900 pairs of shoes for Tarahumara Indians turned away at border

A Loveland, Colo. woman had a dream since she was 10 years old to donate new shoes to the Tarahumara Indians of Chihuahua.

[Joe]

mexican customs sure don't turn away US dollars!!

[Joe]

mexican customs sure don't turn away US dollars!!

[Jaime Herrera]

This is unfortunate. Perhaps the young woman didn't go through proper channels for the importation. We should not expect Mexican Customs to let through 900 new pairs of shoes just because someone says they are intended as a donation. Would they let me import 900 new computers or 900 new refrigerators or 900 new Toyota Camrys if I just said I intended to donate them to the Indians?

[Dave]

If she had just offered a $50 bribe to the customs worker, she could have taken 9,000 pairs of shoes across the border.

[livvey]

Sad that bureaucracy got in the way of helping people.

[Independent]

They don't want gifts from the U.S. but they'll let their people starve and come over to the U.S. for a better opportunity...typical.

[marcuss]

now give the shoes to american children.

[The Black Dahlia Murder]

They'll take the guns but not the shoes. Go fig.

Pinche migra mejicana.

[El Vato]

Mexico is a piece of crap. We should all stop going there. Period. Los del gobierno Mexicano son una bola de babosos, pendejos, estupidos! Mexican officials are a bunch of corrupt, uneducated parasites.

[Ferndog]

Ain't sovereignty great! I agree with the guy from Pennsylvania, though. There's plenty of poor, minority children for whom we can deny the shoes. However, I don't think this bridge inspector is a spokesman for Mexico. They have bad apples just as we have border agents who cover up shootings. And soldiers who (fill in the blank).

[Sergio H]

Hypocrisy and misplaced pride turned those shoes back. The Mexican government then should in turn give the Indians 900 pairs of shoes.

[pat]

Sergio H wrote:

Hypocrisy and misplaced pride turned those shoes back. The Mexican government then should in turn give the Indians 900 pairs of shoes.

the mexican government would neve do anything to help there own ..they leave up to us to do the work...they have always treated the Tarahumara Indians like crap....

[serio]

who cares

[Ruben]

Lots of talk and nobody knows nothing. Why were they turned away? Because local gov. is having a hard time trying to stop illegal commerce. If she wants to donate, why not pay the proper tax? If she doesnt want to pay a tax fee, why doesnt she has proper documentation? Like a letter from an organization just for kicks. Its a pain in the butt, but I dare all of you to try to cross the same cargo from Mexico to the US with nothing but your word that is going to be donated and see if they let you cross it.

[Gaser]

They don't need shoes , They ran fast as shix, Give them to your hungry homeless veterans.

[STERN]

THATS TERRIBLE

[spazz]

marcuss wrote:

now give the shoes to american children.

Apparently this woman is one of the Mexicans living here, she's not going to want to do a damn thing for Americans. That's the La Raza way you know. They come here for the money but it's all about Mexico for them. Serves her right, but they should have thrown her butt in prison.

[Saranacotter]

marcuss wrote:

now give the shoes to american children.

I agree, but we always help foreigners and ignore our own.

[Saranacotter]

pat wrote:

<quoted text>the mexican government would neve do anything to help there own ..they leave up to us to do the work...they have always treated the Tarahumara Indians like crap....

The US record on helping the poor in their own lands is pretty poor also, nor do we treat out Native population much better.

[Don Bonar]

Dave wrote:

If she had just offered a $50 bribe to the customs worker, she could have taken 9,000 pairs of shoes across the border.

Right on the head...if this young lady was guilty of anything, it was of being naive as to how the Mexican system works...