[madfly]

referring to illegal immigrants who fall victim to the often harsh South Texas climate and other factors in their attempts to reach such locations as Houston and Dallas.

People who jump off bridges often fall victim to the harsh force of the water below and die.

[madfly]

border victims ping! /sarcasm

[madfly]

ping

[dennisw]

Screw 'em. This is the great USA. Not a corrupt pesthole named Mexico.

That's why they want to leech off us.

[madfly]

ping

[FITZ]

"Thousands of people are participating right now (in the protest) to demand that the border agenda be brought back to focus for both governments (Mexico and United States)," said Ruben Solis, one of the protesters.

The guy can't count ---apparently there were 30 on the US side, 15 on the Mexican side --that's only 45.

[SAMWolf]

Screw em.

If you're here as an illegal, the only "right" you have is a trip back to wherever you came from.

[Chi-Town Lady]

"Whether we are residents of Mexico or the U.S. side of the border, we suffer similar injustices: poverty, violence, unemployment, low salaries and poor public services such as education, health care, electricity and water," said Helga Garcia-Garza, reading from a statement released by the Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice (SNEEJ), which organized the demonstration.

So why aren't these people outside Fox's office protesting? After all he's the president of their country and he's the one responsible for their plight. Oh, yeah I forget he's a criminal just like the rest of them.

[RnMomof7]

"Whether we are residents of Mexico or the U.S. side of the border, we suffer similar injustices: poverty, violence, unemployment, low salaries and poor public services such as education, health care, electricity and water," said Helga Garcia-Garza, reading from a statement released by the Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice (SNEEJ), which organized the demonstration

I suppose it was too much to expect that the Border Patrol was there checking papers on the American side huh? Bush will never get another vote from me..he is determined to make America a borderless country..

[greggery_peccary]

"Whether we are residents of Mexico or the U.S. side of the border, we suffer similar injustices: poverty, violence, unemployment, low salaries and poor public services such as education, health care, electricity and water," said Helga Garcia-Garza, reading from a statement released by the Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice (SNEEJ), which organized the demonstration.

Having previously lived in the Rio Grande Valley for several years...before finally getting out 14 years ago...I can easily say the reason that area has all of the aforementioned problems is because they insist on being an extension of Mexico. (Brownsville used to have the Mexican flag flying over city hall). IMHO, they have nobody to blame but themselves.

[greggery_peccary]

Having been on the frontline of this battle for more years than I care to admit, I have seen this situation get worse since IRCA was signed back in November 1986. It continued to get worse under Bush Sr. and went completely out of control under Clinton. Many of us were hoping for something better from GWB, but from what we see and hear these days, the future doesn't look good on this issue...unless you're an illegal alien that is.

[Razz Barry]

"We are just trying to send a message. We want to draw attention to the human toll and cost of people trying to immigrate into the United States," Solis said, adding, "everyone has a right to dignified work, housing, free education, social security and health care."

Well, Robert Ringer is right. Wants have become rights.

These people don't understand that, nothing is free, someone has to pay for it.