by PeterofLoneTree » Wed May 10, 2006 6:24 pm
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_3799653">www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_3799653</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>U.S. tipping Mexico to Minuteman patrols<br>By Sara A. Carter, Staff Writer        <br><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>While Minuteman civilian patrols are keeping an eye out for illegal border crossers, the U.S. Border Patrol is keeping an eye out for Minutemen -- and telling the Mexican government where they are.<br><br>According to three documents on the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Web site, the U.S. Border Patrol is to notify the Mexican government as to the location of Minutemen and other civilian border patrol groups when they participate in apprehending illegal immigrants -- and if and when violence is used against border crossers.<br><br>A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman confirmed the notification process, describing it as a standard procedure meant to reassure the Mexican government that migrants' rights are being observed.<br><br>"It's not a secret where the Minuteman volunteers are going to be," Mario Martinez said Monday.<br><br>"This ... simply makes two basic statements -- that we will not allow any lawlessness of any type, and that if an alien is encountered by a Minuteman or arrested by the Minuteman, then we will allow that government to interview the person."<br><br>Minuteman members were not so sanguine about the arrangement, however, saying that reporting their location to Mexican officials nullifies their effectiveness along the border and could endanger their lives.</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><br>First caught this at <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.mackwhite.com/">www.mackwhite.com/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>More text at link: <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_3799653">www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_3799653</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> <p></p><i></i>