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53 illegal immigrants held against will in Phoenix

May 12th, 2008 . by TexasFred
PHOENIX (AP) - Fifty-three illegal immigrants were held against their will in a fortified home by suspected smugglers demanding more money, authorities said.

The group of rescued immigrants included two 13-year-old girls, three women and a mentally disabled man. The rest were men, Department of Public Safety spokesman Harold Sanders said.

Authorities began investigating Saturday after getting a tip that immigrants were being held captive. Sanders said the smugglers wanted an average of $2,500 for each person’s release.

The group of rescued immigrants included two 13-year-old girls, three women and a mentally disabled man. The rest were men, Department of Public Safety spokesman Harold Sanders said.

Authorities began investigating Saturday after getting a tip that immigrants were being held captive. Sanders said the smugglers wanted an average of $2,500 for each person’s release.

The single-family home where they were kept had been fortified to prevent escape and weapons were seized at the location. The suspected smugglers also took away the immigrants’ shoes so they couldn’t run off.

Sanders said five people, all residents of Mexico, were booked Sunday on charges of extortion, kidnapping, aggravated assault and human smuggling.

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53 illegal immigrants held against will in Phoenix

I have a lot of trouble working up any sympathy for these people, I’m sorry but it’s a continuing problem here in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, our government does very little to secure the borders, we have virtual fences that don’t work, Virtual fence on Mexican border deemed insufficient, and the president won’t make the necessary moves to bring about a secure U.S. border.

The Border Patrol does the best they can given what they have to work with, and the rules of engagement they are forced to operate under, they fear going to jail for doing their jobs and defending themselves and this nation, and who can blame them?? Ramos-Compean

I will venture a guess, and mind you, it’s only a guess, but I’d bet that these people will be given a ‘fast track’ to some sort of legality, we’re a fairly magnanimous lot when it comes to illegal invaders, well, our president is, and these guys have already suffered enough, right??

Even if they are illegals, and even if that suffering did come at the hands of their own countrymen, we’re supposed to feel guilty for their plight and are bound by the law of basic humanity to make restitution’s to these poor folks, I mean all they want is a job cutting your lawn.

Let me tell y’all something, if I was in charge of that border and the fate of the border jumpers, there would be NO 2nd time if they were caught, this is an invasion, and we are being invaded by more illegals every day, and an INVASION means war, and war means defense, and that is exactly what we would see along the U.S. and Mexican border, lots of defense.

The weak minded bleeding heart types can take that defense part any way they please, they will call me a bigot, a racist, a hard-hearted and genocidal maniac, hell, who knows what else, but this nation, its LEGAL residents, their safety and security and their all around well being should come 1st, but that’s not the way our government works apparently. That’s the way it should work.

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4 Responses to “53 illegal immigrants held against will in Phoenix”

  1. comment number 1 by: GUYK

    Yes. It is an invasion and one encouraged by the Mexican government which as far as I am concerned is an act of war by the Mexican government. The way to stop an invasion is to shoot first and ask questions later..if the sumbitch crosses the border at any place other than a checkpoint they should be considered enemy invaders and shot.

    We invaded the wrong country..we should have taken Mexico instead of Iraq..hell of a lot more justification for it

  2. comment number 2 by: Layla

    This is another disgusting display of weakness by people that want to play nicey-nicey to people that are breaking our laws because they do not want to “offend.” Pffffffffffffffffffft! To hell with that. They deserve to be deported-period. They have no rights here at all and should be treated as such. I just wrote something on the subject of illegals today also. It makes one so sick what these criminals are doing within our country and it is being forced on us. Now the later is criminal too!

  3. comment number 3 by: Basti

    I found this today. It gives us a bit of hope.

    Anti-illegal immigration mayors win in Texas

    A small tidbit of good news!

  4. comment number 4 by: BobF

    I don’t have any sympathy for them either. They’re criminals who were being held by other criminals. When criminals take out criminals, it’s called the Good Riddance Factor.