It doesn’t matter whether you support Obama or McCain, both sides of the debate are looking for help and in dire need of change. Each one has their own vision, their own hopes, and their own dreams as to how they see this country and the direction it should be moving in. There is one thing they outwardly appear to agree on, and that’s this nation’s immigration problem.

Both candidates say that they will secure the border, but as Senators when they called have acted to secure the border, neither did. Neither one has stood up and said on the second day in office they would save those ranchers or put a stop to the raping of Mexican women in the desert.

When Congress looked at the issues concerning immigration in 1986, an estimated 4 million aliens were living in the US. Very little came out of this meeting, and not much happened with it when they discussed it again in 1996. Twenty years later in 2006, the number of illegals swelled to 11 million. That is a growth rate of 350 000 people a year! In my mind, this translates to 14.5 million by the year 2016 and that is IF this rate stays the same.

A study by the Center for Immigration Studies performed in 2002 says that 33.1 million legal and illegal immigrants were living in the US. This makes them 11.5% of the country’s population and 6% of the nation’s eligible voters. The highest it has been in 70 years. They estimate 25% of today’s illegals or 2.83 million are living in California alone.

Thankfully, Obama and McCain know that something needs to change. Both candidates want to get the US/Mexican Border secured to stop the influx of people. Then, there are choices to be made when it comes to dealing with those already in the country.

Obama and McCain want those who have lived here for years and have benefitted the country to stay and be processed through the government and undergo the requirements they should have if they had entered through the proper channels. Obama wants to give them the ability to have American driver’s licenses while McCain opposes it. Both have supported and spoken against amnesty for those who did not enter the country through the legitimate channels.

Where Minutemen and the American families have a problem, is the amount of time they estimate everything will take. Both of them admit that nothing will get started until 2009. Ok, I can give them that — they need time to get used to their office and get everything organized. Both admit that this will take years. Obama want to put them on an 11-year probation-like program. McCain says it will take 13 years for everything to be set into place. We DON’T have that kind of time! We’ve been waiting more than 20 years already! What proof is there that this issue is not going to on the ‘to-do’ list and left for another 20+ years!

Why is this so important? Both candidates mention hard working grandmothers and young children when they talk about aliens. Yes, I don’t argue that there are some of those, but it certainly isn’t all of them.

There are rape trophies in the form of trees strewn with the panties of rape victims. Dead bodies strewn across the length of the border and being played with by the family pet. Do you want your little girl playing in the back yard when the coyotes come through with their charges? Not me thanks and the families who are forced to live with this don’t either.

This post isn’t a pro-Obama or a pro-McCain. It is about nothing more than protecting our country from the drugs, murderers, rapists, and terrorists who are terrorizing our country. Regardless of how you choose to vote or what your political thoughts are, write to McCain, Obama, your local members, governors and whoever you have to in order to put pressure on this issue and get it out in the light. Tell them flat out that we need help and we need it now! No Band-aids!

This looks like a scene taken from a broadcast in Iraq or guerilla warfare somewhere in South America, but it isn’t. This nightmare is seen in real life on a regular basis by regular American families who live along the wide-open 1900 mile American-Mexican border. This nightmare is the result of thousands of illegal immigrants crossing the border.

These people are not just innocent women and children looking for a better life either. These Mexican immigrants include a staggering number of drug cartels, terrorists, and cruel criminals that pose a threat to each and every person living in this country. For many, this war is not far from their garden gate. Something else you may not know is that the US government is fully aware of this situation and is outright allowing this nightmare to continue.

Border state law enforcement has appealed to the US government on several occasions for additional support and aid. They sent a small amount of help on a few occasions and it did help, but that is exactly where it ended. President George Bush went so far as to call the ‘Minutemen’ vigilantes and speak out against the issue, but offered these families no relief from the murders, drug cartels, and coyotes that are passing through the open border. He blatantly allows women to be brutally raped and murdered in America’s backyard.

The US Department of Homeland Security says they have done enough to prevent America’s children from discovering these grisly sites. They have added extra helicopters, infrared cameras and other equipment to the border, but this is NOT enough.

When you dangle the American Dream in front of the Mexican people and offer them free social programs as well as better paying jobs than they will ever see in their own country, what do you expect them to do? These people see the welcome mat the US government has put at the virtually unprotected border and gone to the nearest coyote or drug cartel. They pay these thieves and murderers large sums of money to get them across the border and many of them never make it.

There is more to this situation than just seeing gruesome bodies and ‘rape trees’ for American families. The officials who hold the purse strings refuse to consider the fear these families live with on a daily basis. These families are terrified at the thought of going outside for fear that they might see someone who isn’t dead.

The American government has stated outright that they have enough money and staff to look after the border. If that is the case, why are the Border Patrol agents pushing the government for help? It certainly isn’t because they are incapable or negligent. There just isn’t enough of them to go around. Why is the family pet using human skulls as toys and bringing them home to horrified families? With an estimated 10,000 bodies lying along this border, they can’t tell me they have a handle on the situation.

Why should ordinary American citizens have to resort to fixing this problem? These people risk their lives and the lives of their families to stay in their homes and attempt to keep the terrorists and other criminals out of the country. The US Government knows who the drug cartel leaders are and where they live. There must be some reason they allow these scary individuals to continue making more than 110 million dollars A DAY! Why would they allow the raping and murdering to continue? Maybe it is to save money so they can pay for health care and social programs. Maybe it is because they like the cheap labor that is making up a large portion of the US economy. One thing is for certain, it certainly isn’t to keep American families safe.

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Imagine this: You are sleeping in your comfortable bed in your seemingly safe house with your children sleeping downstairs. It’s 2am and you here blood-curdling screams coming from behind your house. The situation gets scarier when the screams suddenly stop. Do you get up to help? What do you do when you hear the door to your home rattle? Maybe it’s the barn door or your child’s bedroom window. Maybe you stay tucked tight in your bed, pull the blankets over your head, and wait for morning. What do you see not far from your back door when you wake in the morning?

If you are like American families living close to the American-Mexican border these are common everyday fears only equivalent to families living in war torn countries. The rapes and murders are not only scary for the illegal aliens crossing the border, but also for the families who live in constant fear that one of these times they will let their children out to play only to come face to face with these very real nightmares. If this doesn’t frighten you, maybe the many situations these coyotes and illegal migrants bring with them will.

Do the names Jesus Ruben Moncada or El Guero Loco sound familiar? The US Marshal Service and the US Immigration and Customs enforcement arrested him in Los Angeles on August 25, 2008. He is allegedly responsible for the execution of 19 people including a 1-year-old baby outside of Ensenada. In the massacre, Moncada forced three families to lie face down on their patio and shot each one of them in the back of the head. There were 94 shell casings found at the gruesome murder scene. American families close to the Mexican border find these scenes frequently. I don’t know about you, but this is not something I would want to live next door to.

On August 30th, 2008, thousands of Mexican people marched to tell their government they have had enough of the drug related murders and kidnappings. An estimated 2,300 people have already been killed in drug related instances including a 14-year-old boy who was kidnapped and found in the trunk of a car after his father paid his ransom. Mexican officials estimate that the number of kidnappings could easily be more than 7,000 people last year alone. With the famously corrupt police and justice systems, no one seems too interested in investigating these cases. The people doing the kidnapping are the same individuals who are escaping deep into America leaving behind dead, mutilated bodies not to mention raped women and children.

On August 31, 2008 the heads of two sisters were found on a path in Mexico only 500 meters from the prosecutor’s office. Their bodies were located on the other side of Durango several hours later. This happens in the US all the time, so don’t brush it off as an isolated incident or a regional problem. The entire purpose to severing the heads from the bodies is to send warnings to rival drug cartels in the area. The US government has said nothing and done nothing to keep people like this out of the country.

In 2006, the US government broke up several fake ID and identity theft rings involving illegal aliens who were stealing and making fake id and paperwork that was destined for Mexico to make it easier to bring families into the US. Many illegal immigrants were also working and living in the US ‘legally’ with their new documents. These people made it beyond the Mexican border region and were found in places such Georgia and Queens. Imagine the trouble you could have if your identity was stolen and used by a drug cartel’s coyotes! The US government doesn’t seem to mind as they have repeatedly refused to send more help to its Border Law Enforcement team stating it isn’t the problem.

Do you know that thanks to the weak Mexican border Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, and other narco-terrorist groups could be living right next door to you? Maybe they work with you and send their children to school with your kids. These groups thrive in South America and Mexico and enter the US freely through its unprotected borders. In fact, Hezbollah terror cells have entered in to the US through the Mexican border and have been found in Minneapolis, MN, Detroit, MI, Chicago, IL, Buffalo, NY, and Charlotte, NC just to name a few.

They have not only been involved in massive drug trafficking rings, but money-laundering that has been supplying their affiliate groups in Iraq, Pakistan, and other Middle-Eastern countries. This money is killing our brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters who have gone to Iraq and Afghanistan. Nevertheless, the US says there is nothing wrong with their southern border, and have flat out refused to help control the immigration problem. In fact, they condone the minutemen and families who have been fighting to keep illegal aliens on their side of the border.

Now that you know the truth, will you be so quick to turn a blind eye?

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How could our economy have sunk so far, so fast? One word - lies. Lies told by banks that used the HOMES of American families in an attempt to feed their greed. It worked for a while… but now the joke is on all of us.

In the Mexican communities of Merida and Buctzotz woke up to a living horror movie on the morning of August 29, 2008. In a suburb of Merida, eleven headless corpses were discovered piled under blankets and an additional headless body was discovered in Buctzotz. The bodies were not only beheaded, but also showed extensive signs of torture and some of the bodies even had their feet tied while another was naked. The heads have yet to show up.

The response from the State Prosecutor stated this was an isolated incident. Interestingly, the execution-style killing is believed to be part of a drug war that has resulted in at least 2,600 people dead so far this year.

If you think this shouldn’t concern Americans because it happened in Mexico, I’m here to tell you to think again. This is precisely what American families and minutemen are fighting along the US-Mexico border. These people have discovered grisly finds like this and worse right in their own backyards.

Human remains have been discovered in tiger cages. Bodies of men and women are laying strewn throughout the 700 miles of unprotected border. The massacred bodies are the leavings of drug cartels who act as coyote escorts for the thousands of illegal aliens who cross the border.

If this isn’t scary enough for area residents, the region is filled with ‘rape trees.’ When they are finished taking what they want from the women and young girls crossing the border, the coyotes throw their panties into the branches. These trees stand in the air as proud monuments for coyote escorts who have raped, assaulted, and possibly killed their charges. For families living in the area, the stained, bloody panties are cold reminders of the danger they live under and the sad fact that their government has abandoned them.

An estimated 98% of all illegal contraband including humans cross our border unchecked every year. Border State Law Enforcement is not to blame here either. They catch approximately 1 out of every 4 illegal entrants in the country. Many of them are not just Mexican, but also terrorists and other drug runners from all over the world including South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Perhaps what is scariest of all is the fact that both governments not only allow this to continue, but actually promote this nightmare.

The Mexican government denies any involvement. A complete lie considering one government agency distributed more than 70,000 maps in 2006. These maps gave illegal immigrants all the details they need to escape to the US undetected including land formations and where to find food and water. Their explanation - to cut down on the number of dead and tortured lying along the border.

The year prior to this, the Mexican government gave cartoon handouts to advise illegal immigrants of what dangers to look out for and how to ’stay safe’ on the journey. This included information on how to evade Border Law Enforcement.

Both governments are blaming the minutemen for these atrocities and some ‘rights’ groups have even go so far as to release false information and proof pointing the finger at American’s as the killers. They rarely mention who is really behind the killings and the threat families are put under.

If you think the US government is innocent, think again. Mauricio Farah of the Human Rights Commission stated that this movement ‘is a human right’ and that American’s should be ‘grateful’ these organizations are preventing these deaths. Does this sound or look helpful to you

The soldiers we send to other countries such as Iraq protect themselves and the innocent people of the country they are defending all the time and are hailed as heroes. There is no doubt that they are. However, the men and women who are protecting the southern border of the United States are constantly coming under fire for doing the exact same thing.

These groups called ‘minutemen’ are trying to keep the coyotes, drug cartels, gun runners, identity thieves, and other dangerous criminals out of America and prevent them from putting American families in danger. All they get in return is absolutely no support or help from the government, called ‘vigilantes’ by their president, and racist murderers by illegal immigrant ‘rights’ groups!

Do you honestly think these people wander the desert and risk their lives on a daily basis for entertainment? These people work with established Border Law Enforcement to keep death and violent, illegal activities off American soil. It isn’t just the immigrants who are crossing the unprotected border.

The Mexican Army routinely crosses the border and moves deep into the United States in order to make sure drug cartels can deliver their drugs safely. The Mexican Government knows this, the American Government knows this, and even illegal Mexican aliens know this and know to stay hidden while they are about or face the consequences. These are consequences most Americans couldn’t imagine in their wildest dreams.

Things have gotten so bad that Border Patrol Agents have even been murdered. Sadly, their deaths have been in vain. The government has kept this incident quiet and did absolutely nothing to remedy the situation. Well ok, I shouldn’t say nothing. They did send some extra agents and equipment into the area and even tanks, but it was short lived. Bush talked about the big magnificent fences the government built, but for anyone who has seen these little metal monstrosities, it is unclear what their purpose really is considering you can walk right through them.

The minutemen don’t discriminate simply because these border-jumpers are Mexican. They simply want something done to control the influx of migrants. Keep the drugs, guns, murderers, rapists, and the Mexican army OUT of America. Several times these groups have gone to Washington, talked to the Democrats right at their DNC in Denver, and offered real solutions to these problems. The government refuses to do anything because they are profiting from the large number of illegal workers.

Do you honestly think they would bother going out there and standing in front of the government if they enjoyed what the American government has forced them to do? These people are out there every day and see these things happening all the time. They know the where, what, when, why, and how and know what needs to happen. They simply aren’t listened to. The Border Patrol Agents have stood up several times saying the same things and do not receive any response other than a light brush off from government officials.

Statements and so called ‘proof’ has even been publicized pointing the fingers at the minutemen for the murders that are taking place across the border region. Fake videos, statements, and broadcasts have said they do nothing but get in the way of a ‘border patrol system that would work if given a chance.’ How many people have to die and how extreme does this have to get before people stop pointing the finger at Americans, who should be able to enjoy the freedom and safety of their country, and start working on fixing this war being waged right at home. Support our troops, but support them at home too!

Be warned – there are some very graphic images here. I wrestled with whether or not to write about this… but this is the reality of what is going on along our southern US border. If I don’t publish them – who will? After watching Chris Burgard’s shocking documentary ‘Border,’ I felt compelled to speak out.

The desert heat is so intense; the skin of these corpses literally cooks and breaks apart, leaving an empty hollow shell. You can see her spinal column still resting in her neck. She most likely died of dehydration… yet she was found just a few yards away from a water tank. These coyotes are only concerned with moving on and getting from point A to point B and the caravan doesn’t stop for anyone.

This gruesome scene is not an isolated incident… After talking with Chris more about his first hand experiences while making the film, he told me that Border Patrol, Minutemen, law enforcement, and ranch owners constantly find rotting corpses scattered throughout the desert along the coyote trails. In the counties around the Vicker’s ranch (where the Border movie was filmed) they have found 50 bodies between January and July of this year. This is not the Sudan, this is not Afghanistan or Georgia… this is America. What the hell is happening on our borders?!?

A lot of people die of dehydration. But these drug cartel and coyotes are not nice people. You can say that those who put themselves in the situation to cross the border know the risk they are taking – I agree. But for the American people who live on the ranches along the coyote trails, are in just as much danger – if not more from drug runners and coyotes who will do just about anything to avoid being caught.

I can only imagine the scene that ensued before this man drifted off into death. Found underneath a shade tree with his shoes off and still gripping a water bottle, it appears as if he went to sleep an never woke up again.

MILLIONS of people attempt to illegally cross over the southern border into California, Arizona, and Texas. But many of them never make it through alive. Approximately 500,000 people are arrested each year in Arizona alone. Border Patrol says they catch one out of four, but residents say it is less. That puts the conservative estimates for Arizona near 2 million.

Women have to defend themselves against more than just the weather. Coyotes are notorious for raping the women and leaving them for dead. ‘Rape Trees’ – trophy trees with branches adorned with scores of women’s panties – can be found along the coyote paths.

Chris said that two weeks after visiting Linda Vicker’s ranch (one of the spots they filmed in the Border movie), her dogs ran up to greet her with what appeared to be a ball. But when they got closer and dropped it at her feet, she realized that it was not a ball at all – it was a human skull.

Everyone has a different story for crossing the border. Some come for work – to feed their families back in Mexico where earning a living wage is a struggle. Can you blame them? These coyotes charge big fees to bring ‘human cargo’ across the border. And sometimes, American companies are footing that bill. These coyotes don’t really care if someone falls behind or runs out of water as they were paid their fee.

After watching this movie I can’t stop thinking about this “situation” on the border. I call it a “situation,” because it’s hard for me to point the finger at any one person. I don’t blame these workers for wanting to earn more money. I don’t complain about low prices at the store. I also know it would be a disaster to let anyone who wanted to come over walk across the border and stay as long as they like.

I guess in the past, I’d always thought there were only 2 options: seal off the border, or open it up to everyone… but obviously, that isn’t working either. Good people die while the lucky ones lower the cost of our goods. At the same time, drug dealers and violent gang members, and even the Mexican military slip right into America.

When I read Chris’s 90-day plan to stop the immigration crisis it made so much sense. It’s not a bill drafted in Washington where people have no first hand experience about what is going on down here. This is a compilation of ideas of Border Patrol Agents, law enforcement, American’s who live along the southern borders, those for human rights, those against amnesty, Minutemen, politicians, laborers, and business owners – ideas from all sides of the fence and all political viewpoints. It’s not ultra liberal, and its not ultra conservative. It just makes freakin’ sense.

I never expected to feel this way after watching this movie. We don’t hear much about it on the news or from the government. But in the border towns, this crisis has reached epidemic proportions. Many citizens so concerned for the safety and future of our country that they are picking up where the government is leaving off. They camp out on the border on their own time and at their own risk to protect us all from the devastation surrounding this mess…

If these images that reveal just a hint of what is happening right here on our border have affected you in the least, I urge you to do something about it. Educate yourself on what is really going on down there. Tell the people you know about the Border documentary. Read and sign the 90-day plan to stop the immigration crisis.

If enough people come to understand the horror of the border crisis through these horrible images then perhaps these folks will not have died alone in vain.