tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18380739.post114135615700381218..comments2023-10-26T07:08:33.504-04:00Comments on Migra Matters: Violence at the U.S./Mexico BorderDuke Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05898716854097535479noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18380739.post-1141367616387688522006-03-03T01:33:00.000-05:002006-03-03T01:33:00.000-05:00I second what Manny said. :)Great info, and welcom...I second what Manny said. :)<BR/><BR/>Great info, and welcomeDuke Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372995156231067645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18380739.post-1141363599231664872006-03-03T00:26:00.000-05:002006-03-03T00:26:00.000-05:00thanks for that background info, elranchero, I did...thanks for that background info, elranchero, I didn't know about those cases and will look into their history. I agree with you about Sheriff Estrada, unfortunately they don't want to hear a balanced take on this issue. Hope to see you around this blog to help us compile info.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16837068933376597307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18380739.post-1141360286965379122006-03-02T23:31:00.000-05:002006-03-02T23:31:00.000-05:00I heard the NPR story also. Did you catch Robert ...I heard the NPR story also. Did you catch Robert Rappaport say "there are an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the US draining money from hospitals and schools". I assume it was a quote from the governor or Sheriff Dever's press release. Either way I was shocked.<BR/><BR/>But, the whole report stunk. Dever is an elected official so he has credibility but he's also a supporter of vigilantes and white supremacists. <BR/><BR/>Way back in the day--before the Minute men--Sheriff Dever spoke at an anti-illegal immigration conference in 2000. As he took the microphone he thanked all the good work that his good friend Roger Barnett has done.<BR/><BR/>It's good that they are friends because Barnett could cost Dever a lot of money and his job. Roger Barnett detained a group of Mexican-American citizens at gunpoint on public land, beat a migrant with a flashlight and sicced his dog on him, and is accused of kicking a woman in a group of 16 migrants. <BR/><BR/>Barnett and Dever are both being sued for tens of millions of dollars over the three incidents. Barnett for breaking the law, Dever for refusing to investigate. For over two years, folks over at Border Action in Douglas have been putting pressure on AZ Attorney General Terry Goddard to prosecute Barnett.<BR/><BR/>It's too bad there is no one like Jon Tanton on our side who will spend millions of dollars to fly elected officials to DC. If there was, I vote to send Santa Cruz County Sheriff Estrada first. Sheriff Estrada is a great guy, lifetime resident of Nogales and lifetime law enforcement member. In a community forum last weekend Sheriff Estrada told the group that the wall doesn't work and will never work. What we need is a real immigration plan.<BR/><BR/>Let's hope they don't do more harm then good the next 40 days on the Hill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com