[oldtimer]

The border war kind of reminds me of Viet Nam when LBJ and McNamara had one arm tied behind the back of our military.

It is absolutely incredible IMO of how GWB can allow this kind of thing to happen that border patrol agents can be prosecuted.

[Vigilanteman]

What would happen if a group of Guatemalans illegally crossed the border with Mexico and begin fighting with the Mexican border patrol?

Hey Felipie, if you don't want you people shot, try telling them to cross at legal border crossings, weight their turn and don't fight with our border guards. Is that so hard to understand?

[HarmlessLovableFuzzball]

What's there to probe ? A trespasser has been shot and killed.

[Rodney King]

Why in God's name would anyone be a border agent when you are investigated and thrown in jail for doing your job?

[Cicero]

I'm getting sick and tired of an administration that won't back up its own forces. As for the FBI, I wouldn't trust them any farther than I could kick them in an investigation like this.

They won't allow the National Guard to defend themselves, and they jail any immigration officials who try to do their job. Even if they don't care about protecting their own people, this is no way to score points with their base.

[technomage]

shooting death of a Mexican immigrant national illegally crossing the border by a U.S. Border Patrol agent

This is not an immigrant. This is, was, a foreign national illegally entering our country from Mexico. Interesting how we Americans citizens now must show passports to get back into our own country while illegals need nothing.

On Sunday, Calderon expressed his "most energetic protest" against the shooting.

Yeah, well kiss my muscular ass. I protest the hundreds, thousands of murders, rapes, molestations, aggravated robberies that are perpetrated on US citizens by Mexican nationals illegally in the USA!!

[PistolPaknMama]

Calderon expressed his "most energetic protest" against the shooting.

Nevermind the American people's "most energetic protest" about these people coming here illegaly.

Yoo hoo, Mr. Calderon! Tell your people to stay home and they won't risk being killed by people who are doing exactly what they were hired to do.

[thiscouldbemoreconfusing]

The Bush policy; We can and will protect and secure the borders of Iraq and Afghanistan! But when it comes to the borders he has sworn to protect and defend, it seems to be, "So what's a few million illegal invaders, as long as the all talk mexican."

The longer this invasion of our borders goes on and the President ignores it, the more I pray the d's will impeach him.

[Redbob]

The Border Patrol agent will probably be given 12 years in prison...

[onyx]

STOP breaking into our country.