Local activists honor fallen border agent outside Upland City Hall

http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_15589184

Agent Rosas' cousin and his family attended.

UPLAND - A candlelight vigil was held Friday outside City Hall to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the death of a fallen border patrol agent.

Agent Robert Rosas, 30, was shot and killed on July 23, 2009 by a group Mexican citizens illegally crossing the border near Campo.

Claremont-based anti-illegal immigration group, We The People, California's Crusader, organized the vigil.

The group passed a card for Rosas' wife and two young children.

"We're keeping his memory alive," said Robin Hvidston, member of We The People. "He didn't give his live in vain. We the American public, the people, appreciate that he paid the ultimate sacrifice, the giving of his life."

Rosas was shot multiple times in the back of the head after investigating suspicious activity along the border.

Mysterious Group of Illegal Border Crossers

This group of 5 men was observed Illegal Crossing the Border. One was dressed in fatigues and moved around separately from the the others. A one point, they threw rocks at the Border Patrol Helicopter.




They became aware they were being observed by the Minutemen.


Eventually they turned back south.

New Security at The Border

Campo Minutemen Keep Fence Repaired

The Illegals continue to cross the area where Agent Rosa was assassinated. They cut open the fence, and sometimes vandalize the Memorial. The like this area for crossing because on the other side of the Border Fence there a large grove of shade trees and a large rock they can stand on to look North.

The Minutemen however, continue to thwart their efforts by repairing the fence and monitoring the Memorial.