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Old 01-30-2019, 11:29 PM   #1
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No Fish but, 12 illegals, 1 dead body and forgot why I went...

Since it is going to rain, and there are no fish reports, I shall detail a typical day of old diver retirement life. Drove down the King's Highway to Sunset Marina in Huntington Beach harbor to pay my monthly storage fee. Boat had 2 dead batteries due to forgetting to turn off switches last week. Went to office to pay, only to find I forgot the check I was supposed to take with me....then, Sheriffs, ICE and every government agent for miles around showed up...seems 12 illegals had beached and split in all directions...
...They apprehended 9 Chinese and 3 Mexicans scattered thruout the harbor area, including inside the Pelican bar where any face but white stands out like a sore thumb....Then, the Sheriffs race off outside the harbor to pick up a dead body (a male white about 52) floater found by a fisherman. Rumor only, but, I think he caught a nice yellowtail hanging out under the body while waiting for the rescue boats to arrive...Not sure if they gave it CPR...Couldn't even get inside the Pelican for a cold one.... on a high note, it seems that the yellowtail fishing is still good.....

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Old 01-30-2019, 11:37 PM   #2
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Re: No Fish but, 12 illegals, 1 dead body and forgot why I went...

Congrats, you survived another day!
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Old 01-31-2019, 12:15 AM   #3
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Re: No Fish but, 12 illegals, 1 dead body and forgot why I went...

Yes, that was an interesting show on PCH. Note to others how many Chinese come through Mexico.......former USCS.

Oh, and was kicking back to boat last night scuba diving PV when a boat comes straight at me as I approach our 30' boat. I was actually relieved when the blue lights started flashing as I knew they could see me. Somebody was in distress out there and it was harbor patrol thinking it was us. It was kind of hard to talk coherently to them until I got back on our boat. Two boats and helicopter were responding. Hope everything turned out okay last night. Best, Mike.
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Old 02-02-2019, 11:26 PM   #4
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Re: No Fish but, 12 illegals, 1 dead body and forgot why I went...

That is odd that Chinese immigrants are coming illegally to the USA from Mexico.
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Old 02-03-2019, 12:50 AM   #5
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Re: No Fish but, 12 illegals, 1 dead body and forgot why I went...

Not so odd. This has been a constant for many years. They've been coming up in the pangas and dumping on the beaches for years. It is lucrative enough for the smugglers that they will abandon the boat.
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Old 02-03-2019, 11:49 AM   #6
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Re: No Fish but, 12 illegals, 1 dead body and forgot why I went...

Currently chinese account for about 50% of all the illegal entries at the southern border
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Old 02-03-2019, 02:11 PM   #7
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Re: No Fish but, 12 illegals, 1 dead body and forgot why I went...

I'm with him I'm just hoping to find one of the pangas floating mid-channel with a late model 4 stroke.
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Old 02-03-2019, 03:57 PM   #8
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Re: No Fish but, 12 illegals, 1 dead body and forgot why I went...

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Currently chinese account for about 50% of all the illegal entries at the southern border
I don't believe that for a second. I won't dispute that there are large numbers of illegal entries that are not hispanic, but 50% is not a realistic number. I've read regular reports of Pakistan and Bangladesh citizens being caught crossing, and yes Chinese, but for them to make up 50% you would have to believe that there are only 25,000 people crossing that border per year.
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Old 02-10-2019, 04:17 PM   #9
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Re: No Fish but, 12 illegals, 1 dead body and forgot why I went...

The wall will fix it won't it? And you're gonna pay for it. Not mexico
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