I know a lot of readers don't speak Spanish. I finally got around to translating some of the immigrant interviews. It's really sad what these people go thru. I'm not for amnesty. These people cause ranchers great grief by wrecking fences and starting fires. People forget that these people are individuals and go through horrible things to get here. I feel sorry for them. There are hundreds of people a day roaming around lost and dying in the ExxonMobil lease It's dangerous having all of these people roaming around lost. And then, there are the people roaming around to kidnap them. And then the people that are roaming around to kill them. I think the exchange where El Paso's attorney, Kevin Beiter, leaves a lost woman to die is really the best example of Hornberger, Sheehan, Fuller and Beiter's attitude towards immigrants. No one looked for her, no one found her, and I'm 100% sure she died. That episode is in my documentary. It's really shocking. When people look at the rough cut, the Kevin Beiter emails horrify them. It will be a real problem for him. I think immigrant advocates will demand an explanation from the law firm.
Speaking of problems, I ran into Gunsmoke this weekend. He griped about how El Paso E and P doesn't seem to care at all about the rampant theft that thrives on their leases. He said on the Coates property in McCook, everything and anything is getting stolen from El Paso. EP put a camera on the gate and keeps changes the entry code, but it does no good. No one cares. It's the El Paso corporate culture - take what you can while the taking is good. There is no such thing as "energy security" - nothing is secure because law enforcement doesn't have training to work in oil and gas operations. It's dangerous because people steal the parts and equipment from El Paso's compressor stations. The fire extinguishers, the back hoes. The remote monitoring gear. (of course the oil and gas, too) Then, stolen El Paso parts are repainted to look like new and resold to El Paso for other leases. It's very unsafe. Who cares because El Paso is selling all their production. It will be the next owners problem.
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Thank you for bringing us this story of the real people who tempt danger for a better life. It may not be legal but it is true. Let's not forget the humanity in man's search for freedom.
One thing that occcurs to me is what nice haircuts they had. Wouldn't their hair have grown out long and shaggy? Their clothes looked very clean too for someone who has just been held captive... I just wonder if he wasn't telling you what you wanted to hear?
They all have kind of buzz haircuts - I remember that first guy had very long fingernails - they may have cut his hair when they let him go, but the did not cut his fingernails. You can kind of see it in the interview when he is waving around his hands. I do believe them because the Mexicans are constantly busting these houses full of kidnapped migrants. That is in the news a lot now - but these movies were made in 2009 before that stuff was well known in the media.
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