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Narrator: these brutal murders
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Of defenseless braceros,
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The latest of a number
along the border,
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Spur two governments
to new and drastic efforts.
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From Mexico city come
Colonel Rafael Alvarado,
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A high official in
the Policia Judicial Federal,
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The F.B.I. Of Mexico,
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And Pablo Rodriguez, one of the
P.J.F.'S foremost investigators.
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From Washington come
Assistant Commissioner of Immigration,
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John MacReynolds,
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And Inspector Jack Bearnes,
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Who has just finished
a tour of duty along the gulf.
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These officials of Mexico
and of the United States
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Arrive for a meeting at the
governor's palace in mexicali
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Across the border from
the California town of Calexico.
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We are not talking
about bloody shirts or torn hats.
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We're not talking
about that at all.
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We are talking about
the people who lived and died in these clothes.
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I know that, sir,
but if they cross illegally,
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What is our responsibility
to them?
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Most of my people
do not cross illegally.
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Those who come over
with work permits, we protect,
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And as a matter of fact,
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Most of the ranchers on our side
obey these work treaties.
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They take certified farm workers
and pay them legal wages.