Posted on 06/20/2005 5:39:54 AM PDT by tahiti
A van carrying 20 people overturned Sunday morning on Interstate 70 near Columbia, Mo., killing five and seriously injuring 11, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.
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The Highway Patrol was having trouble identifying the dead Sunday night because few carried identification. Six on board who carried identification were from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala or Long Beach, Calif. The patrol was asking for the public's help in identifying the occupants. Anyone with information is asked to call 573-751-1000.
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The van, a 2001 Chevrolet, had California plates, but the plates were not registered. Federal immigration officials are assisting the Highway Patrol's investigation.
(Excerpt) Read more at stltoday.com ...
Usually they run into the brush like a pack of jack rabbbits. They got running money with them. Notice how all of these were NOT MEXICANS. These were illegal alien invaders from Central America. Word is out that idiots and backstabbers run America's immigration enforcemnet agencies.
Yeah, you're right.
My son and D-I-L are making me awfully proud...they're doing great as parents so far. The big plus is, they aren't afraid to ask for sanity checks from their own parents.
Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!
Be Ever Vigilant!
Minutemen Patriots ~ Bump!
The Minutemen have it right.
IMHO, our national message has to be that immigrants are welcome, but illegal immigrants will be treated as the criminals they are. A healthy immigration/guest worker (green card) program should be in place that is in keeping with our true nation needs, with the intent that those immigrating and looking to citizenship are assimilated as American citizens with an understanding of our laws, constitution and an ability to speak the language...otherwise, no citizenship. Such a program then needs to be strictly adhered to and inforced, with no amnesty or free pass for the ones already here illegally. The borders then need to be firmed up, controlled, and seriously patroled to prevent illegal entry.
As to the illegals themselves, IMHO, the answer is (new ones or older ones already here) to deport every one of them, place thier names and fingerprints on a list, and then make sure they know if they are caught illegally back in the country they will go to prison and spend a minimum of five years building those buildings, digging those ditches, harvesting those crops for free...before they again are deported with the message that the next infraction brings on a ten year sentence of the same.
Then, we need to have just as stiff an enforcement on those Americans who knowingly hire the illegals, stiffly fining them to begin with, and building on that depending on the nature and size of the infrction, to where they also serve time in the gray rock motel.
Such a program may be somewhat painful at first...but not nearly as painful as what is coming if we do not get a firm handle and control on this issue.
Just my opinion.
Roger that, Jeff ~ Minutemen ~ Bump!
got your back.
Update - http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/missouristatenews/story/026A1A32B38F961B8625702700532027?OpenDocument
The survivors are verifying it was an illegal transport and the idiot driver was trying to make it from CA to NY without sleeping.
Dontcha want to run for Pres?
Never happen...I do not and will not play political games or seek political career or influence; therefore, all of the special interest lobbyists and their power, money, and friends in the political power structrues of the parties and the MSM would chew an unknown country boy like me up and spit me out.
Mr. Jeff Head Goes to Washington...sounds like a good movie...
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