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Six illegal aliens arrested at Qualcomm, stealing supplies
By Karyn Chenoweth Oct 25, 2007, 13:41 GMT
Members of the National Guards 670th Military Police Company check in at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, USA on 23 October 2007. Reports estimate that nearly 500,000 people have been evacuated from their homes throughout San Diego County. Over 1,000 structures including homes have been destroyed. EPA/SEAN MASTERSON
Six undocumented Mexican nationals were arrested today by U.S. Border Patrol agents at Qualcomm Stadium, after a report that they were stealing food and water meant for evacuees, according to spokesman Damon Foreman.
The Los Angeles Times reports that San Diego police responded to a call about alleged theft from the evacuation center and encountered six people in a van who didn't speak English and didn't have California driver's licenses, Foreman said.
The police officers called the Border Patrol, who arrived at the stadium and made the arrests, he said. Foreman said the immigrants admitted they were Mexican citizens and that they were stealing.
Border Patrol agents are not looking for illegal immigrants at the center but will continue responding to police calls for assistance, according to the Los Angeles Times.
"We are not in any means at Qualcomm for enforcement capacity," he said. "We are not there to take advantage of a situation."
Foreman said the agents have been helping in the evacuation and rescue effort in addition to carrying out their main duties.
"We are dedicated to our primary mission to securing our borders," he said.
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they wonder why we don't like them. people have just lost everything, and these criminals come in and steal what little food and water they have? oh, that's right, they steal our welfare, food stamps, healthcare, shall I go on? theiving criminals, send them all back to mexico.
What a true patriots ,you posters .Blame a community for 6 people stealing some water and food and allowing Bush and Cheney to steal billions of dollars .Oh yes your indignation is at the measure of your petty racism .
I put a super Texan joke on here, but some scumbag has deleted it.
Whoever it is just loves f*****g up other peoples pleasure.
Well to the biblical bastard who did it - F**K off.
Mexican immigrants are a pox on the USA.
I have decided to give up the fight against the puritanical forces of divine censorship of ordinary peoples down-to-earth comments on world events, exercised by the arsehole who spends all his time reading our comments. A kind of pox on normal human behaviour, outside church.
It is a losing battle - good always triumphs over evil - that is what Hollywood says and I guess it must be true.
In repentance for my sins, I have vowed to love the Taliban, all Muslims regardless of their obsessions to kill innocent people the world over, Al Qaeda and put a picture of Osama Bin Laden in my toilet, all illegal immigrants, especially Mexicans who loot the homes of people evacuated from the fires in California, all niggers, wogs, all killers, the Mafia, all drug barons, George Bush and his crap administration, plus that piece of female shit called Condolwhatthehellishername Rice - not forgetting the Cuban scumbags that blew Jack Kennedy`s brains out and everything that is bad.
To seal this self persecution of a sinner who dares to speak up against bad things, I have applied to enter a monkery - sorry a monastery and devote the rest of my miserable life to total abstinence of all things bad and to suffer in silence for the rest of my miserable existence.
I pray for your souls and am sorry for being a real human being and daring to criticise in brutal manner the bad things that happen.
AMEN
Have noted that this story has not made the mainscream media sites... nor will it. Can't have news like this getting out, no siree!
Hello rubber man. Tried 3 times with a super Texas/Mexican joke which many readers would have loved in view of this subject.
But being a perfect arsehole, you have deleted it yet again - well done, oh protector of us poor decadent mortals and loyal Americans.
You must be highly delighted at these Mexican scumbags looting property evacuated by the poor people in the firestorm area. Good pickings for human vermin like them. Well they come from a place where that kind of behaviour is regarded as normal.
They need bloody well shooting on the spot, together with every single Mexican who abuses the colossal hospitality of an over generous nation. Otherwise all you wetbacks - bugger of back to your rotten stinking little country.
Perhaps Mr. DELETE you are a damned SPIC yourself, or were these vile looters your bed pals ?
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Donald CarterOct 25th, 2007 - 16:21:13
Maybe Sen. Durbin could entertain them in his office or use them to promote his 'Dream Act' and show the public how illegal aliens are caring enough to be capable of stealing from American Citizens whose homes may have been lost to a disaster!
Don Carter
Sunnyvale, Ca.
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