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April 22, 2005
Minutemen Part 6
Dangerous Dan pointed out a story to me the other day on the minutemen that borders on a causus belli for the United States. The minutemen are accusing the ACLU and the Mexican military of actively helping illegal immigrants to sneak across the border, including drug smugglers. I am wondering if the Mexican army actively helping people to illegally cross our border could be considered an invasion and an act of war by Mexico against the U.S.. Here is the story (which also contains pictures of ACLU volunteers smoking pot):
In addition to assistance from the ACLU, illegals _ including drug-runners _ are getting assistance from the Mexican army, say Border Patrol sources and other officials including a U.S. congressman.Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., chairman of the Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus, has denounced the Mexican military for escorting illegals, their "coyote" human smugglers and drug-runners to other parts of the border unpatrolled by the Minutemen.
If border patrol agents know for sure that the Mexican military is helping illegals cross than it may be time to call in the National Gaurd to completely secure our southern border.
In related news the guy who held a group of illegal immigrants at gunpoint until police arrived won't go to jail after all because he was making a citizens arrest. Here is the Arizona Republic story:
No criminal charges will be filed against an Army reservist who held seven undocumented immigrants at gunpoint this month at an Arizona rest stop.Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas said Thursday that Sgt. Patrick Haab had the legal right to make a citizen's arrest because the man smuggling the immigrants into the country was committing a felony and the immigrants themselves were conspiring with the coyote to commit a felony.
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Posted by Pete at April 22, 2005 11:32 AM
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