Illegal Protest

Terry Funderburk wins one for America

By Linda Bentley - Sonoran News

COLUMBIA, S.C. – A jury found Terry Funderburk not guilty on Feb. 21, 2008 and Funderburk said, “It was like a thousand pounds had been lifted off my chest.”

The 52-year old roofer, who became known nationally as “The Lone Protester,” was arrested on July 16, 2007 on a disorderly conduct charge for protesting in front of a home in the ritzy Woodcreek Farms subdivision in Columbia, as illegal alien workers were installing copper roofing.

Funderburk was carrying a sign that read, “Illegals Quit Stealing Our Jobs!!!” as he protested up and down the street in front of Larry McDaniel’s home.

McDaniel called Columbia Police, who arrested Funderburk, and in his court testimony McDaniel claimed Funderburk was loud, impeding traffic and swearing.”

Funderburk admits calling McDaniel a “cheap bastard” to his face when he was outside his home, but aside from that, Funderburk said he was simply protesting with his sign, waving at motorists, many of which he said gave him a thumbs up.

After spending a night in jail, Funderburk began posting his story on conservative and antiillegal immigration blogs using the name “The Lone Protester” to post messages.
After Funderburk’s story was featured on CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” last August, he gained attention nationwide.

Funderburk specializes in copper roofing, a business he operates with his son and another employee.

When Funderburk bid on McDaniel’s copper roof work, he said McDaniel told him he had “international roofers” working for him that were getting paid $5 to $6 per hour, so Funderburk better sharpen his pencil if he wanted the job.

Funderburk said those were the wages top roofers earned back in the 60s and 70s.
So, when Funderburk saw illegal aliens doing the copper work on McDaniel’s roof, he’d finally had it.

Funderburk went home and told his wife he was probably going to jail, made a sign, and told his son to grab his camera, park across the street and take pictures because he was probably going to be arrested.

And arrested he was. Police officers handcuffed Funderburk in the middle of the street. They eventually placed him in a squad car and hauled him off to jail.

His son documented the entire ordeal.

Funderburk’s trial was delayed time and time again. Prosecutors even attempted to double up on the charges against Funderburk in an effort to coerce a plea agreement out of him.

It was all to no avail, though, as Funderburk steadfastly denied violating any laws during his protest and refused to plead guilty to a crime he did not commit.

Funderburk says the entire state of South Carolina is a sanctuary zone for illegal aliens and the employers that hire them.

In November, Kentuckians For Immigration Reform & Enforcement posted an article on its website by Funderburk, where he wrote, “Our home and commercial construction industry is flooded with illegals and their criminal employers and nothing is ever done to correct the problem. In fact, our politicians and law enforcement professionals here practice the art of killing the messenger instead of alleviating the problem by simply enforcing our laws.”

Funderburk went on to say the June 27 edition of the state newspaper quoted Jo Dell Pickens, a Columbia roofing contractor, as saying, “I employ 22 illegal aliens; they are a fact of life in the roofing industry here in Columbia,” and asked, “Has she been arrested for her crime? That was six months ago and she has yet to be arrested and tried. No, she gets a free pass from her enablers.”

While Funderburk insists his protest and subsequent arrest were directly related to illegal immigration, Columbia Municipal Court Judge Steven Dennis tried to keep the court focused on the issue at hand and said, “I’m not trying illegal immigration. I’m not trying the First Amendment. I’m trying a disorderly-conduct case.”

When the jury came back with their verdict of “not guilty,” Funderburk’s expression of jubilation, “I’ve been vindicated,” resonated across the country.

Hope these two didn’t waste our tax dollars on ESL classes!

Here we go again - another border agent trying to do his job is accused of murder. Unbelievable how the prosecutor is trying to make out Nicholas Corbett to be a cold blooded killer and using the corrupted testimony of the OTHER illegal aliens, all related or friends with the rock throwing illegal alien. Oh I am sure they are being honest.. yeah right!

Murder trial of Border Patrol agent begins with vastly different stories

By Josh Brodesky - Arizona Daily Star

Opening statements began today in the trial of a U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of murdering an illegal entrant last year, with attorneys from both sides presenting radically different stories about what prompted the shooting.

Nicholas Corbett is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and negligent homicide in the killing of Francisco Javier Domínguez Rivera in January of 2007.

On Jan. 12 of last year, Corbett shot and killed the 22-year-old man in the desert between Bisbee and Douglas about 150 yards north of the border.

The shooting occurred while Corbett was trying to detain Domínguez Rivera, his two brothers and the girlfriend of one of the brothers, all of whom had entered the country illegally from Mexico.

But what prompted the shooting is the key question in the trial.

Prosecutor Grant Woods, a former state attorney general who has been hired by the Cochise County attorney to prosecute the case, said Domínguez Rivera and the three others were surrendering to Corbett.

The four were walking back to the border, when Corbett stopped them, Woods said. He said they were then ordered to get down on their knees and Corbett shot Domínguez Rivera from behind.

“This young man — while surrendering, going down on his knees, putting his hands in the air — from behind was hit, yanked and shot through the heart,” Woods said.

Forensics evidence, witnesses, an autopsy report and a video will support such a description of the shooting, Woods said.

I wonder if the autopsy report will show the huge ROCK he had in his hands. I bet they will find he was STANDING when he was shot. That should shoot some holes in Woods’ theory. Seems the border patrol needs to get dash mounted cameras that cover their apprehensions of illegals so we are not faced with the word of a bunch of Spanish speaking illegal aliens against that of a Border Patrol Agent in cases like theses.

Meanwhile, Sean Chapman, lead defense attorney for Corbett, said Domínguez Rivera was not surrendering at the time of the shooting, but in fact threatened Corbett with a baseball-sized rock.

“Nick Corbett had to defend himself, and he had to defend himself against Mr. Domínguez, who was trying to crush his skull with a rock,” Chapman said.

The decision to shoot was a split-second one, which fell in line with Border Patrol policy for use of force, he said.

Chapman said he will present expert testimony to this effect as well as testimony that will show the shooting could have occurred in a way that matches Corbett’s description.

He also noted that investigators left behind Domínguez Rivera’s gloves at the scene, which he said could have been used to find forensic evidence to show Domínguez Rivera was holding a rock.

Finally, Chapman said the three witnesses were corrupted because of influence from the Mexican consulate as well as the fact that investigators failed to separate them in the hours after the shooting. The trial is continuing throughout the day and expected to last two weeks.

If convicted, Corbett faces a maximum of 22 years in prison.

Want to know even more about this case?  Go here to the American Daughter forum/blog. They have an excellent in-depth review of how Nicholas Corbett is being railroaded by our Justice Department and government for doing his job.

This just in courtesy of The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers. At what point did we allow the government of FOREIGN NATIONS to LOBBY our own government? At what point did we stop considering entertaining such as SEDITION?

Wake up people!

The United States of America is UNDER ASSAULT by many of our southern “so-called neighbors”. These are not friendly diplomatic endeavors. They aim to force the American taxpayer to continue to support the millions of THEIR CITIZENS who have come here illegally!

IF we let a foreign government come here and “campaign” it should ONLY be to encourage its citizens to GO HOME where they belong!

Prensa Libre (Guatemala City, Guatemala) 2/27/08

“The government of Guatemala’s president Alvaro Colom announced today that it will carry out a diplomatic offensive in the United States in favor of the thousands of Guatemalan migrants who live in that country.” The Minister of Foreign Relations, Haroldo Rodas, told reporters today that the offensive will begin with a visit to Washington set for April 28 when the president will meet his U.S. counterpart, George W. Bush.

“We are going to work not only with the present government but also with the Democrat and Republican candidates who are seeking power.”

All the more reason to NOT elect any more Republicans OR Democrats!!! Neither party represents WE THE PEOPLE any longer!

Rosa said they will also seek to meet with Congressional representatives to discuss the need to give impulse to an integral reform which will benefit the immigrants of this country. According to the Ministry of Foreign Relations 1.2 million Guatemalans live in this country, 60% of them undocumented. As part of the offensive the Guatemalan government is working closely with Mexico, Honduras and El Sakvador.

Check that line again:

The Minister of Foreign Relations, Haroldo Rodas, told reporters today that the offensive will begin with a visit to Washington set for April 28 when the president will meet his U.S. counterpart, George W. Bush.

Aren’t you even a little concerned that a government representative of a foreign nation is planning an OFFENSIVE on our government that will consist of a heavily marketed PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN?

This must stop and it must stop now!