THE ROAD NORTHWARD ACROSS OUR RANCHLAND.
The Mayor says all these folks have to do is pay taxes and don't break the law...but...being illegal is...well...breaking the law. As for paying taxes...I'd like to know what percent of El Cenzio's model citizens receive welfare, housing assistance, food stamps, medical benefits. SSI , WIC, etc. If our Border Patrol can be scared off by some little small town mayor, can we expect to be protected from terrorists, rapists, drug runners, thugs, the diseased, Bin Laden's merry band or worse? Last time I checked, the Constitution didn't grant a small town the right to simply ignore Federal law. Maybe the Border Patrol could start making a really good impression by placing Mayor Reyes under arrest for dereliction of duty, or for inciting crime.
Source: KRGV TV Weslaco, Texas http://www.krgv.com
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Interview Excerpt from 10/29/07
From a 20 minute interview. Name protected. This guy is a local. We'll call him "RL"
TBF: Pretty strange, isolated and a lonely place out here. What do you do out here?
RL: Protect..watch... the supply...the oil...check in and out the trucks and loading.
TBF: You're here all day and all night?
RL: [I have] 5 days on and have 5 days off. 24 hours a day. I sleep here...eat here. It's not bad.
TBF: You mean, you could be busy all day and all night?
RL: (Laugh) No...I'm here but most of the time there's not much to do...the trucks and grounds here.
TBF: This is in the middle of nowhere. Do you ever see illegals around here.
RL: All the time. Almost every day.
TBF: Really? Here?
RL: Especially here...all the time.
TBF: Are they in groups...by car...on foot?
RL: Usually on foot and in groups...five or more.
TBF: Walking?
RL: I think coyotes leave them off mostly. I guess some take the river. A lot [of them[ have maps.
TBF: Maps? You mean road maps?
RL: The look like official instructions....in Spanish...how to get across the border and where to go
TBF: What do you mean "official" instructions?
RL: Places to go...where to be safe and get water... a Mexican handbook.
TBF: You're kidding now, aren't you?
RL: No, they ask for directions and show me the maps....their handbooks. How to be safe.
TBF: You've seen "handbooks" from the Mexican government...on where to go and how to get around in our Country... as illegals?
RL: Si. They mostly want to know how far...and if the map is correct.
TBF: So what do you do?
RL: They want food and drinks...so I give them.
TBF: But since they're illegal...they shouldn't be here....do you report them?
RL: No. I don't....don't wanna be...I don't need problems.
TBF: Problems? What do you mean?
RL: If I reported... they'd still pass...the word would get out... I'd probably get tagged..
TBF: Tagged?
RL: You know....I could get hurt. And the coyotes...they can be dangerous.
TBF: Hurt? Physically?
RL. If you worked out here...you'd know...you know what I mean..
TBF: You're telling me illegals come by here almost everyday and you help them?
RL: I give them food and water because they ask for them. I don't have problems that way.
TBF: Why not call the Border Patrol?
RL: (Laugh)...they already know about them.
TBF: What do you mean?
RL: [The Border Patrol] they come by here all the time. They never do nothing...I never see them pick up anyone.
TBF: Illegals...and they don't do anything...they see them?
RL: They know this route. If they don't care... why should I start anything?
TBF: Well...how about....because illegal aliens...don't belong here....doesn't that matter to you?
RL: They come here.... that's a fact. If they get past the checkpoint, they're free.
TBF: Free?
RL : ID cards and [other] benefits up North. I don't see them getting picked up anywhere.
TBF: That doesn't bother you? You work hard for your money. You pay taxes.
RL: Yeah...it does. [long silence] ...They'd (my employer) probably fire me if I made a point of it. I don't want problems.
TBF: So all this goes on...and you don't see Border Patrol doing anything...picking up anybody?
RL: Yeah. Pretty much. I've never seen them pick anybody up. I know it happens sometimes...but I never see it.
TBF: What about the Border Fence. Do you think that would work?
RL: Yeah, It would help. If anything, it'd be a message. Maybe they'd think we're getting tough.
TBF: Why do you suppose there's so many people down here...in this area... are against the fence?
RL: We all know that....most people here are Latino. Like...it's a family thing. You know.
TBF: No...I don't believe I do understand. National Security, the spread of disease, crime, the money drain on our Country...and...
RL: I think we can handle it...I mean....we've been doing it a long time now
TBF: But it's a problem...you just said so. Why not do something to stop it?
RL: I don't think we can....but I guess it's worth a try. Maybe a fence would work. I don't know.
TBF Well I've got to admit...I'm a little surprised. A little amazed. But I do appreciate your honesty.
RL: It's just that...it's an issue to you...but not so much to me. I got too much to lose.
TBF: Well....I believe we've all got too much to lose....and we're definitely losing.
