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I heard about this riff going on between the two men who started it all.
ChronicleThe head of the Texas Minuteman Civil Defense Corps has quit, saying he has been unable to overcome racism among members in Goliad.
National leaders say the resignation of Bill Parmley won't have any effect on the planned actions targeting illegal immigrants in Houston and other Texas cities this October.
However, they also acknowledge Parmley was a driving force in organizing that effort.
It was Parmley's idea to run operations in Houston targeting day laborers and the contractors who hire them. And Parmley, a petroleum geologist and landowner in Goliad County, bought the plane tickets to fly in national Minuteman leaders from Arizona last month to begin organizing efforts here.
Parmley said he has become concerned that some of the Minuteman activists in his region have a vendetta against the Goliad County sheriff, who is Hispanic.
He asserted they also have made comments about shooting illegal immigrants or letting them die from dehydration.
"That's their mind-set, and I don't want my name and my reputation associated with a group of people who are racist like that," he said.
Rampant racism in the Minuteman Civil Defense Corp? Say it ain't so!!
I heard about this riff going on between the two men who started it all.
Just because they don't like the guy, who probably gives them for being out there, doesn't mean they're racist.Parmley said he has become concerned that some of the Minuteman activists in his region have a vendetta against the Goliad County sheriff, who is Hispanic.
I don't know why you have such hate for the Minuteman Dan. Oh wait, I know - it's because they are actually doing something about our border problem, and your idea of progress for our society is socialism, letting any illegals who want to come over do so, and having an open border for Al Qaeda to come through.
Carry on, Nbadallah.
What about getting on our President to do something about it!!!!
And unless everyone forgot, the 9/11 hijackers did NOT come across our border illegally and it sure wasn't across our southern border. They entered our country LEGALLY!!!!!!!!!
Joe,
I am all for the people up in DC to nut up and deal with it. Problem is, neither Democrats or Republicans want to deal with it because it would cost them votes.
It's indicative of everything wrong with our political system. Screw national security for the sake of votes.
It's a ing joke, and one that is basically one of the biggest threats to our national security - politicians who won't do the right thing for the sake of losing some votes from a demographic.
Total bull , and tantamount to treason.
I agree, however Bush ran a strong National Security platform and has not done much to improve it. Kerry talked about increasing the inspections at our ports, while I'm not sure how feasible that would be, at least he talked about doing something.
This is Republican administration with a Republican congress and nothing is being done. Of course it is about the votes and Bush got 'em.
Now we must deal with it.
But I agree, this is not a republican or democratic issue but a NATIONAL issue and it isn't just the southern border either.
I know you all heard about the tunnel that discovered going under the Canadian border right? But I guess it don't matter since their skin isn't brown? Not trying to make it a racial issue but it seems it is always the "sourthern" border that get the most attention yet people come in illegally from the north, west and east too.
I guess if I saw Democratic politicians talking about doing anything about the borders, I'd agree with you.
But they're pussy footing around the issue as well, afraid to lose any of the Hispanic vote.
As for Canada, it's a risk, but I say the southern border needs to be secured first. The Canadians are doing a lot more to help with our security than Mexico is doing, that's for sure.
The southern border gets the most attention because that's where the flood of illegals is coming from. That's where the MS-13 supplies/fresh recruits are coming from. That's also where material found in Afghanistan says that AQ was planning to utilize moving in personnel and equipment/supplies.
Hence, the focus on the southern border, and appropriately so. It has nothing to do with skin color, and everything to do with the reality of what's going on down on the Rio Grande and westward.
Good points but again most terrorists, from I've seen, enter countries legally or already in the country, thus the London bombers.
The flood of illegals yes is coming through our southern borders but plenty come through the Canadian border as well and many do so with illegal do ents. Both republicans and democrats don't want to lose votes, it goes both ways all the way. CAFTA was just passesd as well.
So it is not only the "liberals" who are not doing all they can to close the borders and as Commander In Chief it needs to begin from the top.
You can't apply what happened in London to our border problem. Europe has an open border policy akin to what you and I face if we wanted to drive from Texas to Louisiana - nothing more than a sign on the side of the road that says 'Welcome to _________".
Until I see data that says anything near the number of illegals are crossing in from Canada that come from Mexico, your "look northward" tyrade is falling on deaf ears here.
I'm not trying to defend Bush on this, it's my biggest disappointment in him as president. Similarly, I'm equally disappointed in the Republican party, because they've got the hispanic vote locked in now and don't want to mess it up.
On the same foot though, the Democrats are willing to go along for the ride on this. Best I can tell we're ed all the way around, until the unfortunate day a WMD wipes out a city here in the US. Then the borders will be locked town tighter than Bruce Bowen on the Matrix.
But by then all the pieces will already be across the border in the U.S., and it will be too late.
I'm accustomed to "deaf ears" and I'm not saying that more illegals are entering through our northern border but they are coming in.
I wouldn't say the republican party has the hispanic vote "locked in" either, not by a long shot but you are right, they sure don't want to lose any ground. And I thought the WMD issue was the reason for the Iraq war so that shouldn't be an issue now.
But I do agree with you that the democratic party isn't doing enough. I myself am I JFK democrat and want to bring the party back to where it was before "liberal" became a dirty word.
I with you on tightening our borders.
I don't mean they've got all the hispanic vote, just enough to ensure they win the WH and Congress as long as they keep that base happy.
I concur. Keeping the base happy will be the key.
Some conservatives are not too happy about that though.
Thanks for keeping it real.
Yeah I'm one of them. Nothing against hispanics, but I resent the out of sacrificing the security of our country in order to get a foothold with a demographic base.
Ouch. Trying to please everyone is a tough task indeed. I support tightening the borders but I also support work visas for those who want to work so that we can collect some tax money and yes the Mexican government needs to do much, much more to help.
I've got no problem with the work visas idea, other than we're not already implementing it
But we need to lock down the border. If it takes a 20 ft. high electrified concrete fence, so be it. LULAC can kiss my ass on that one.
Do you mean happy or pacified? Everytime a hispanic starts making a name for himself the right-wing attack machine goes into high gear against him. It happened with Henry B.Gonzales and then with Cisneros. The thing is is that the Republicans know that if they can manage to split the Hispanic vote - they can effectively silence hispanics politically and control the South with white Christian votes, and so many hispanics have bought into idealistic Conservatism, despite their own economic best interests.
That's funny, every comprehensive survey and poll I've ever seen of hispanics already legally in the U.S. has them favoring tougher border entry standards. So if the WH isn't kissing up to 'the hispanic vote', who is W really kissing up too? (Hint - They hunt them in England)
Demand for off-the-books nannies remains high for whitey.
We just need heat seeking gatling guns... with warning signs in English and Spanish..
If something warm blooded moves it's turned into hamburger with the radar gun.
Probably closer to the truth than many other possible reasons.
Conservatism certainly wasn't in the best interests of Attorney Gen. Alberto Gonzales, Commerce Sec. Carlos Gutierrez, Senator Mel Martinez and Congressman Henry Bonilla, was it?
Assuming that Democrat-backed government programs are in the best economic interests of all hispanics (a vague description as it is) is a blatently stupid and racist statement. I would expect better than a HenryB-ism from Nbadan talking about racism.
What he ? Both those guys ed themselves by being so corrupt, especially Cisneros.the right-wing attack machine goes into high gear against him. It happened with Henry B.Gonzales and then with Cisneros.
Christ, the guy ed over the city of SA with the whole dome roof being too low for baseball after he stood at the podium and said the Alamodome would be baseball and football ready. And that's just a local example, let alone the BS he pulled when he got to DC.
But if you think that's the mark of a great leader or someone the "right wing" somehow slandered, it says a lot more about your stupidity than your usual rants.
What's really amusing is that whenever anyone says that Republicans have not done enough for hispanics, they always start naming their hispanic friends as if this is some kind of warm consolation. Cabinet members in this administration are 'yes men'. Forget the studies, forget the facts, throw away the research, it doesn't matter because the decisions are made from the top-down regardless.
I think it is safe to assume that economically disadvantaged hispanics are more likely to take advantage of government assistance programs. So whenever a hispanic votes for a candidate who is likely to vote to regulate, eliminate, or constrain these programs, he is voting against his own economic best-interest. No racism intended.
So all hispanics are welfare recipients?I think it is safe to assume that economically disadvantaged hispanics are more likely to take advantage of government assistance programs. So whenever a hispanic votes for a candidate who is likely to vote to regulate, eliminate, or constrain these programs, he is voting against his own economic best-interest. No racism intended.
Of course not, but given the propensity of hispanic to have larger size families and less earning power throughout their lifetimes, I don't think its a stretch to say that more hispanics would qualify for government assistance if they chose to apply.
Meanwhile, a Republican rep and some of his fellow co-horts have introduced a bill to bring malitias like the Minutemen under the authority of state executives...
Standard NewsLegislation Authorizing Civilian Border Patrols Introduced
Aug 2 - As Congress readied to head home for the summer recess, a Texas Republican introduced a bill that would put the controversial Minuteman group and other civilian-led efforts to enforce immigration laws officially under the aegis of state executives.
Last Thursday, Representative John Culberson and 47 other legislators introduced the Border Protection Patrol Act, H.R.3622. The measure would give governors of states bordering Canada or Mexico the power to officially deputize groups of citizens to hunt down people immigrating illegally.
Collectively, the groups would form the Border Protection Corps, and would be empowered to "use any means and any force authorized by State law to prevent individuals from unlawfully entering the United States," according to the language of the bill. Each state’s Corps would be under control of the governor, who, under the proposed legislation, would be "authorized to call United States citizens into service in the militia."
Two weeks ago, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert C. Bonner floated the idea of designating anti-immigrant vigilante groups an "auxiliary" arm of the Border Patrol, an idea immediately denied by the Department of Homeland Security.
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Folks, we are all in big trouble if we start allowing vigilanties to hassle every brown-skinned person on the border. Hundreds of people legally already U.S. citizens are 'accidently' deported annually to Mexico under provisions in the Patriot Act.
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