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Truck crash in Texas kills 11 suspected illegal immigrants
Reuters ^ | 07/23/12

Posted on 07/23/2012 4:34:53 AM PDT by markomalley

A pickup truck jammed with suspected illegal immigrants crashed into a tree along a rural Texas highway on Sunday, killing 11 passengers and injuring 12 others, police said.

The one-vehicle crash on Highway 59 near Goliad, Texas, some 80 miles south of San Antonio near the Gulf of Mexico coastline, was the second fatal accident in the past three months that involved human smuggling in the region.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Texas
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1 posted on 07/23/2012 4:34:58 AM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

Our catch-and-release immigration policy is encouraging these poor people to cross our border illegally, leaving them vulnerable to all sorts of mayhem.


2 posted on 07/23/2012 4:40:37 AM PDT by Haiku Guy ("The problem with Internet Quotes is that you never know if they are real" -- Abraham Lincoln)
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To: markomalley

I see that no journalist is yet reporting this incident with the following spin: “11 people were killed and more injured by a crazed driver with a high-capacity Ford F-250, which was apparently purchased legally in Texas without even a waiting period. The public debate continues.”


3 posted on 07/23/2012 4:47:14 AM PDT by wideawake
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To: markomalley

I heard it was 12 dead and 11 injured. Where is the FBI? Where is the Obama reelection campaign? Where’s the 24/7 blood dance? Call for anything?


4 posted on 07/23/2012 4:58:37 AM PDT by Dogbert41 ("...The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the Lord Almighty is their God" Zech. 12:5)
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To: markomalley
When does Obama show up to console and show that he cares?
5 posted on 07/23/2012 4:58:44 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: Haiku Guy

HEard this on my local news....no mention of illegals.

Although who puts a dozen people in a pick-up truck these days, and then crashes it...menaing that they were running from ICE.


6 posted on 07/23/2012 6:13:23 AM PDT by Ouderkirk (Democrats...the party of Slavery, Segregation, Sodomy, and Sedition)
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To: Haiku Guy

HEard this on my local news....no mention of illegals.

Although who puts a dozen people in a pick-up truck these days, and then crashes it...meaning that they were running from ICE.


7 posted on 07/23/2012 6:13:46 AM PDT by Ouderkirk (Democrats...the party of Slavery, Segregation, Sodomy, and Sedition)
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To: markomalley

Obozo rushes to scene for photo op.


8 posted on 07/23/2012 6:33:05 AM PDT by Doc Savage ("I've shot people I like a lot more,...for a lot less!" Raylan Givins)
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To: Ouderkirk
HEard this on my local news....no mention of illegals.

Although who puts a dozen people in a pick-up truck these days, and then crashes it...meaning that they were running from ICE.

I did hear Brian Ross say that the suspected driver, Juan Garcia-Garza-Martinez-Alvarez-Rorriguez-Romero-Lopez was a Tea Partier.

9 posted on 07/23/2012 12:49:48 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Congrats to Ted Kennedy! He's been sober for two years now!!)
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