Yeah, that’s tracking devices handed out by the Mexican government for illegals crossing the border into the US. Just in case something goes wrong! The bizarre thing is that this is being reported by the China Business Newspaper? Plus, according to this story if something happens to the illegal aliens crossing “illegally” into the US both the Mexican and US authorithies will come to the rescue. Isn’t that what our US Border Patrol is for? I wouldn’t expect the US Border Patrol to be there to prevent illegals from crossing the border.

Would-be illegal immigrants planning to cross the desert and enter the United States on foot are to be given hand-held satellite devices by the Mexican authorities to ensure they arrive safely.

Those who get lost or fall sick during the dangerous four-day crossing will be able to activate the device, to alert frontier police on both sides of the border.

The satellite tracking service will require would-be illegals to register their intentions before setting off – a paradoxical move, given that secrecy is necessary for success – but Mexican authorities are predicting that about 200,000 devices will be handed out when the project is launched formally in the coming year.

I’m so relieved that the US Border Patrol is taking care of illegals vs. their own Border Patrol Agents (think Campean and Ramos) who will be going to jail in January for going after a drug smuggler. See, the bureaucrats at the Border Patrol aren’t really interested in stopping illegal aliens or drug smugglers or possible Islamic terrorists from Middle Eastern countries. Seems as though they are more concerned with assisting illegal aliens from Mexico.

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