · 1,161+ views
    San Diego Union ^ | Jan 4, 2006 | Will Weissert
    MEXICO CITY – A Mexican teen allegedly shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent had been detained in the United States 11 times for people smuggling, a Border Patrol spokesman said Wednesday. The shooting of Guillermo Martinez has intensified an already white-hot international debate about illegal immigration, and prompted Mexico to open a criminal investigation and send a diplomatic note to Washington. Opposition lawmakers have accused President Vicente Fox's government of not expressing sufficient outrage, however, and have vowed to consider a nonbinding resolution branding the 18-year-old an innocent victim and demanding that his shooting be punished.But Raul...