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Rock Assaults are Deadly Force, says Border Patrol Union |
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Thursday, 10 June 2010 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Rock Assaults are Deadly Force, says Border Patrol Union
El Paso, TX - June 9, 2010 - Since biblical times, rocks have been used as a crude but effective weapon to injure and kill humans. On June 8, 2010, when Border Patrol Agents were assaulted at the U.S./Mexico border by several individuals armed with rocks, they were forced to defend themselves and their fellow agents.
Border Patrol Agents are not trained, nor paid to withstand violent assaults without the ability to defend themselves. Rocks are weapons and constitute deadly force. If an agent is confronted with deadly force they will respond in kind. No agent wants to have to shoot another human being, but when an agent is assaulted and fears for his life then his hand is forced.
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Mexican Teen Killed on Border Was 'Known Juvenile Smuggler,' Sources Say |
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Wednesday, 09 June 2010 |
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Published June 09, 2010
Source: FOXNews.com
The 15-year-old Mexican boy
who was shot dead by a Border Patrol agent as U.S. authorities came under attack
along the border Tuesday was known to authorities as a juvenile smuggler,
sources close to the investigation told Fox News.
Sergio Adrian Hernandez
Huereka was shot once near the eye as U.S. Border Patrol agents on bicycles were
"assaulted with rocks" as they tried to detain illegal immigrants on the Texas
side of the Rio Grande.
Huereka was charged with
alien smuggling in 2009, according to sources who requested anonymity. Further
details were not immediately available.
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The National Border Patrol Council Opposes AFL-CIO's Position on SB - 1070 |
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Thursday, 20 May 2010 |
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The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) strongly opposes AFL-CIO’s position on provisions of 8 USC § 1357 (g) (also known as 287(g)) and Senate Bill 1070, which was passed by the Arizona legislature and amended by House Bill 2162. Although the NBPC is an affiliate of AFL-CIO, the NBPC was not consulted by AFL-CIO regarding the letter to Secretary Janet Napolitano, Department of Homeland Security.
The NBPC contends AFL-CIO’s request to terminate 287 (g) agreements in Arizona is irresponsible and lacking any factual basis to support their request. The claim that the federal government will be “complicit in the racial profiling that lies at the heart of the Arizona law” is outlandish. SB 1070 specifically prohibits racial profiling: “A law enforcement official or agency of this state or a county, city, town or other political subdivision of this state may not consider race, color, or national origin in the enforcement of this section except to the extent permitted by the United States or Arizona Constitution.”
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Calderon condemns Arizona law on U.S. visit |
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Wednesday, 19 May 2010 |
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NBPC NOTE: SB 1070 does not criminalize "migration", but it does address illegal migration. Maybe President Calderon should focus on the problems in Mexico that cause Mexican citizens to flee their country instead of worrying about the United States and individual states protecting their citizens. If Calderon insists on dictating U.S. policy, maybe he can reimburse the U.S. for the costs related to illegal immigration.
Mexico’s president says policy ‘is forcing our people to face discrimination’
updated 11:25 a.m. PT, Wed., May 19, 2010
WASHINGTON - During a White House visit, Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday condemned Arizona's tough new immigration law, calling it discriminatory to Mexicans.
Calderon said Mexico and the United States should work together to develop an immigration policy that did not force people to live in the shadows "with such laws as the Arizona law, which is forcing our people to face discrimination."
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Napolitano Admits She Hasn't Read Arizona Immigration Law in 'Detail' |
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Wednesday, 19 May 2010 |
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Source: FoxNews
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano admitted
Monday that she has not read the controversial Arizona immigration law even
though she's gone on television to criticize it, and continued to assert that it
was "bad law enforcement law."
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano speaks at Senate
committee hearing on Capitol Hill May 17. (AP Photo)
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano admitted Monday
that she has not read the controversial Arizona immigration law even though
she's gone on television to criticize it, and continued to
assert that it was "bad law enforcement law."
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