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Border Inspectors Find Girl Sealed In Piñata
NBC SanDiego.com ^ | 11/12/04 | AP

Posted on 11/12/2004 10:03:31 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

SAN DIEGO -- Inspectors checking the car of a smuggler at the U.S.-Mexican border found a girl hiding inside a piñata.

They said they've seen all kinds of attempts to smuggle people into the country, but this was an odd case.

Vince Bond of U.S. Customs and Border Protection said officers at the Tecate Port of Entry found the girl on Nov. 2 when they removed several piñatas from the car and one seemed much heavier than the others.

The girl, who is about 4 or 5 years old, was carefully sealed inside, but she was able to breathe. The girl's mother was curled up inside the car's trunk, and her brother, who is about 9, was underneath the collapsible back seat.

The three family members were voluntarily deported to Mexico. The driver and another passenger in the car, both American citizens, were not arrested.

Bond said the sheer volume of immigrant-smuggling cases far exceeds the government's ability to prosecute all smugglers.


TOPICS: Editorial; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: aliens; bordersecurity; illegalaliens; immigration; pinata; sandiego
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1 posted on 11/12/2004 10:03:32 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Thank God she's alive....


2 posted on 11/12/2004 10:06:09 AM PST by cgk (The Left was beaten by Pres Bush twice & will never have another shot at him... who's dumb?)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

How do you get "voluntarily" deported? As opposed to involuntarily deported? I would think that all deportation is involuntary, since the offenders obviously wanted to be in this country...


3 posted on 11/12/2004 10:06:21 AM PST by cwiz24 (Hey Democrats---Now who's ya daddy?)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
The three family members were voluntarily deported to Mexico. The driver and another passenger in the car, both American citizens, were not arrested.

Bond said the sheer volume of immigrant-smuggling cases far exceeds the government's ability to prosecute all smugglers.

This is rediculous. SEAL THE FRICKING BOARDERS!

4 posted on 11/12/2004 10:06:22 AM PST by Viet-Boat-Rider (SLAP a Liberal verbally today! We MUST keep them down where they belong!)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Another story here, with more details:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20041112-9999-7m12pinata.html


5 posted on 11/12/2004 10:06:55 AM PST by cgk (The Left was beaten by Pres Bush twice & will never have another shot at him... who's dumb?)
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To: Viet-Boat-Rider

But but what about our borders?


6 posted on 11/12/2004 10:08:00 AM PST by texson66 ("Tyranny is yielding to the lust of the governing." - Lord Moulton)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
The driver and another passenger in the car, both American citizens, were not arrested.

No fine? Nada? Muy mal.

7 posted on 11/12/2004 10:08:01 AM PST by NautiNurse
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

The fishing boats go out across the evening water;
smuggling guns and arms across the Spanish border;
turns the rifles into silver
on the border.

Al Stewart

MV


8 posted on 11/12/2004 10:08:45 AM PST by madvlad ((Born in the south, raised around the globe and STILL republican))
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

just damn ping


9 posted on 11/12/2004 10:08:57 AM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: martin_fierro

ISH PING


10 posted on 11/12/2004 10:09:50 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim (Of course a winning Powerball ticket wouldn't hurt.)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

It's a REALLY good thing that there wasn't a birthday party nearby!


11 posted on 11/12/2004 10:10:33 AM PST by politicket
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
The driver and another passenger in the car, both American citizens, were not arrested.

And why not?

12 posted on 11/12/2004 10:12:06 AM PST by Bella_Bru (Proud member of La Kosher Nostra and the IZC)
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To: texson66
But but what about our borders?

Don't be "rediculous."

13 posted on 11/12/2004 10:12:25 AM PST by r9etb
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To: NautiNurse

Verdad. Muy mal.


14 posted on 11/12/2004 10:16:58 AM PST by annyokie (If the shoe fits, put 'em both on!)
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To: Tijeras_Slim; martin_fierro; Fierce Allegiance; TheBigB

Powerpuff Girl learns it's a BIG mistake to drop in on the wrong birthday party


15 posted on 11/12/2004 10:17:05 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: NautiNurse

Interesting thing is that if you or I run a red light or drive over the speed limit they don't just not prosecute you because of the sheer volume of cases. They at the very least fine you. My niece recently went to court on a ticket for failure to stop at a red light and I was surprised to see that it required a court appearance in the superior court.
I would think that smuggling illegals should warrant at the very least some steep fines and appearance before a judge. How else do you track how many times this person is breaking the law???


16 posted on 11/12/2004 10:19:23 AM PST by antceecee
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To: cgk

Oh my... That picture is something else. Yes, thank God she is still alive.


17 posted on 11/12/2004 10:19:24 AM PST by Donna Lee Nardo
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To: annyokie

If the mules were heavily fined, the border patrol function could be self sufficient.


18 posted on 11/12/2004 10:20:13 AM PST by NautiNurse
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

"Border Inspectors Find Girl Sealed In Piñata"

I wonder where I could get the Heather Locklear pinata?


19 posted on 11/12/2004 10:20:58 AM PST by PeterFinn ("Tolerance" means WE have to tolerate THEM, they can hate us all they want.)
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To: Constitution Day
when they removed several piñatas from the car and one seemed much heavier than the others.

Ten bucks says some lawyer will get her instant citizenship and "government money" for life because she was insulted.

20 posted on 11/12/2004 10:20:59 AM PST by Fierce Allegiance (Stay safe in the "sandbox" Greg! THANK YOU TO ALL VETERANS!)
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