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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (51745)	1/27/2006 2:45:00 PM
From: shades	Respond to of 110194

I just saw on CNBC a commercial for CA - they were talking to some latin dude from Brazil with a heavy accent - this is the first time I have seen this commercial - the latin invasion has even made it to their advertising now. Senore!

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (51745)	1/27/2006 2:48:53 PM
From: shades	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

Remember the Alamo! Davy crockett is rolling in his grave! Notice the name of the border patrol chief - he is probably latin too - when I went across the border - all the agents were latin - I thought hell - they arent gonna stop thier momma and brother from coming over DJ US Official: Can't Rule Out Mexican Army Role In Standoff . EL PASO, Texas (AP)--U.S. Border Patrol Chief David Aguilar said Friday he cannot rule out Mexican military involvement in a standoff this week that included men in Mexican army-style uniforms helping drug runners flee U.S. law enforcement in Texas. Aguilar told reporters he was unsure whether the suspected drug smugglers were Mexican soldiers, but knew they were dressed in "military-style uniforms, driving military-style vehicles, and carrying military-style weapons." Aguilar, who was in El Paso as part of a brief tour of the southwestern border, said it doesn't really matter who the men were - drug smugglers or soldiers - because they were criminals who needed to be stopped. The chief said he has spoken with his Mexican counterparts and been assured that an intense investigation is proceeding in Mexico. The Jan. 20 standoff was but one of a host of issues, including illegal immigration, that have recently strained relations between the two neighbors. On Thursday, Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez's suggested that the uniformed men in question may in fact have been U.S. soldiers or U.S. criminals disguised as Mexican troops. On Friday, Aguilar said that such an allegation "didn't make any sense." Meanwhile, the New York Times reported Friday that U.S. ambassador Antonio O. Garza Jr. sent a formal note to the Mexican government demanding an investigation of the episode. "I am urging the Mexican government to take this elevated violence seriously," Garza said, according to the report. "In the past there has been a tendency to focus on public relations instead of public security." Derbez responded with a suggestion that Garza appeared to be playing to a crowd for political reasons. "What he says is that one should not feed this discourse in the media, but find a real solution," Derbez said. "I would hope that he would apply his own recommendation." The Times reported Derbez continued by demanding an explanation for the apparent lack of progress in an investigation of the fatal shooting of a Mexican immigrant by a Border Patrol agent on Dec. 30 near San Diego, Calif.