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StrictlyRockers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 05:28 PM Original message |
Mexico offers GPS units to illegals to aid crossing journey into the US |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Oh. Please. Why don't they just buy them a bus ticket and fake papers? nt |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 07:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
27. i was told by a mexican they bus them to the boarder, advertise on TV to go to US send money home |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 07:12 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. OK - that makes sense. Might as well help them if they are going to |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. keep in mind that the U.S. gov't has consistently opposed... |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. ... |
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sanskritwarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. If true |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
5. Egads |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
6. How the heck do they plan to afford so many GPS units? |
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don954 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 05:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. It looks like they are planning on giving out EPIRB devices with GPS capability |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 05:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Even assuming they get a hell of a deal on them on volume, it seems like a heck of an expense |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 06:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. I think GPSs are just receivers |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 06:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. That money couldn't be used to improve the lives of their |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 06:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. Getting subsidies from U.S. employers |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. This is crap. Why don't we try not subverting their elections? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 05:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. What are you, some kinda commie? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Um, yes? |
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sanskritwarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 05:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. WOW |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. Takes a lot to truly astonish me this days, but this qualifies. Sounds |
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nebenaube (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. sweet... |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
16. This Is FALSE, I REPEAT, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Thanks for the link, ellisonz |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 06:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I was flipping channels... |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 06:41 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. sounds like our Lou |
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judaspriestess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
18. call Pat Buchanan a crack pot |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 06:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. I've read that on DU, too nt |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
19. does this smell bogus to anyone else? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Yep. The math just doesn't work. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 06:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. it would be tens of millions, i'm sure |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 07:16 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Of course. It seems very unlikely. This is RW hogwash. But it plays |
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