Documents detail what led to illegal immigrant’s fatal shooting
BISBEE — A U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot an illegal immigrant who threw rocks at another agent and his dog near “D” Hill east of Douglas earlier this year, according to information released by the Cochise County Attorney’s Office.
According to records, Jorge Alfredo Solis-Palma, 28, was killed by Border Patrol agent Miguel Torres-Vasquez on Jan. 4, after the Mexican national injured agent Neil Hamby and German shepherd Dylan, a 3-year-old certified federal service K-9.
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…u have no idea wat u are talking about. if we seal up our borders life in
the united states will be so different(and i mean in a bad way). i know so
many illegal immigrants that are living in this country right now working
their butts off so that all u lazy americans can live ur stupid easy
lifes.how are illegals stealing from this country? it doesnt make sense they
are giving to this country. they work at honest jobs and they pay their taxes
that they never get back. i think u people who dont want illegals here have
no idea how bad it would be without them!!!!!!!!!
Well, you’re 50% right. Things would be a lot different….for the BETTER.
ALL illegals are burdens to this country, and criminals. They broke the law
entering our country. And continue to break the law by being here. You need a
social security number to pay taxes. How did these honest hard working
illegals get one….STEAL it. And believe me if they had a chance to get a
refund they would try. Like I said they enter as criminals, continue to abuse
the system, and teach their children to abuse the system. This country would
also save thousands by not having to offer, education, health care, and
freebies to these people. I f they really wanted better they would enter
leagally.
Canada seems to be doing pretty good without the Illegals: I’m willing to
give it a try.
It will be “so different”? You mean we may run short on drug dealers and
sexual predators and US citizens may be able to make a Living Wage?
“they work at honest jobs and they pay their taxes”…is that why they
represent such a large percentage of our prison population?
Illegals drive down the job market and pay: Why hire a US citizen, when you
can hire an Illegal for less?
Mexico’s second highest source of money comes from the money being sent there
by the millions of illegals working here and sending it back there. That
money is NOT used to boost the US economy…so it’s a DRAIN.
What was the COST when Douglas hospital had to stopped delivering babies
because 75% were born to Illegals? (And these newborn Illegals are “instant
citizens”.)
So I’m willing for the rich to pay more for lawn care, while the locals can
actually make a LIVING WAGE.
i think this illegal being killed was totally uncalled for they could of done
something else to stop this guy instead of shooting and killing him. these
border patrol agents are just trigger happy and they just want to hurt these
people who are coming to this country to work and build pretty much
everything that is in this country because the people that are already here
cant do it themselves. so think about that
perhaps you would volunteer to take a few rocks to the head and then re-think
your position on it. Afterwards you could let us know if you felt like
defending yourself, or if you just felt like standing there and taking it.
Then you could let us know if you think it’s a crime, or just something that
perhaps should be ignored? And please with the ignorance, that it is
American’s fault that illegals come here. Is that the best you’ve got?
That is your opinion and fine. Now here is mine, maybe you missed the part
that said both the agent and K-9 had to be treated for injuries. And no has
anything against someone entering this country legally. My grandmother did
and my great grandmother did. They respected this country. Learned the
language. Never used the system. And taught us how to work hard….because
NOTHING is owed to us. Anyone entering this country illegally is already
committing a crime. And they will continue with crime and teach their
children crime. They rob and steal from this country both through the system
and the property owners they rob. Plus trashing our deserts. As soon as they
cross over they get in the system for free money and care. They are not
honest if they were they would follow the laws…. Let those CRIMINALS stay
south of the border.
Cry me a river.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If he’d ah stayed in Mexico; he’d still be here
with us.
Save Lives: Seal the border and seal it NOW.
You’re right, he should of asked him about his feelings as an illegal alien
(we should use a different term for that, how about, “completely innocent
individual who never did anything wrong”) all the while he was getting rocks
chucked at him any of which could cause grave bodily injury. He should of
told this, “completely innocent individual who never did anything wrong” how
disappointed he was that this person was committing an illegal act by
crossing into this nation illegally and committing assault on a officer
(sorry, I mean “trigger happy individual who just wants to hurt people”)
charged with protecting the border…right? Look, this is sad, yes, but, it
sounds like the border patrol tried to avoid shooting him. When an officer is
pointing a gun at you what he yelling at you to do something it is not a
suggestion, you certainly don’t try to commit assault oh him again.
IF Mexico truly is concerned with the use of deadly force against criminally
minded illegal immigrants, then the would completely discourage their
citizens from coming here. Mexico has made no efforts to help their own
people find better jobs in their own homeland. There are citizens in Mexico
who are considered wealthy by our standards. So why don’t these people be
proactive & get a job in their nation! Until we deter these people & totally
secure our borders, more of this stuff will continue. There are far too many
people who are of the criminal mindset & work for the drug cartels! Mexico,do
your job in creating appropriate jobs NOT involving drugs & violent acts when
they come into my backyard. I will defend my family from these criminals if
they break into my house to do harm to my family. I am support by my
country’s Constitution for the right to bear arms & protect my loved ones. No
one else will protect them, we live in a rural area law agents are 35 minutes
away!
Nice story Jonathon. At least this time, the agent involved in the shooting
had witnesses to support his lawful use of deadly force. Most agents are not
so lucky as we both know. JC