A U.S. Army soldier has been accused of smuggling two undocumented immigrants

2014-09-17T15:54:03-04:00

I don't understand the reason why any soldier would do this, but the media is reporting that a soldier (in uniform) smuggled individuals across the border.

The Reuters story can be found here: http://news.yahoo.com/u-army-soldier-accused-smuggling-undocumented-immigrants-184832715.html

I can't understand why any soldier would put themselves in this position.

U.S. Army soldier accused of smuggling undocumented immigrants

By Lisa Maria Garza (Reuters) - A U.S. Army soldier has been accused of smuggling two undocumented immigrants across the Texas-Mexico border while in uniform, according to a federal criminal complaint. Eric Alexander Rodriguez, 20, a private in the Army, was charged with felony "bringing in and harboring certain aliens" on Friday in United States District Court Southern District of Texas, according to court records. ...

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Sep 17 at 2014 7:35 PM

2014-09-17T19:35:53-04:00

The promise of easy money... how many have caused their own demise over this one thing alone.

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Sep 17 at 2014 8:33 PM

2014-09-17T20:33:19-04:00

Upon further review of the story, I have to wonder what happened to the 'undocumenteds'? No mention of any actions or pending charges for them.

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Sep 17 at 2014 9:00 PM

2014-09-17T21:00:28-04:00

Now if he was going south and doing some exporting we'd be giving this guy a medal.

Response by Sgt Jennifer Mohler made Oct 3 at 2014 1:04 AM

2014-10-03T01:04:52-04:00

Are we sure it was an actual US soldier? One popular technique is to use our uniforms and pose as military personnel.

Response by Capt Jeff S. made Dec 10 at 2014 10:52 PM

2014-12-10T22:52:12-05:00

Who'd have guessed the smuggler would be a Hispanic military service member?!!

Now we have to ask ourselves, "Where are his loyalties? Are they to the USA or to Aztlan? Was Rodriguez simply being a good Democrat and importing illegals to help advance the (p)Resident's foreign policy agenda? Or did he engage in human smuggling to advance his own personal political agenda? If so, what exactly is that agenda? OR did Rodriguez do this purely for monetary reasons (his own personal gain absent of a political agenda)?"

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 10 at 2014 11:02 PM

2014-12-10T23:02:31-05:00

wait, he was just bringing a new "battle buddy" into the army after all it's ok now

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Dec 10 at 2014 11:23 PM

2014-12-10T23:23:36-05:00

CPT Richard Riley, I would like to think that this is not true, but it seems as though he was caught in the act. A real shame.