Border Patrol chief doesn’t want Minutemen near agents

The head of the Border Patrol said Wednesday he doesn’t want members of the Minuteman Project working near his agents when they come to the Laredo area next month.The civilian group, which reports illegal immigrants to immigration authorities, is expected to start patrolling the border in the Laredo area on Sept. 11 and continue through Nov. 7.

Acting Chief Patrol Agent Reynaldo Garza of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Laredo Sector said he can’t prevent the civilians from coming to Laredo, but said they won’t be allowed to interfere with official business.

John Cristian Esquivel, deputy chief, said the agency wants to know where the Minuteman members will be to avoid any problems.

“We’re not going to tell them what they can or can’t do. They are responsible for their own actions,” Esquivel said. “They can be on private property. It’s a matter of who will allow them to occupy their land.”

Texas Minuteman president Shannon McGauley said earlier this week that he expects as many as 2,000 people to participate in the weeks-long patrols. McGauley told the Associated Press that his group will only report illegal immigrant sightings to the Border Patrol and will not approach the immigrants or interfere with law officers.

more…
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17104568&BRD=2290&PAG=461&dept_id=569392&rfi=6

Who wouldn't want a bunch of liquored-up good ol' boys with oversized guns they've probably never fired before hanging around one's place of business. The risk of death and injury to Border Patrol agents pales into insignificance when compared to the belly-laughs to be had from watching the Minutemen blow their own fool heads off.

Garza should lighten-up. Sheesh.

What will those beer-bellied losers do for a pastime if the BP chases them away?

They have never interfered with the border patrol, if they find an illegal they only report it them also they are on private property, Reynaldo Garza is just bitching and moaning over nothing. BTW I'm still waiting for a massive protest over the "racist" :sarcasm: National Guard patrolling the southern border. ;)