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Is this a sign violence along the US/Mexico border is on the decline as Obama and La Raza claims?

NEAR MISSION — Gilberto Aguilar paid the ultimate price. The drug smuggler had just delivered 300 pounds of marijuana to a customer for his boss in early February. Aguilar went back there several hours later to steal the load back for himself. The customer recognized him by his voice, Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Treviño said. That would spell the end for Aguilar. Sheriff’s deputies arrested three people in connection with Aguilar’s slaying and the possible killing of his suspected hit man. Aguilar was found beaten and shot to death Feb. 6 in a field near the intersection of Mile 11 1/2 North and Texan Road. His boss, whose name authorities did not disclose, allegedly leads an Hidalgo County-based marijuana wholesaler that would typically deliver several-hundred-pound loads to area clients, Treviño said. When the boss learned Aguilar angered one of his customers, he sought revenge. Investigators believe Aguilar, an illegal immigrant, was kidnapped and taken to a house on the 2600 block of Ken Street — north of the intersection of Mile 5 North and La Homa Road — and was beaten with brass knuckles before he met his fate at the end of a gun barrel in a rural field. He was found with a gunshot to the chest and Rata — Spanish slang for thief — written on his head. The homicide case remained open for several months until Texas Rangers and Department of Public Safety narcotics investigators working their own investigation into the smuggling group helped “fill in the missing pieces,” Treviño said. That allowed deputies to move in and make the three arrests Wednesday. Information learned from those arrested — who have given confessions — led investigators to the body of the second suspected homicide victim, Treviño said. The individuals arrested Wednesday told investigators the body of Aguilar’s hit man could be found in the backyard of the gang ringleader’s house. The family of the hit man, whose name was not disclosed, has not seen him since May, the sheriff said. Sheriff’s deputies and Texas Rangers raided the house on Ken Street under the sweltering midday sun Wednesday afternoon. Later in the evening, county workers continued to dig in the backyard. They finally reached the remains about 8:15 p.m. — buried about 9 feet underground, beneath two layers of concrete and a chicken coop. Investigators sifted through the earth to ensure they didn’t miss anything. “I want to make sure there’s no body parts or possible evidence in there,” the sheriff said. The unearthing of the remains marks the 12th homicide case the sheriff’s office has opened this year. In another raid Wednesday connected to the smuggling group, officials seized about 300 pounds of marijuana from a house along Breyfogle Road north of Expressway 83 near Palmview. Treviño said the drug bundles were marked with the initials “CDG” — the call sign of Cartel del Golfo, or the Gulf Cartel, one of the dominant cartels based in Matamoros. Despite that, investigators maintain the local group ordered the hits on Aguilar and his hit man, Treviño said. “It’s common sense that 100 percent of the narcotics in Hidalgo County are coming from Mexico,” he said. “The cartel did not sanction or order this hit. It comes from the local group.” Deputies continue to look for three or four other possible suspects with ties to the drug smugglers and the two suspected murders, the sheriff said. The three suspects already arrested — including the group’s alleged ringleader — are set to face murder, organized crime and felony drug charges at an arraignment hearing scheduled for Friday. Treviño said he expects officials to arrest a total of eight or nine people in connection with the case. “I think we’re going to effectively dismantle this locally based smuggling ring,” he said. http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/mission-116024-smuggling-arrests.html

Public Comments

1. We must close the boarders and initiate harsh penalties for those who cross illegally. No mas illegals, no mas bebes de anclaje
2. First of all, La Raza has never said that, it's the FBI, the researchers and Cops that patrol border towns that know the facts. Stop watching Fox News! They lie!!!! http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/02/20100502arizona-border-violence-mexico.html Violence is not up on Arizona border despite Mexican drug war NOGALES, Ariz. - Assistant Police Chief Roy Bermudez shakes his head and smiles when he hears politicians and pundits declaring that Mexican cartel violence is overrunning his Arizona border town. "We have not, thank God, witnessed any spillover violence from Mexico," Bermudez says emphatically. "You can look at the crime stats. I think Nogales, Arizona, is one of the safest places to live in all of America." FBI Uniform Crime Reports and statistics provided by police agencies, in fact, show that the crime rates in Nogales, Douglas, Yuma and other Arizona border towns have remained essentially flat for the past decade, even as drug-related violence has spiraled out of control on the other side of the international line. Statewide, rates of violent crime also are down. While smugglers have become more aggressive in their encounters with authorities, as evidenced by the shooting of a Pinal County deputy on Friday, allegedly by illegal-immigrant drug runners, they do not routinely target residents of border towns. In Yuma, police spokesman Sgt. Clint Norred said he cannot recall any significant cartel violence in the past several years. Departmental crime records show the amount of bloodshed has remained stable despite a substantial population increase.
3. Mr 2 cents is right, check your facts! one inccident? oh no! send the entire military!!!!
4. Liberals LIE. FOX news is the most credible source of information in the media. Violence on our borders are a direct Reflection of how hard we go after the racist la raza nazi invading border criminal KKKlan with a Tan MESSYcan illegal aliens. Since B0, that real real real bad smell coming out of the White House, has backed off enforcement at the border. Violence is down. When we start to enforce our extremely fair immigration laws again. Violence along our border will increase.
5. Nobody has ever said that there is no violence at the border, it's just not what Republicans are making it out to be. Do you have proof that La Raza has said such thing? Conservatives Repeat False Claim That Phoenix Is ‘Kidnapping Capital of the World’ http://www.laprogressive.com/immigration-reform/huckabee-fals-claim/
6. If illegal aliens don't need to carry ID why is my government making me carry ID?
7. Pay attention to the facts! it's not "pouring over" like Republicans claim. ================== U.S-Mexico border isn't so dangerous, data shows MEXICO CITY - It's one of the safest parts of America, and it's getting safer. It's the U.S.-Mexico border, and even as politicians say more federal troops are needed to fight rising violence, government data obtained by the Associated Press show it actually isn't so dangerous after all. The top four big cities in America with the lowest rates of violent crime are all in border states: San Diego, Phoenix, El Paso and Austin, according to a new FBI report. And an in-house Customs and Border Protection report shows that Border Patrol agents face far less danger than street cops in most U.S. cities. Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/06/03/20100603mexico-border-not-so-dangerous.html#ixzz0xqDZCw4U
8. Being the expert Assistant Police Chief Roy Bermudez is how come Obama is not tapping him for a job with ice as an expert on the US and Mexico border affairs ? And why is this expert a common Assistant Police Chief Roy Bermudez, why every police dept along the border would want to make him their chief of police with all his insight and knowledge of affairs that pertain to the border ? Even Mexico could use this expert to lobby for them in Washington that the border is so safe, that Obama instead of sending troops could start laying off border agents with the border secured and declared a safe zone.They can save money with expert Assistant Police Chief Roy Bermudez indicating why is there even a need for agents with Assistant Police Chief Roy Bermudez being the expert he is ?
9. Just a little bit about NCLR (La Raza) In 1994, they gave their "Chicano Hero Award" to the person who'd made this statement years earlier here; original newspaper report here): "We have got to eliminate the gringo, and what I mean by that is if the worst comes to the worst, we have got to kill him." Despite that, the NCLR has taken part in campaigns against "hate speech" and has tried to silence those who discuss facts about illegal immigration. An NCLR rep called the Fairness Doctrine a "partial solution". The NCLR has consistently opposed most immigration enforcement. In 2007, they joined with some Mexico-linked groups to oppose workplace raids. More recently, they called for a moratorium on those immigration raids until such time as an amnesty bill passes. Also in 2007, they opposed a bill that would have stopped most home loans to illegal aliens. They even wanted to give a special break to illegal aliens charged with identity theft. From one of their reports: Congress should revise the rules concerning release, deportation, and banishment of noncitizens charged with nonviolent offenses such as identity theft, so that arrested parents can be reunited with their children in cases where children face hardship. Note that their proposal would only apply to illegal aliens and not to U.S. citizens who were accused of the same crime. In 2006, Michele Waslin - their former director of Immigration Policy Research - wrote the following about an amendment to an amnesty bill: "...while it doesn't overtly mention assimilation, it is very strong on the patriotism and traditional american [sic] values language in a way which is potentially dangerous to our communities." They support giving drivers licenses to illegal aliens; in 2004 they threatened to withdraw a convention in California if Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill from Gil Cedillo that would allow that. Munoz had to "take a deep breath" after John Kerry took the American position. It goes on and on and they have links to some very extremist race centered groups. I can post so many that illegal alien supporters will deny but most are from their own web site. The figures are manipulated at Obama's request to make it look like they and the US Immigration service are doing their job.I live in AZ and the Border Patrol leaders wont let the agents do their job for fear of the Mexican government might be offended. This is insanity .SECURE OUR BORDERS !
10. Mr.2Cents said it all.
11. There's no increase in violence. Don't fall for that anti-immigrant propaganda. US-Mexico border violence down http://www.caivn.org/article/2010/08/03/us-mexico-border-violence-down
12. So far in Ciudad Juarez (the bordering town to El Paso, Texas) there have been 1,853 murders in that city alone so far this year. Last year murders reached over 2600 just for this city alone. This year they're expected to surpass it. Much of the violence has reached over into the United States. Much of the "crime drop" people are seeing is from the lack of reporting crimes in the US due to frustration of them never being properly investigated. Many of the suspects of these crimes cross back into Mexico and are never heard from again. There is also a different standard of reporting which doesn't get portrayed in the media. Previously, crimes against illegals across the border being robbed, beaten, etc were reported as crimes. They're now not being reported in the previous manner as they have been, hence the "crime drop."
13. I love the way they twist the numbers - The PERCENTAGE of Criminal Aliens being deported is at an all time high compared to Non Criminal - EASY - they have decided to stop deporting the non criminal aliens and are combing through the dockets of the immigration courts and giving a pass to the illegals without criminal charges. Reality is that total numbers of deported WAY DOWN - so to tout a HIGH PERCENTAGE of Criminal Aliens being deported in relation to a number way down - THIS IS JUST AS THE UNEMPLOYMENT % IS BEING TWISTED BY ELIMINATING THE NUMBER LOOKING FOR WORK.