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[Translations may not be accurate. Second item is original Spanish article. ]They condemn Hispanic use of spy airplane to catch undocumented people
5/8/03 -- Notimex
Hispanic organizations and of human rights in the United States condemned the antiimmigrant American Border Patrol (ABP) to use of illegal way a spy airplane to remote control to detect undocumented people in Arizona.
"He is completely illegal that private groups use the airspace to make exclusively reserved functions to estadunidenses authorities", it said to Notimex Katherine Culliton, lawyer of the Bottom Mexico-American for the Legal Defense and the Education.
The defender of rights of immigrants also condemned that ABP destines that type of technology to catch undocumented people instead of using it to save human lives in the desert during the season of extreme heat that is approached in the region.
Arizona became recent years in the main door from enter the United States for undocumented people, and the last year the organization registered the greater amount of deaths of immigrants of all the country.
The commentaries of Culliton followed the successful test of an Independent Air vehicle of Recognition (UAV by abbreviations in English) without crew who will use ABP to detect undocumented people in the region.
According to Glenn Spencer, director of ABP, the small airplane to remote control was baptized, Border Hawk, and is equipped with a camera that transmits sound-ranging images through a satelite signal to earth monitors.
The UAV measures a meter of length and two of spread and can reach speeds of to almost 65 kilometros per hour, as well as an approximated height of 100 meters. Their gasoline tanks allow him to fly 90 minutes without recharging fuel.
According to the grouping deprived with seat in Vista Mountain range, Arizona, the airplane will be used by the deprived group to detect undocumented people in the border of Arizona who will be denounced before the Border Patrol so that he stops them.
Isabel Garci'a, confundadora of the Coalition of Human rights of Arizona agreed that the use of the UAV of ABP to try to catch immigrants would break estadunidenses laws that allow only competent authorities to use the airspace with police aims.
Avirtió that if the ABP airplane enters without authorization Mexican territory to conduct its operations, would break the Mexican and international laws on intrusión of the airspace of sovereign nations creating a possible international incident.
On the other hand the director of Policy and legislation of Liga de United Latin American Ciudadanos (LULAC), main Hispanic organization in the United States, Gabriela Lemus, condemned the use that she tries to give ABP to the airplane to remote control.
"this new action of ABP Is worrisome that contributes to promote hatred and racism against immigrants in the region" indicated Lemus when indicating that the estadunidense government has the obligation to take part to prevent it.
It remembered that while the United States does not make a reform of its migratory laws that allow to re gularize to undocumented people in the country and to create a program of working guests, enormous flows of illegal immigration will continue entering by the South border.
ABP operates in Arizona from the year last like a grouping without aims of profit, free of payment of taxes.
It looks for to educate the estadunidenses on which they consider the "invasion" of the country of Mexican undocumented people with support of the government of Mexico, and the threat that those immigrants represent the security of the United States.
Group private is considered antiimmigrant by detractors, who have asked for federal and state authorities to along with investigate it other that operate in Arizona, including some of watchmen who use arms to stop undocumented people.
The aircraft tests by ABP agreed with an increasing interest of the authorities and estadunidenses legislators on the possible use of airplanes spy type "Predator", as the used ones in the recent attack to Iraq, to watch the border with Mexico and Canada.
ABP has indicated that it glides to operate the successful test of his UAV to press to estadunidenses authorities to that they adopt that type of technology to watch the border.
Some civil employees who have supported the use of the Predator in the border, are the undersecretary of the Department of Seguridad Dome'stica (DHS), Handle Hutchinson, the senator John McCain and his colleague John Warner, as well as the deputy by Colorado, Tom Tancredo.
Pete Domenici, federal senator was united to that group when supporting this week the initiative and to ask for the director of the DHS, Tom Ridge, to designate to the airport of the Crossings in New Mexico, as a possible base for Predators that operate in the South border.
The Border Patrol considers that the use of the UAV to make its functions is unnecessary, because counts on a flotilla of small planes and manned helicopters that allow him to carry out their work.
He argues that when has required to make use of those vehicles they have resorted to the estadunidenses military so that they support them as it happened recently in Idaho, where border guards managed to confiscate a drug shipment with the help of a UAV of the Army.
Other detractors of the use of airships without crew in border areas assure that they are less reliable than the manned ones as they show statistics to it that assure that by each accident of a manned airplane of monitoring 10 of UAV happen.
In addition, they assure that they could violate civil rights of estadunidenses that reside in the border if they are used to spy on them and never to only watch undocumented people.
http://www.terra.com/inmigracion/articulo/html/inm1889.htmCondenan hispanos uso de avión espía para atrapar indocumentados
5/8/03
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Organizaciones hispanas y de derechos humanos en Estados Unidos condenaron a la antiinmigrante American Border Patrol (ABP) por utilizar de manera ilegal un avión espía a control remoto para detectar indocumentados en Arizona.
"Es completamente ilegal que grupos privados usen el espacio aéreo para realizar funciones reservadas exclusivamente a autoridades estadunidenses", dijo a Notimex Katherine Culliton, abogada del Fondo Mexico-Americano para la Defensa Legal y la Educación.
La defensora de derechos de inmigrantes condenó asimismo que ABP destine ese tipo de tecnología para atrapar indocumentados en vez de usarla para salvar vidas humanas en el desierto durante la temporada de calor extremo que se avecina en la región.
Arizona se convirtió en años recientes en la principal puerta de ingreso a Estados Unidos para indocumentados, y el año pasado la entidad registró la mayor cantidad de muertes de inmigrantes de todo el país.
Los comentarios de Culliton siguieron a la exitosa prueba de un Vehículo Aéreo Autónomo de Reconocimiento (UAV por siglas en inglés) sin tripulación que utilizará ABP para detectar indocumentados en la región.
Según Glenn Spencer, director de ABP, el pequeño avión a control remoto fue bautizado, Halcón Fronterizo, y está equipado con una cámara que transmite imágenes telemétricas a través de una señal satelital a monitores en tierra.
El UAV mide un metro de largo y dos de envergadura y puede alcanzar velocidades de hasta casi 65 kilometros por hora, así como una altura aproximada de 100 metros. Sus tanques de gasolina le permiten volar 90 minutos sin recargar combustible.
Según la agrupación privada con sede en Sierra Vista, Arizona, el avión será utilizado por el grupo privado para detectar indocumentados en la frontera de Arizona que serán denunciados ante la Patrulla Fronteriza para que los detenga.
Isabel García, confundadora de la Coalición de Derechos Humanos de Arizona coincidió que el uso del UAV de ABP para tratar de atrapar inmigrantes violaría leyes estadunidenses que permiten sólo a autoridades competentes usar el espacio aéreo con fines policiales.
Avirtió que si el avión de ABP ingresa sin autorización a territorio mexicano para realizar sus operaciones, violaría las leyes mexicanas e internacionales sobre intrusión del espacio aéreo de naciones soberanas creando un posible incidente internacional.
Por su parte la directora de Política y legislación de la Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos (LULAC), principal organización hispana en Estados Unidos, Gabriela Lemus, condenó el uso que pretende dar ABP al avión a control remoto.
"Es preocupante esta nueva acción de ABP que contribuye a promover el odio y racismo contra inmigrantes en la región" señaló Lemu s al indicar que el gobierno estadunidense tiene la obligación de intervenir para impedirlo.
Recordó que mientras Estados Unidos no realice una reforma de sus leyes migratorias que permitan regularizar a indocumentados en el país y crear un programa de trabajadores huéspedes, enormes flujos de inmigración ilegal seguirán ingresando por la frontera sur.
ABP opera en Arizona desde el año pasado como una agrupación sin fines de lucro, exenta de pago de impuestos.
Busca educar a los estadunidenses sobre lo que consideran la "invasión" del país de indocumentados mexicanos con apoyo del gobierno de México, y la amenaza que representan esos inmigrantes a la seguridad de Estados Unidos.
El grupo privado es considerado antiinmigrante por detractores, quienes han solicitado a autoridades federales y estatales investigarlo junto con otros que operan en Arizona, incluyendo algunos de vigilantes que utilizan armas para detener indocumentados.
Las pruebas del avión por ABP coincidió con un creciente interés de las autoridades y legisladores estadunidenses sobre el eventual uso de aviones tipo espía "Predator", como los utilizados en la reciente ataque a Irak, para vigilar la frontera con México y Canadá.
ABP ha indicado que planea explotar la exitosa prueba de su UAV para presionar a autoridades estadunidenses a que adopten ese tipo de tecnología para vigilar la frontera.
Algunos funcionarios que han apoyado el uso del Predator en la frontera, son el subsecretario del Departamento de Seguridad Doméstica (DHS), Asa Hutchinson, el senador John McCain y su colega John Warner, así como el diputado por Colorado, Tom Tancredo.
Pete Domenici, senador federal se unió a ese grupo al apoyar esta semana la iniciativa y solicitar al director del DHS, Tom Ridge, designar al aeropuerto de Las Cruces en Nuevo México, como una posible base para Predators que operen en la frontera sur.
La Patrulla Fronteriza considera que es innecesario el uso del UAV para realizar sus funciones, porque cuenta con una flotilla de avionetas y helicópteros tripulados que le permiten desempeñar su labor.
Argumenta que cuando ha requerido hacer uso de esos vehículos han recurrido a militares estadunidenses para que los apoyen como sucedió recientemente en Idaho, donde guardias fronterizos lograron confiscar un cargamento de drogas con ayuda de un UAV del Ejército.
Otros detractores del uso de aeronaves sin tripulación en áreas fronterizas aseguran que son menos confiables que las tripuladas como lo muestran estadísticas que aseguran que por cada accidente de un avión tripulado de vigilancia ocurren 10 de UAV.
Además, aseguran que podrían violar derechos civiles de estadunidenses que residen en la frontera si son utilizados para espiarlos y nunca sólo para vigilar a indocumentados.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/908269/postsHispanics condemn use of spy airplane to catch undocumented people
Terra - Notimex ^ | 8 May 2003 | Unknown
Posted on 05/08/2003 8:31 PM PDT by JackelopeBreeder
(Milady madfly passed this to me; I tried to clean up the BabbleFish translation before posting.)
Hispanic and human rights organizations in the United States condemned the anti-immigrant American Border Patrol (ABP) for its illegal use of a spy airplane to remotely detect undocumented people in Arizona.
"It is completely illegal that private groups use the airspace for functions exclusively reserved to US authorities", Katherine Culliton, lawyer for Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Foundation (MALDEF) said to Notimex.
The defender of immigrant rights also condemned that ABP plans to use that type of technology to catch undocumented people instead of using it to save human lives in the desert during the season of extreme heat that is approaching in the region.
Arizona recently became the main entry way into the United States for undocumented people, and the last year registered the greatest amount of deaths of immigrants in all the country.
Culliton's comments followed the successful test of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (without crew) which ABP will use to detect undocumented people in the region.
According to Glenn Spencer, director of ABP, the small UAV was christened "Border Hawk" and is equipped with a camera that transmits video images through a satelite signal to earth monitors.
The UAV measures a meter in length and two meters wingspan and can reach speeds of almost 65 kilometros per hour, as well as an approximate altitude of 100 meters. Its gasoline tanks allow it to fly 90 minutes without refueling.
According to the group, based in Sierra Vista, Arizona, the aircraft will be used by ABP to detect undocumented people along the border in Arizona and their locations tipped off to the Border Patrol for apprehension.
Isabel Garcia, cofounder of the Coalition of Human rights of Arizona agreed that the use of the UAV by ABP to try to catch immigrants would break US laws that allow only competent authorities to use the airspace with police aims.
Also, that if the ABP aircraft enters Mexican territory without authorization to conduct its operations, this would break Mexican and international laws on intrusion into the airspace of sovereign nations, creating a possible international incident.
On the other hand the director of policy and legislation of Liga de United Latin American Ciudadanos (LULAC), main Hispanic organization in the United States, Gabriela Lemus, condemned the use by ABP of the UAV.
"This new action by ABP is worrisome in that it contributes to promote hatred and racism against immigrants in the region" indicated Lemus when indicating that the US government has the obligation to prevent it.
It should be remembered that while the United States does not make a reform of its migratory laws that allow to regularize undocumented people in the country and to create a program of working guests, enormous flows of illegal immigration will continue entering by the South border.
ABP has operated in Arizona since last year as a non-profit organization and free of taxes.
ABP looks to educate the US on what they consider the "invasion" of the country by Mexican undocumented people with support of the government of Mexico, and the threat that those immigrants represent to the security of the United States.
The private group is considered antiimmigrant by detractors, who have asked for federal and state authorities to investigate it along with other groups that operate in Arizona, including some of vigilantes who use arms to stop undocumented people.
The aircraft tests by ABP has caused an increasing interest by the authorities and US legislators on the possible use of unmanned spy airplanes like "Predator", as used in the recent attack on Iraq, to watch the border with Mexico and Canada.
ABP has indicated that it believes the successful test of their UAV will help persuade US authorities to adopt that type of technology to watch the border.
Some officials who have supported the use of the Predator in the border, are the undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Asa Hutchinson; Senators John McCain and John Warner; and Colorado Congressman, Tom Tancredo.
Pete Domenici, Senator from New Mexico joined that group this week in supporting the initiative and to ask for the Secretary of DHS, Tom Ridge, to designate the airport at Las Cruces, New Mexico, as a possible base for Predators that operate in the South border.
The Border Patrol considers that the use of the UAV for its functions is unnecessary, because they count on a flotilla of small planes and manned helicopters that allow them to carry out their work.
They argue that when they have required use of those vehicles they have resorted to the US military for support, as happened recently in Idaho, where border guards managed to confiscate a drug shipment with the help of a UAV from the Army.
Other detractors of the use of UAVs in border areas assure that they are less reliable than the manned aircraft and show statistics that for each accident by a manned aircraft, the UAVs suffer ten.
In addition, they insist that they could violate civil rights of US citizens that reside in the border area if they are used to spy on them and not to only watch undocumented people.
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