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Texas executes Mexican national despite opposition


The Supreme Court denied a stay of execution for Mexican national Edgar Tamayo, clearing the way for Texas to put the inmate to death Wednesday night.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed Tamayo was executed at 9:32 p.m. Central time (10:32 p.m. ET).

Less than an hour earlier, the Supreme Court announced it had rejected late appeals for Tamayo.

"The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Scalia and by him referred to the Court is denied," the court said just before 10 p.m. ET, according to Reuters.


Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice via AP


Edgar Tamayo, a Mexican national, was executed on Wednesday.

In a statement, Tamayo's lawyers decried the court's decision, adding that their client's execution violates the United States' treaty commitments.

"They also steamrolled over evidence that Mr. Tamayo is a person with mental retardation whose execution will violate the United States constitution," the statement read. "Mr. Tamayo will be executed tonight, despite the undisputed fact that his right to consular assistance was violated."

Earlier in the evening, Texas delayed the execution while it awaited the top court's decision.

Tamayo, who in 1994 shot and killed a Houston police officer, became the latest foreign citizen to be executed in the United States.

The officer was shot three times in the head and neck with a pistol Tamayo, who was in the United States illegally, had concealed in his pants.

Tamayo, 46, had been scheduled for lethal injection at 6 p.m. Central time, but the Supreme Court consideration delayed the execution. The death warrant, however, remained in effect until midnight.

The Mexican government had called on Texas to halt the execution, saying that the death penalty in this case would violate international treaties.

Secretary of State John Kerry previously asked Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to delay Tamayo's execution, saying it "could impact the way American citizens are treated in other countries." The State Department reiterated that position Tuesday.


(((((John Kerry is a freakin joke!!!!!))))))))))))))

so,some other Countries would institute the Deathpenalty again,is that what he is implying?
Horseface Kerry is a blithering Idiot!

I go to Mexico a lot.

Military and cops all over the place.

Nunca, feel or get harassment.

The Mexican Gov. treats it's own with contempt. They don't have the death penalty, legally, but their prison terms are economically based.

Illegally, President Pena put a bounty on the heads of Zetas after they killed his kid. That's Mexican idea of a death penalty.

BUT,,, our system didn't take him to a wooded area and shoot him in the back of the head. Would have saved a lot of wasted time, money and space.

While I am no fan of police I say good riddance to this dude.

Statistical studies regarding illegal aliens and criminal activity are few and far between. But in a 2007 Government Accountability Office study of a sample population of 55,322 illegal aliens, analysts discovered that:

* They were arrested at least a total of 459,614 times, averaging about 8 arrests per illegal alien. Nearly all had more than one arrest. Thirty-eight percent (about 21,000) had between 2 and 5 arrests, 32 percent (about 18,000) had between 6 and 10 arrests, and 26 percent (about 15,000) had 11 or more arrests. Most of the arrests occurred after 1990.


* They were arrested for a total of about 700,000 criminal offenses, averaging about 13 offenses per illegal alien. One arrest incident may include multiple offenses, a fact that explains why there are nearly one and half times more offenses than arrests.

* Almost all of these illegal aliens were arrested for more than 1 offense. Slightly more than half of the 55,322 illegal aliens had between 2 and 10 offenses. About 45 percent of all offenses were drug or immigration offenses. About 15 percent were property-related offenses such as burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and property damage. About 12 percent were for violent offenses such as murder, robbery, assault, and sex-related crimes. The balance was for such other offenses as traffic violations, including driving under the influence; fraud--including forgery and counterfeiting; weapons violations; and obstruction of justice.


* Eighty percent of all arrests occurred in three states--California, Texas, and Arizona. Specifically, about 58 percent of all arrests occurred in California, 14 percent in Texas, and 8 percent in Arizona.

Meanwhile, Barbara Coe, an Internet political activist and blogger, on Saturday reported on an FBI crime study that also shows heavy illegal alien involvement in criminal activity:

* 83% of warrants for murder in Phoenix are for illegal aliens.


* 86% of warrants for murder in Albuquerque are for illegal aliens.

* 75% of those on the most wanted list in Los Angeles , Phoenix and Albuquerque are illegal aliens.

* 24.9% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals.


* 40.1% of all inmates in Arizona detention centers are Mexican nationals.


* 48.2% of all inmates in New Mexico detention centers are Mexican nationals.


* 29% (630,000) convicted illegal alien felons fill our state and Federal prisons at a cost of $1.6 billion annually.


* 53% plus of all investigated burglaries reported in California, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona and Texas are perpetrated by illegal aliens.


* 50% plus of all gang members in Los Angeles are illegal aliens.


* 71% plus of all apprehended cars stolen in 2005 in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California were stolen by Illegal aliens or "transport coyotes."


* 47% of cited/stopped drivers in California have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 47%, 92% are illegal aliens.


* 63% of cited/stopped drivers in Arizona have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 63%, 97% are illegal aliens.


* 66% of cited/stopped drivers in New Mexico have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 66% 98% are illegal aliens.


* 380,000 plus "anchor babies" were born in the US to illegal alien parents in just one year, making 380,000 babies automatically US citizens.

http://www.examiner.com/article/illegal-aliens-and-crime-statistics-not-on-obama-s-side

Hmmm ... 12% of 55,000 is over 6,000 murderers, rapists, etc.

I think we should consider anyone who crosses our border illegally "persona non gratis" permanently prevented from government aid and any illegal who commits a felony a terrorist.

is it not an infraction of treaties to have a foreign national

enter a country illegally and commit an act of war by shooting

and killing an officer of that countries justice department

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maybe the U S should declare war on Mexico for exporting their

nationals to the U S to commit crimes against the govt

and if the U S wins the war confiscate all of Mexico then the

population will become American by default and wala a major part of

the illegal immigration issues would no longer exist

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just a thought but hey what do i know

Nah, just give Mexico back to Spain.

why don't they stay in there own country and kill people? wouldn't be an issue then...

I agree with you. He was an evil person. He deserved to die. He probably got an easier death than his victim(s).

Could see this except for justice department, what justice?



But they already are Americans, Mexico is part of the Americas. As to illegal immigration, if there are no penalties, there are no crimes.



Good thoughts but law would be the answer.