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Mr. Fox, Cough Up $300,000
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| Contributor | Rob Brodner |
| Last Edited | Rob Brodner May 12, 2006 08:41am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Los Angeles Times |
| News Date | Friday, May 12, 2006 02:40:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Out of ideas and low on cash one cold morning, the man with the biggest badge in town put his meaty fingers on a keyboard and tapped out a letter to the leader of Mexico.
"Dear Precidente [sic] Fox," it began.
"My name is John Trumbo. I am Sheriff of Umatilla County in northeastern Oregon, United States of America." Illegal immigrants "from your country" who committed crimes here, the letter said, cost Americans lots of money.
Last year, more than 360 of "your citizens" spent time in jail "at a cost of $63 a day which equates to a request for payment of $318,843," the letter concluded. "At this time, you will not be billed for medical, dental and transportation costs. Your prompt attention to this request will be very much appreciated."
Three months later, Trumbo reports, Vicente Fox still has not paid up. The Mexican president has issued no response, no installment payment, nada.
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