{"id":1212,"date":"2013-10-18T11:46:29","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T18:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/?p=1212"},"modified":"2013-10-19T20:56:49","modified_gmt":"2013-10-20T03:56:49","slug":"basta-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/?p=1212","title":{"rendered":"Basta!  Enough!"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\nP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }\n--><\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It has been one year since the death of Jos<span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;\">\u00e9<\/span> Antonio Elena Rodriguez, the 16 year old teenager shot and killed on Calle Internacional by one or more Border Patrol agents on the night of October 10, 2012. On this somber first anniversary, Oct. 10, 2013, the drum beats echoed across Ambos Nogales (both Nogaleses) as a Mexican\/Aztec dance group in full feathered headdress and costume summoned the people to the wall for reflection and remembrance. The beat of the drums was primal and hypnotic, and incense filled the air.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1213\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Basta-Enough.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1213\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1213\" alt=\"Basta!  Enough!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Basta-Enough.jpeg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Basta-Enough.jpeg 500w, http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Basta-Enough-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basta!\u00a0 Enough!<\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\nP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }\n--><\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Across the wall on the Mexican side, a second group gathered, first at the killing site, and then at a point on the border fence where both groups, the Americans and the Mexicans, could speak and touch and sing songs about this tragic event. Hands reached through the fence slats, as flickering candles and healing touch tried to lessen the pain of this senseless violence.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1214\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Aztec-dancers-drumming-for-justice.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1214\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1214\" alt=\"Aztec dancers drumming for justice\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Aztec-dancers-drumming-for-justice.jpeg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Aztec-dancers-drumming-for-justice.jpeg 500w, http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Aztec-dancers-drumming-for-justice-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aztec dancers drumming for justice<\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\nP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }\n--><\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Jos<span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;\">\u00e9<\/span> Antonio was walking home one year ago when an alleged drug-smuggling and rock throwing incident occurred a few blocks away. At least one Border Patrol agent aimed a gun through the border fence slats and shot him several times in the back.\u00a0 Reports vary.\u00a0 Some say there were eight bullets in his body:\u00a0 one in the arm, two in the head, and five in the back.\u00a0 The agent claimed to be shooting in self-defense, stating that the teen posed a deadly threat and was throwing rocks over the wall. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Surveillance cameras have recorded the incident, and presently the video footage is in the hands of the FBI, who refuse to release the film. No charges have been filed.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1215\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Surveillance-camera-near-killing-site.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1215\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1215\" alt=\"Surveillance camera near killing site\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Surveillance-camera-near-killing-site.jpeg\" width=\"500\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Surveillance-camera-near-killing-site.jpeg 500w, http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Surveillance-camera-near-killing-site-300x207.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surveillance camera near killing site\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photo:\u00a0 Marty Ethington<\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\nP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }\n--><\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">On the 10<sup>th<\/sup> day of each month this past year, family and community members meet at the site where Jos<span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;\">\u00e9<\/span> Antonio died. They talk and weep and remember this young man. A small shrine has been erected on the sidewalk where he fell after being shot in the back and neck. A forensic report states that Jos<span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;\">\u00e9<\/span> was face down on the sidewalk when five of the bullets shot him in the back. Most of the bullets entered from behind at an angle suggesting he was prone on the sidewalk during the barrage of shots to his back.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1216\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jose-Antonios-family-at-sidewalk-shrine.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1216\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1216\" alt=\"Jose Antonio's family at sidewalk shrine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jose-Antonios-family-at-sidewalk-shrine.jpeg\" width=\"500\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jose-Antonios-family-at-sidewalk-shrine.jpeg 500w, http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jose-Antonios-family-at-sidewalk-shrine-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jose-Antonios-family-at-sidewalk-shrine-300x298.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jose Antonio&#8217;s family at sidewalk shrine<\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\nP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }\n--><\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Fourteen shell casings were found in the immediate area of the border wall on the U.S. side. There were no shell casings found on the Mexican side of the fence. Eleven casings were above the killing site, and three casings were located 28 feet away, suggesting that two agents may have fired bullets through the fence. A ballistics expert states that the bullets used were fired from a Heckler and Koch 2000P handgun, a standard issue Border Patrol sidearm. <\/span><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\nP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }\n--><\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">On October 10, 2012, a witness, Isidro Alvarado, was walking 20 feet behind Jos<span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;\">\u00e9<\/span> Antonio when two other young men ran up beside him, veering off into a side street. Suddenly there was gunfire coming from two different directions on the U.S. side of the border wall. Alvarado saw Jos<span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;\">\u00e9<\/span> Antonio fall to the ground in front of him. He took cover on a side street, called the equivalent of 911 in Mexico, and reported the shooting. The witness reports he did not see Jos<span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;\">\u00e9 <\/span>Antonio throw any rocks. <\/span><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\nP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }\n-->A witness, Isidro Alvarado, was walking 20 feet behind Jose Antonio when two other young men ran up beside him, veering off into a side street. There was gunfire coming from two different directions on the U.S. side of the border wall. Alvarado saw Jose Antonio fall to the ground in front of him. He took cover on a side street, called the equivalent of 911 in Mexico, and reported the shooting. The witness reports he did not see Jose Antonio throw any rocks.\n--><\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The family\u2014his mother, aunt, nephew, grandmother\u2014speak fondly of Jos<span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;\">\u00e9<\/span>. He loved chocolate. He had a great sense of humor and liked to tease his nephew.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1217\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ariceli-Rodriuez-mother-of-Jose-Antonio.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1217\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1217\" alt=\"Ariceli Rodriguez, mother of Jose Antonio, speaks through fence to Guadalupe Guerrero, another mother of U.S. citizen, Carlos Madrid--both shot by U.S. Border Patrol\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ariceli-Rodriuez-mother-of-Jose-Antonio.jpeg\" width=\"500\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ariceli-Rodriuez-mother-of-Jose-Antonio.jpeg 500w, http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ariceli-Rodriuez-mother-of-Jose-Antonio-300x208.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ariceli Rodriguez, mother of Jose Antonio, speaks through fence to Guadalupe Guerrero, another mother of U.S. citizen, Carlos Madrid.\u00a0 Both boys were shot by U.S. Border Patrol.\u00a0\u00a0 Photo:\u00a0 Murphy Woodhouse<\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\nP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }\n--><\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">During this first anniversary, there is passion and anger that the case remains open with no real progress. The Danza Mexica Cuauhtemoc dancers shout, \u201cWhat do we want?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The crowd answers, \u201cJustice!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: large;\">When do we want it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: large;\">Now!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Posters and placards denouncing this act of violence bobbed and swayed on both sides of the fence. I wondered what our country&#8217;s response would be if a Mexican police authority shot an American teenager through the fence.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">In the back.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1219\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/A-child-in-Mexico-holds-a-candle-for-Jose.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1219\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1219\" alt=\"A child in Mexico holds a candle for Jose\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/A-child-in-Mexico-holds-a-candle-for-Jose.jpeg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/A-child-in-Mexico-holds-a-candle-for-Jose.jpeg 500w, http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/A-child-in-Mexico-holds-a-candle-for-Jose-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child in Mexico holds a candle for Jose<\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\nP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }\n--><\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I have visited the killing site several times with Samaritans. Two things become obvious when you observe the place where the shooting took place:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">First, there are no rocks. For three or four blocks up and down Calle Internacional, a street which parallels the border wall, there are no rocks in evidence. In fact it would be difficult to pick up a clod of dirt. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Secondly, the wall, which is 18 feet tall, sits on an embankment which is approximately 28 feet high. Lobbing a heavy rock on a dark night over 46 feet of embankment and fence, and taking aim at a person on the other side, would be very difficult. Maybe impossible. Especially if a Border Patrol agent was standing next to the wall taking aim with a semi-automatic weapon.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1220\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Procession-beside-the-wall.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1220\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1220\" alt=\"Procession beside the wall\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Procession-beside-the-wall.jpeg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Procession-beside-the-wall.jpeg 500w, http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Procession-beside-the-wall-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Procession beside the wall<\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\nP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }\n--><\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">There are bullet holes sprayed across the building facade where Jos<span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;\">\u00e9<\/span> was walking that fateful night. Whoever fired the shots was shooting blindly at the building.\u00a0 The shots which were fatal to the teen, however, were specific.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Jos<span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;\">\u00e9 <\/span>Antonio was caught in the crossfire of an incident that went terribly wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1225\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jose-Antonio-memorial-on-wall.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1225\" alt=\"Memorial candles for Jose Antonio\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jose-Antonio-memorial-on-wall.jpeg\" width=\"500\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jose-Antonio-memorial-on-wall.jpeg 500w, http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jose-Antonio-memorial-on-wall-300x187.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Memorial candles for Jose Antonio<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">A few weeks ago I attended an educational tour of the Nogales Border Patrol Station, along with a small group of local citizens.\u00a0 Several agents (five total) gave a professional and detailed picture of the various activities and procedures of the Nogales office, the busiest station of all eight Sectors in Arizona. Our citizen group had strong opinions and biases, and the discussion was often lively and intense.\u00a0 The officers handled controversial questions with competence and experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1221\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Samaritans-Nancy-and-Ted-at-the-vigil.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1221\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1221\" alt=\"Samaritans Nancy and Ted at the wall\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Samaritans-Nancy-and-Ted-at-the-vigil.jpeg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Samaritans-Nancy-and-Ted-at-the-vigil.jpeg 500w, http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Samaritans-Nancy-and-Ted-at-the-vigil-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samaritans Nancy and Ted at the wall<\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\nP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }\n--><\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">There was one exception: when the questions centered on the death of Jos<span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;\">\u00e9 <\/span>Antonio, the discussion was halted abruptly.\u00a0 The Border Patrol agents stated flatly that the case was \u201cout of their hands,\u201d and the FBI was now in charge of this incident. Training in use-of-force policy was outlined for our group, and the agents emphasized that they never \u201cshoot blindly.\u201d Always they \u201caim for body mass.\u201d (a chilling concept) That is, the shooter aims for the torso of the victim and never sprays bullets randomly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The agents were unable to answer questions about the spray of bullet holes across the building, or the five shots in the back of Jos<span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;\">\u00e9 <\/span>Antonio. There were no answers about the lack of rocks at the killing site, and the difficulty in lobbing a rock over such a high embankment.\u00a0 One agent suggested that we did not understand the strength and athleticism of the young Mexican youth, and stated that it was possible to throw a rock with deadly force over the wall at the killing site.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1222\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ricard-Osburn-and-the-bullet-holes-.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1222\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1222\" alt=\"Ricardo Osburn and the bullet holes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ricard-Osburn-and-the-bullet-holes-.jpeg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ricard-Osburn-and-the-bullet-holes-.jpeg 375w, http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ricard-Osburn-and-the-bullet-holes--225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ricardo Osburn and the bullet holes<\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\nP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }\n--><\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The people of Ambos Nogales will not let this situation fade. The issue of border violence is too close. There have been twenty deaths since 2010 caused by Border Patrol agents; 17 cases remain open and unsolved. The FBI, the Border Patrol, and the Department of Homeland Security have not released information or the names of the agents involved in these cases.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1223\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Candles-and-songs-for-Jose.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1223\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1223\" alt=\"Candles and prayers for Jose Antonio\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Candles-and-songs-for-Jose.jpeg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Candles-and-songs-for-Jose.jpeg 500w, http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Candles-and-songs-for-Jose-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candles and prayers for Jose Antonio<\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\nP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }\n--><\/style>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\nP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }\n--><\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">During the tour of the Nogales Border Patrol office, our group observed the large amounts of data and video footage from numerous surveillance cameras positioned along the border. On one of the screens, the building and killing site of Jos<span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;\">\u00e9 <\/span>Antonio is focused. \u00a0 Somewhere in an FBI file is a video tape of\u00a0Jos\u00e9 Antonio walking along Calle Internacional on October 10, 2012. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\nP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }\n-->Antonio walking along Calle Internacional on Oct. 10, 2012.\n--><\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Therein lies the answer to this tragedy.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1224\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Pablo-sings-his-song-for-Jose-Antonio.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1224\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1224\" alt=\"Pablo sings his song for Jose Antonio\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Pablo-sings-his-song-for-Jose-Antonio.jpeg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Pablo-sings-his-song-for-Jose-Antonio.jpeg 375w, http:\/\/www.arroya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Pablo-sings-his-song-for-Jose-Antonio-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pablo Peregrina\u00a0 sings his song for Jose Antonio at the vigil<\/p><\/div>\n<p>References for this posting:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Questions Linger Over Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez&#8217; Death,&#8221; Bob Ortega, <em>The Arizona Republic<\/em>, Oct. 10, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Frustration Mounts Over Unsolved Border Patrol Shootings,&#8221; Ted Robbins,<em> NPR News,<\/em> April 11, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Killings of Ramses Barron Torres and Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez:\u00a0 Background and Resources,&#8221; No More Deaths website:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nomoredeaths.org\/http\/nomoredeaths.org\/nomasmatanzas\">nomoredeaths.org\/nomasmatanzas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The<strong> Green Valley Samaritans<\/strong> is a non-profit organization whose mission is to save lives in the southern Arizona desert.\u00a0 Their website is:\u00a0 www,gvsamaritans.org<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Santa Cruz Community Foundation<\/strong> is a non-profit organization focusing on the economic, cultural and philanthropic needs of southern Arizona and the borderlands.\u00a0 Bob Phillips, Director, can be reached at:\u00a0 rtp9@earthlink.net<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kino Border Initiative<\/strong> directs the activities of the <em>comedor<\/em> in Nogales, Mexico.\u00a0 The mission is to help create a humane, just system of immigration between the United States and Mexico. \u00a0 Their website is:\u00a0 www.kinoborderinitiative.org<\/p>\n<p>I endorse the activities of all of these organizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peg Bowden<\/strong> can be reached at pegbowden@yahoo.com\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Please direct comments to my email.\u00a0\u00a0 I will post your comments on the blog as they come in.\u00a0 I love your input, so don&#8217;t hesitate to respond.\u00a0 &#8211;Peg<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been one year since the death of Jos\u00e9 Antonio Elena Rodriguez, the 16 year old teenager shot and killed on Calle Internacional by one or more Border Patrol agents on the night of October 10, 2012. 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