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38 Republicans want to probe Ramos-Compean case

Posted by Conservative Culture On March - 1 - 2007

Count them! Thirty-eight lawmakers want a probe into the jailed border agents case. They have written to the Speaker of the House urging action

Thirty-eight Republican congressmen have written to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi asking for hearings to investigate the prosecution of Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, who are in prison for their actions in the shooting of a drug smuggler given immunity to testify against them. The sharply worded letter, sent Tuesday, is critical of the prosecutor, U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, and federal investigators.

The congressmen say “serious questions remain unanswered by our federal government over the apparently misguided prosecution of two distinguished U.S. Border Patrol Agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean.”

Part of their letter stated…

Our Border Patrol Agents have an especially dangerous and difficult job, and because of the outcome of this case, many are now second guessing themselves and questioning when and where they should draw their weapons out of fear of prosecution. The safety of our agents and their ability to defend our borders has been materially damaged.

Lets see if the Dems pony up to the table on this one. We are thankful that at least some of our lawmakers are concerned enough to want to look into their case more closely. Hopefully it will come sooner tha later.

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Gilmore Bill Will Help Manuel Bartsch

Posted by Conservative Culture On March - 1 - 2007

US Rep Gillmor introduced a bill this Wednesday to help people like Manuel Bartsch. Considering all the help those who break the law intentionally this seems like a easy sell. Hope it passes.

WASHINGTON — Manuel Bartsch and others like him could be able to stay in the United States under legislation introduced Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Paul Gillmor.

Gillmor, R-Old Fort, hopes the bill will help fix a broken immigration system that deemed German-born Bartsch an illegal immigrant and threw him in jail.

“It’s not just a bill about Manuel, but about a lot of people who are innocently caught up in the system and provide a way to help them get permanent residency status,” he said. “Of course, Manuel’s case is a perfect example of the problems under the current system.”

The Education Access for Rightful Noncitizens Act would provide legal status to young people who were brought to the United States as undocumented children and have met certain criteria.

To qualify, a person must have been under the age of 16 when they first entered the United States and have been living here for at least five years. Once a person graduates from high school or earns a general equivalency diploma, they could apply for conditional resident status allowing them to remain in the United States for six years.

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