Left to Die: Deterrence, Death, and Rescue in the Borderlands
www.theborderchronicle.com
The story of a harrowing, multiday rescue of a stranded Guatemalan man in the frigid February Arizona desert that raises serious questions about the Border Patrol's search and rescue unit.
For those interested in donating, Frontera Aid Collective has created a go fund me to support Martin and his family after everything that has happened. This is the link to donate:
You just don't like the fact that I disagree with your victim stance when it comes to immigration. It doesn't matter what you asked the BP. The fact is, the person made the choice to try and enter the US illegally. You're trying to blame everyone but that person for the consequences of his actions. That person and ONLY that person should be held accountable for his own decisions and actions.
You are trying to make me believe that your "facts" usurp my written family records. They don't. Tell Brian to watch the name calling while you're at it.
Since I was made aware of what happened that day within a couple of hours and before “Martin” was finally rescued, I can confirm from my own experience that BORSTAR will only attempt a rescue if the victim “is close to death” (their own words) or white. Even the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and Cochise County Sheriff’s Office are equally guilty of half-hearted rescue attempts if the victem(s) are not white.
Without including, or bothering to find out why the BP reacted the way they did, makes this article a little too, "oh poor victim" of HIS OWN MAKING. I don't feel sorry for someone who does stupid things and does them illegally. You would have to have an IQ of a rock to not know you don't go into the desert, let alone the mountains, on foot and without supplies. If you act irresponsibly be prepared to pay the consequences of your decision.
Thank you for your reporting on this and other stories from the US-Mexican border. The situation at the border either flies under the radar, or is victim to hysterical hyperbole. You give the situation a human perspective, in human terms. Again, thank you for giving us these critical insights and reporting.
For those interested in donating, Frontera Aid Collective has created a go fund me to support Martin and his family after everything that has happened. This is the link to donate:
https://gofund.me/099376ab
Thank you,
Taylor Leigh
You just don't like the fact that I disagree with your victim stance when it comes to immigration. It doesn't matter what you asked the BP. The fact is, the person made the choice to try and enter the US illegally. You're trying to blame everyone but that person for the consequences of his actions. That person and ONLY that person should be held accountable for his own decisions and actions.
You are trying to make me believe that your "facts" usurp my written family records. They don't. Tell Brian to watch the name calling while you're at it.
Little boy, I don't rightly care what your so-called facts say. I'm looking at and reading family records and pictures.
I am so happy he was saved thank you to the work of the activists.
Since I was made aware of what happened that day within a couple of hours and before “Martin” was finally rescued, I can confirm from my own experience that BORSTAR will only attempt a rescue if the victim “is close to death” (their own words) or white. Even the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and Cochise County Sheriff’s Office are equally guilty of half-hearted rescue attempts if the victem(s) are not white.
Without including, or bothering to find out why the BP reacted the way they did, makes this article a little too, "oh poor victim" of HIS OWN MAKING. I don't feel sorry for someone who does stupid things and does them illegally. You would have to have an IQ of a rock to not know you don't go into the desert, let alone the mountains, on foot and without supplies. If you act irresponsibly be prepared to pay the consequences of your decision.
militarization... humans are targets
Thank you for your reporting on this and other stories from the US-Mexican border. The situation at the border either flies under the radar, or is victim to hysterical hyperbole. You give the situation a human perspective, in human terms. Again, thank you for giving us these critical insights and reporting.
I am speechless.
Thank you for this.