Renzi wants patrol to peer into Mexico

[Judi Lynn]

Renzi wants patrol to peer into Mexico

Billy House
Republic Washington Bureau
Sept. 22, 2005 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON - Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., says state-of-the-art military technology should be employed to help the U.S. Border Patrol peer into Mexico to locate and track the movements of immigrants, smugglers and potential terrorists before they cross the border.

Aerostat balloons, equipped with night-vision capabilities and other intelligence equipment, already are in use by the Defense Department in various other regions, Renzi said in an interview Wednesday.

Such technology should similarly aid federal authorities at the border to actually look into Mexico, Renzi said. advertisement

But Rafael Laveaga, a spokesman for the Mexican Embassy here, warned Wednesday that such an idea "could be in conflict with Mexican law." He said Mexico's Constitution does not permit police activity by agencies of other nations, unless done with the cooperation of the Mexican government.
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http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0922renzi-border.html



Einstein, _Bush, and Renzi.

[Judi Lynn]

1. Big names helping Navajo challenger run against Renzi

September 15, 2005
Big names helping Navajo challenger run against Renzi

Mike Sunnucks
The Business Journal

Democratic congressional challenger Jack Jackson Jr. is getting some high-profile help in his effort to defeat business-backed rural Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi next year.

Jackson will benefit from upcoming fundraisers in Washington D.C. featuring Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., and U.S. Reps. Barney Frank, D-Mass.; Hilda Solis, and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc.

Jackson, a former state legislator who was the first openly gay Native American elected to public office in the U.S., faces an uphill challenge against Renzi who is seeking his third term next year.

Jackson, a Navajo, most recently served as executive director of the Arizona Commission on Indian Affairs under Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano.
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http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2005/09/12/daily47.html?jst=b_ln_hl



Bijiibaa', Representative Jack Jackson Jr., Everita Thinn during Arizona House of Representative Visit

[tainowarrior]

2. thank you to the Mexican spokesmen

for setting the record straight. It's illegal and a violation of Mexico's territorial integrity for our agencies to spy on their land, and peoples' movements. Would Americans like it if Mexicans started tracking the movements of Americans? Would they not complain to their State Department so that it would protest the move?

People, the Golden Rule...THE GOLDEN RULE! Follow it!

[Mairead]

3. But what record did he set straight? Do you think Mexico will really say

No? Or was that comment a semi-subtle way of saying 'bribe us'?