Posted on 05/09/2006 12:40:29 PM PDT by NapkinUser
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Tom Tancredo (R-CO) decried a recently-disclosed U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) practice of tipping off the Mexican military to the location of Minutemen volunteers. According to a story in this morning’s Inland Daily Bulletin, CBP notifies the Mexican government of when and where the Minutemen are planning to monitor the border and if violence is used by the Minutemen against illegal aliens. There has not been one verified instance of Minutemen volunteers using violence against illegal aliens.
“The Mexican military doesn’t exactly have a ‘good government’ reputation. The Border Patrol has documented more than two hundred incursions into the U.S by the Mexican military, and Texas sheriffs even apprehended Mexican government vehicles that were used to ferry drug runners across the border. By tipping off Mexico’s military to the Minutemen’s location, the U.S. government is asking for trouble,” said Tancredo.
“Heavily-armed military officials stationed only yards from civilians are at least intimidating. I can only surmise that the Border Patrol bureaucrats’ spying is meant to have a chilling effect on the Minutemen’s recruitment of more volunteers,” said Tancredo.
“The Minutemen haven’t been accused of breaking the law. Quite the contrary—they have gone out of their way to aid law enforcement and ensure the safety of our border. The U.S. government has no grounds upon which to stifle the Minutemen’s constitutional right to organize,” Tancredo concluded. “I want to know the legal basis for CBP informing a foreign government of the activities of private citizens who are obeying the law.”
If left unchecked then Arizona will no longer be a border state.
Wasn't trashing anyone, Dane....recounting an observation from a recent article ... you are a very angry person.
Yep, good company we are. And I do like your tag line.
Sorry if you've already been pinged!
and, Vincente' keeps saying, maybe, maybe not... bet the media falls all over him this week in Seattle.
Who indeed. :(
*shakes head in disbelief*
Funny, the 9th circuit actually ruled that was legal -- we have an ID requirement here in AZ now.
It was when the Watergate investigations started up. Nixon Resigned in August 1974.
knock me over with a feather..
Finally Bush gets tough on the border. Unfortunately it's not what we would have liked.
and lying through his teeth in his ads; putting McCain's words into Kyl's mouth...
It's not for trying from our State Senate and Represenatives.. just that darn Gov....
Bush IS for protecting our borders -- against the Minutemen.
He's on Fox right now.
Thanks, I just switched over...
They obviously think they do not work for us. That is clear as crystal.
Yeah the DNC went judge shopping on this issue in GA. Apparently the concept of requiring an ID to vote is not unconstitutional but any specific to implement this concept is as would somehow discriminate against the poor and minorities.
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