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HUNTER RESPONDS TO MEXICAN MILITARY INCURSION BY REAFFIRMING NEED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
House.gov ^ | 8/7/08 | Duncan Hunter

Posted on 08/14/2008 9:39:32 AM PDT by pissant

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) responded to reports that a Border Patrol agent was held at gunpoint by members of the Mexican military in Arizona by reaffirming the necessity for border fencing and other infrastructure. According to a State Department Spokesman, the encounter “stemmed from a momentary misunderstanding as to the exact location of the U.S.-Mexican border.”

"I disagree with the State Department’s characterization of this incident," said Congressman Hunter. "The fact that members of the Mexican military are routinely operating in such close proximity to the border, with no identifiable purpose, raises serious questions about their activities. Rather than dismissing this incident as a mere misunderstanding, the Departments of State and Homeland Security should try to make sense of this and the more than 40 incursions that have occurred over this fiscal year alone.

"If the Mexican military has a problem identifying the exact location of the border, then we should make it clear to them. Building fence and implementing other infrastructure in areas where incursions appear to be more frequent will prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future. This isn’t the first time the Mexican military has crossed into the United States and, until our border is clearly defined and aggressively enforced, it certainly won’t be the last."

NOTE: A Border Patrol agent was recently held at gunpoint by members of the Mexican military who crossed the border into Arizona. According to reports, the soldiers returned to Mexico when other agents responded to assist.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; borderfence; bordersecurity; duncanhunter; illegalaliens; immigrantlist; immigration; mexicanmilitary; mexico; wheresthefence
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To: johnthebaptistmoore

Duncan has endorsed John McCain.


21 posted on 08/14/2008 10:48:11 AM PDT by Perdogg
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To: PetroniusMaximus
Mitt Romnez?

You libel based on what?

22 posted on 08/14/2008 11:02:49 AM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts
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To: Perdogg

That’s why I ask such questions in my post.


23 posted on 08/14/2008 11:10:40 AM PDT by johnthebaptistmoore (Vote for conservatives AT ALL POLITICAL LEVELS! Encourage all others to do the same on November 4!)
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To: pissant

border infrastructure = WALL


24 posted on 08/14/2008 12:42:32 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: gaijin

To hunter it means a wall. Actaully, a double fence with a border patrol between. TO Mccain, Rudy, Chertoff, etc it means a pink ribbon.


25 posted on 08/14/2008 12:46:36 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Perdogg

I agree.


26 posted on 08/14/2008 12:48:48 PM PDT by Dante3
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To: pissant
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..I'm sure Georgia would like some secure borders right now...

27 posted on 08/14/2008 2:33:32 PM PDT by WalterSkinner ( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
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To: LoneRangerMassachusetts

“You libel based on what?”

Libel?

LIBEL???

How is it libel to call a two-faced, slick-haired, Republo-liberal a “two-faced, slick-haired, Republo-liberal”.

“WASHINGTON — Gov. Mitt Romney expressed support yesterday for an immigration program that places large numbers of illegal residents on the path toward citizenship”

http://www.alipac.us/article-print-1737.html

The truth kinda stings... don’t it.


28 posted on 08/14/2008 5:39:17 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: pissant

Thank you Duncan Hunter!

And thank you pissant, for posting this.

I tried, but the only link I had was to American Free Press.

BTW, what’s the problem with AFP anyway?


29 posted on 08/17/2008 10:45:47 AM PDT by Califreak (Time to give the empty suits a one way ticket to the cleaners!)
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To: pissant

Thank you for the link.


30 posted on 08/17/2008 10:48:40 AM PDT by Califreak (Time to give the empty suits a one way ticket to the cleaners!)
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