Thread: NAvarrette - Commentary: Anti-immigrant mob creates false he

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Commentary: Anti-immigrant mob creates false heroes
POSTED: 10:21 a.m. EST, February 12, 2007
By Ruben Navarrette Jr.
Special to CNN

SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- The world is upside down. A posse of Republican lawmakers who, when opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants, like to talk about how rules must be followed and how we shouldn't reward lawbreakers. They're now demanding that a pair of convicted felons be rewarded with a presidential pardon.

Ex-Border Patrol agents Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos were sentenced to 11 years and 12 years in prison, respectively, after a jury convicted them of shooting an unarmed suspect and then covering it up.

It happened on February 17, 2005. That's when Compean and Ramos encountered a suspicious van along the Texas-Mexico border.

The driver, Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila, abandoned the vehicle and tried to run into Mexico. Aldrete-Davila was smuggling drugs, and the van was loaded with more than 700 pounds of marijuana.

Compean fired at least 14 rounds and Ramos fired once, hitting Aldrete-Davila. The agents then collected the shell casings, failed to report the shooting, and filed reports that made no mention of the incident.

None of this is heroic, except to the anti-immigrant mob, which has been making excuses for Compean and Ramos while accusing U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, whose office prosecuted the case, of being an agent of the Mexican government.

Recently, Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Richard L. Skinner admitted that officials in his office "misinformed" Republican members of Congress when they claimed to have proof that Compean and Ramos confessed their guilt and said that they "wanted to shoot some Mexicans" before the incident.

But what does all this have to do with the price of whiskey in West Texas? Not a thing. It was the U.S. attorney's office, and not the Homeland Security Department, that brought this case. So, unless federal prosecutors lied to the court or defense attorneys, there is no reason for a pardon.

I've spoken to Sutton twice in the last couple of weeks, and he didn't strike me as some wild-eyed prosecutor. He insists that a lot of what is out there is "overheated rhetoric" from the ill-informed.

Much of that rhetoric belongs to Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-California, (or as he is aptly described in this case, Dana "off-his-rocker"). The congressman has said that President Bush could be impeached if either Ramos or Compean meets his demise in prison.

As his name gets dragged through the mud, you'd think that Sutton might hold a grudge. Not so.

"I have a lot of sympathy for some of the folks who are worked up because the narrative that they read is so different from the reality of what the jury heard," Sutton told me.

But what about those unsympathetic Republican hacks, Minutemen vigilantes and conservative bloggers who are using this case to further their own agendas? For Sutton, it's a reminder that there is no substitute for the American justice system. While not perfect, that system is designed to dole out justice based on facts and law, not politics.

"It's why we litigate these things in a courtroom and not on cable television or the Internet," he said.

Be glad that's so.

Aw Ruben, why don't you just shut the hell up! You have now shown our country, your true colors, these good men the Border Guards are of your race out there on the border trying to save your butt from God knows what coming over that border , what do you do, you kick them to the curb and choose to believe in drug smugglers, it shows the world your true character or lack thereof, you Sir, would do anything to futher your agenda of bringing all of Mexico into our country. You are despicable.

False heros? Defending our borders from illegal alien drug smugglers is not heroic? Anti-Immigrant Mob?

Ruben you forgot to put on your cheeleader uniform for your pic. Come on Ruben, give us that ILLEGAL immigrant cheer one more time.

"Screw the law, screw the law, sis-boom bah, Screw the law, screw the law, rah-rah-rah".

for the American justice system. While not perfect, that system is designed to dole out justice based on facts and law, not politics.

Notice--- (American justice system) If you ARE an illegal you get to make deals with law enforcement, you get to testify against the very people who dared tried to stop you from flooding our streets with drugs that destoy our children and families.

Yes, this is a justice system that is far from perfect, and as crooked as Al Capone, just new players is all, but still enemy's of the citizens of the United States.

These are traitors who will destroy the Us and our Anerican way of life and culture!!
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LOVE YOUR CHEER LEADERS-- JADED--SO CUTE!!!!

Why is enforcing our laws wrong but breaking them OK. Our country is being given to the dogs by the pro-amnesty group.

Navarette needs to be educated in the new coverup evidence, the false testemony and firing of Border Patrol agents witnesses, the cell phone found in the van, the stonewalling to Congress ect... and the story of coverup and corruption is'nt even over and probably goes as high up as the Whitehouse if they keep investigating the chain of command.


Navarrette is OBL mouthpiece and he shows his true nature everytime he spews his opinion!

CCUSA, do not kid yourself, Navarette knows every thing we know about this case, he just doesn't care, remember, this is all about making the border guard less willing to fight hard on our border against illegal immigrants and I guess drug smugglers to. They are willing to throw our guard to the dogs, anything to keep the illegals swarming over the border that is what it is all about, you can bet Ruben is for the NAU also this is all part of that leave the borders wide open! He is a piece of scum, not American at all, for him Amreica is all about what it can do for the people of Mexico!