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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jttmab who wrote (16207)	10/25/2002 10:06:36 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93284

Reguardless of party... It's wrong! The U.S is a country of laws. Laws that are being ignored by those who believe they have a right to a free education, free medical, free room and board. They are here illegally. Send them home. The taxpayers of the U.S. are all tapped out. Elvis has left the building.

To: jttmab who wrote (16207)	10/25/2002 10:32:43 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Respond to of 93284

Blood along the border Rising lawlessness sounding alarm for reforms Oct. 23, 2002 Two incidents last week demonstrate the increasing lawlessness and escalating dangers created by this nation's deficient border policies. In one, armed vigilantes who call themselves Ranch Rescue apparently seized 279 pounds of marijuana on San Antonio Ranch 65 miles south-southeast of Tucson. In another, two undocumented immigrants were killed and a number of others apparently kidnapped after two men in camouflage reportedly drove up and opened fire on the group near Red Rock, 35 miles northeast of Tucson. As part of a Wild West show, the incidents at Red Rock and San Antonio Ranch offer high drama. As events in a nation built on the rule of law, they sound increasingly shrill warnings. Details and specifics are slippery in both incidents. But both demonstrate how far out of control the border has become, how dangerously the violence is escalating and how urgent the need is for Congress and the president to develop meaningful immigration reform. In the first case, Ranch Rescue vigilantes, who dress in camouflage and carry high-powered rifles, claim to have surprised drug smugglers who were backpacking marijuana across the border. The smugglers dropped their cargo and fled. Ranch Rescue members, who numbered up to 60 in the area, promptly called the news media, not law enforcement. Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada says he first heard about the seizure when a television news reporter from Tucson called to ask about it. The Texas-based Ranch Rescue vigilantes see themselves as the salvation of border-area ranches that have become transit routes for illegal drugs and immigrants. But the specter of private citizens taking up arms because of the belief that law enforcement cannot handle the job should chill the soul of freedom-loving, law-abiding people. Vigilantes are not trained in law enforcement, let alone civil rights. Their actions put themselves and others at risk. In the other incident, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office speculates that a turf battle between rival gangs of people smugglers may have been the motive behind the shooting at Red Rock. Because the shooters reportedly were wearing camouflage, the Mexican consul in Tucson suggested vigilantes may be responsible. What is certain is that two people are dead and nine are missing after gunmen drove up and opened fire on a group of immigrants who were waiting near a cattle pond. After an extensive search, law enforcement authorities could find no more victims. They speculate that the missing were taken by the gunmen. A 12th man, who escaped the shooting, reported the incident. The whys and the whos remain murky, but the warning is clear. The negative consequences of the nation's lack of realistic, enforceable immigration and border policies are mounting. arizonarepublic.com