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    Text of White House Press Conference .. ?'s re: vigilantes

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    Q Mexico's President Fox announced during his news conference that our border fence between San Diego and Tijuana, in his words, must be demolished. My first question: During their subsequent Waco summit, did President Bush in any way reply to this Fox demand, which Senator Kyl of Arizona called, downright insulting, other than Mr. Bush denouncing the American Minutemen as "vigilantes"?

    MR. McCLELLAN: Les, a couple things. First of all, this goes to a much larger issue, this question, and the larger issue is making sure that we have a safe, orderly and humane migration system. We have worked closely with Mexico on issues relating to our borders. There is more that we can do to control our borders, and the Department of Homeland Security is working to do that every day. We have an increase in the number of agents along the border, they're working to address the situation in some of the areas where you're referencing, as well.

    And the President put forward an initiative, his temporary worker initiative, to address some of these issues, because we have a problem in this country where now I think it's some 10 million undocumented immigrants working in this country. And they oftentimes are coming here simply to support their families back home. And they're also filling jobs that otherwise are not being filled by American citizens. So there is an economic need that we can address.

    And there is also -- by addressing this situation, the President believes we can do a better job of enforcing our borders and going after those who are coming here for the wrong reason -- whether it's terrorists or people intent on criminal activity. This will free up our border patrol and border agents to go after those who should not be coming into this country in the first place.

    Q The Washington Times has listed nine countries who have either built or are building border fences. Has President Fox, to your knowledge, condemned any border fence, beside our border fence? And why is denouncing the Arizona Minutemen any better than denouncing neighborhood crime watchers?

    MR. McCLELLAN: A couple of things. I mean, the President spoke to this issue last week and I think he addressed it very clearly for you all.

    In terms of President Fox, I'm not going to try to comment for him -- you might want to direct those questions to his office. But I know that the Department of Homeland Security, regarding the question you're bringing up, tomorrow is going to be having an announcement in Tucson, Arizona, about an initiative they're undertaking along the Arizona border to better control the border there.

    In terms of the issue of the Minutemen that you bring up, again, the President spoke to that issue last week. And it's one thing if people are working along the border, simply to report suspicious activity, and that activity should be reported to the proper authorities -- the Department of Homeland Security officials, who are there to enforce our borders. If people are operating outside of the law, that cannot be tolerated. That's a different --

    Q Well, that's my point. That's what they're doing -- they're neighborhood crime watch.

    MR. McCLELLAN: Hang on. Hang on. That's a different matter. People cannot take things into their own hands. But if they see suspicious activity, they should report that suspicious activity to the proper authorities and --

    Q And that doesn't make them vigilantes, does it?

    MR. McCLELLAN: Well, if you're talking about a group of armed, untrained individuals roaming around the desert, that would be something that would concern us and it would increase the chance that someone could get hurt. And we don't want people operating outside the law -- the President made that very clear last week. So if you're talking about people reporting suspicious activity, that's one thing. If you're talking about people operating outside the law, that's another matter and it's one that cannot be allowed to happen
    "This country has lost control of its borders. And no country can sustain that kind of position." .... Ronald Reagan

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    Typical political doublespeak.

    Our administration should be concerned about OUR economic needs
    first. Any individual who crosses our border illegally is doing it for
    the "wrong reasons." They have their own country. Stay in it.
    http://www.alipac.us Enforce immigration laws!

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    This is a modern day miracle . . .

    Just by reading this transcript you have witnessed someone talking out of part of his anatomy that was never designed for speech.

    (Technical point: I did not cuss or use a string of special char's in this post)

    Now, if you will all excuse me, I need to leave and find a soundproof room so I can release a long, heartfelt Primal Scream . . .

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    What BS, iam so sick and tired of those in the white house saying things like we need to protect our borders from Terrorist! Give me a break; why not just say that we need to do something because it is the massive amounts of illegals coming over. Iam more concerned about the massive illegals and at the same time iam worried about criminals but those in the White House are so blinded!!!

    It is so hard for them to just say it, the MMP are doing what Bush Co, have failed at doing! Is it just interesting that DHS is placing 500-650 border guards around the same time as the MMP?

    Iam wondering if anything is going to happen as to the government intervening! The more the WH opens their mouths about this situation I worry for the MMP. The WH needs to get their story straight, they are patriots of the US doing what the President wont!

    Acidrain

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr_Magoo
    This is a modern day miracle . . .

    Just by reading this transcript you have witnessed someone talking out of part of his anatomy that was never designed for speech.

    (Technical point: I did not cuss or use a string of special char's in this post)

    Now, if you will all excuse me, I need to leave and find a soundproof room so I can release a long, heartfelt Primal Scream . . .
    RIP Butterbean! We miss you and hope you are well in heaven.-- Your ALIPAC friends

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    MMP has definitely lit a fire under the Feds. How long will it last?
    Don't think that you will see many illegals in that area for the next month either.

    Hope you had a nice scream.

    Fox does it to me.
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    Hopefully, dataman, now that the MMP has lighted the torch for us we will be able to keep it burning. The MMP are sacrificing their comforts, their incomes, their families and so many other things that we haven't even considered in order to do this for our country, for their fellow citizens who are being given the low-down run-around at every turn. The LEAST we can do is keep writing, keep calling...and hopefully set up more projects just like theirs...States are paying attention, states are making moves...information is flowing...yippee!!


    Don't LET UP THE PRESSURE>>>PUT ON SOME MORE!!!

    RR
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