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Mexican president confronts Clinton over fatal border shooting

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CBS8 - In response to a deadly Border Patrol shooting by this week in the Tijuana River Valley, Mexico's president confronted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the incident, and later demanded punishment for whomever was responsible.

An investigation is underway to determine exactly where 40-year--old Jose Yanez Reyes was shot when he allegedly tried to cross the border Tuesday night into the United States.

"This is an international incident," said immigrants rights activist Enrique Morones, founder of Border Angels.

That shooting death of a Mexican national by a U.S. border patrol agent later sparked a confrontation between Mexico's president Felipe Calderon and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a security summit earlier this week.

Afterward, Calderon tweeted in Spanish, "In Guatemala I protested to Secretary Clinton about the death of the Mexican in Tijuana. I demanded punishment for those responsible."

This call for answers has been echoed by human rights groups on both sides of the border.

"The ACLU is calling on Congress to get Border patrol to come clean on its policies and look at reforms to stop killing people needlessly," said Kevin Keenan, president of the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties.

According to investigators, 40-year-old Jose Yanez Reyes and two other migrants allegedly crossed from Tijuana into the U.S. Tuesday night and began throwing rocks at border patrol agents, striking one of them in the head.

According to Tijuana police, Reyes was shot in the head and torso, and died in Mexico.

Border Angels and other groups that advocate for immigrants' rights are calling for an independent investigation.

"Just imagine if it had been the other way around, the Tijuana police shooting across the border into the United States and killing a U.S. Citizen," said Morones. "How would the U.S. be responding? So Mexico has every right to respond in a furious manner."

"Border Patrol should be using less than lethal force, should be using different tactics," Keenan told News 8. "They shouldn't be taking human lives when these folks are throwing rocks."

In response to Mexican president Calderon's comments to Secretary of State Clinton, a state department spokesman said "we regret the loss of life and take any such incidents seriously." He declined to comment on Calderon's interaction with Clinton.

The name of the border patrol agent who shot Reyes has not been released, although San Diego police have identified him as a three-year-veteran of the agency.

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Our Congress will jump right on this. Probably have Calderon up here next week for another standing ovation ..


Mexican Pres. Calderon gets Standing Ovation from Democrats for Criticizing AZ Immigration Crackdown
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I am so sick of the corrupt cesspool known as Mexico. Calderon needs to keep his criminals on his side of the border and tell them to stop killing and wounding American border patrol and our citizens. If he is so concerned about their safety, then he needs to send for all 40 million of them illegally squatting in the US.

We need to elect a President that will stand up to the pygmy known as Calderon. We also need to cut off all of the funding and all other freebies we continue to give Mexico and the rest of the world.

You would think by now the idiots running what used to be our country would have realized by now that you can't buy friends.

It's way past time to cut Mexico off from any assistance whatsoever.

Mexico like the majority of the rest of the world that we continue to prop up is NOT our friend.

Originally Posted by WhatMattersMost

I am so sick of the corrupt cesspool known as Mexico. Calderon needs to keep his criminals on his side of the border and tell them to stop killing and wounding American border patrol and our citizens. If he is so concerned about their safety, then he needs to send for all 40 million of them illegally squatting in the US.

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"I have said that Mexico does not stop at its border, that wherever there is a Mexican, there is Mexico."

Mexican President Felipe Calderón

Originally Posted by HAPPY2BME

Originally Posted by WhatMattersMost

I am so sick of the corrupt cesspool known as Mexico. Calderon needs to keep his criminals on his side of the border and tell them to stop killing and wounding American border patrol and our citizens. If he is so concerned about their safety, then he needs to send for all 40 million of them illegally squatting in the US.

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"I have said that Mexico does not stop at its border, that wherever there is a Mexican, there is Mexico."

Mexican President Felipe Calderón

The sad part about that arrogant quote is too many of our so called representatives believe it as well.

They are not going to be happy until a full blown civil war breaks out in this country. They really are pushing the buttons for it aren't they?

demanded punishment for whomever was responsible.

DUH... punishment HAS been meted out, idiot! Your people started it and we finished it! Anymore questions?

Calderon needs to keep his buddies home then. He needs to stop allowing them to come here to take our jobs, and neighborhoods away from us.

[quote="HAPPY2BME"]CBS8

Mexican president confronts Clinton over fatal border shooting

This is so rediculous it's getting funny! Yes, our United States government is so weak, they'll bow to Caldron and punish the BP agent who was defending himself. Yup, we are the fools and laughing stock of the world for letting other Countries treat us like dumbazzes. America the free, everyone come here a take everything because everything in American is FREE! I don't even care anymore because nothing is ever going to be the way it's suppose to be. I'm tired of rationizing and finding facts of the damages illegal aliens are causing. Our government doesn't care about losing our Country, if they did, this would not even be an issue. I give up and am embarrased to be a United States citizen. I probably could have assembled a major protest, be I really don't think I'd have enough support. I am formally removing myself from Alipac, but I wish you all luck in saving our Country.

Not that I expect it to happen but wouldn't it be nice if Clinton demanded justice for Brian Terry and the hundreds of American citizens killed by illegal Mexicans.

Originally Posted by nomas

demanded punishment for whomever was responsible.

DUH... punishment HAS been meted out, idiot! Your people started it and we finished it! Anymore questions?

Amen! The little pygmy just like the Mexican national squatters in this country continue to demand that we take care of them and their anchors and talk a good game. I'm willing to bet WHEN we take to the streets in mass and start pushing back, they will leave on their own.

They are nothing more than cowards that have been emboldened by our government caving into their demands. If they were anything more they would stand up and fight for their rights in their own country.