Border Patrol says you smuggle people
7:05A man identifying himself as Border Patrol in San Diego calls on a Sunday and accuses a Los Angeles man of smuggling people across from Tijuana, and the man furiously denies it.
Transcript
104 linesNoelle. Hi, Mr. Noelle. My name is Mr. James. I'm with the Border Patrol in San Diego, California. Listen, I hate to give you a call here on Sunday afternoon like this, but it's been brought to our attention, sir, that you have been, let's say, part of a group that's helping people get across the border.
been brought to our attention here at the border patrol headquarters here in San Diego
that, uh, and I know you live in Los Angeles, but it's been brought to our attention that
you have been helping people get across the border from Tijuana into San Diego.
Wait a minute, man. I haven't even, I haven't even been close to the border, man.
What the f*** are you accusing me of? I don't even go near the border.
Okay. I, I, you must have a wrong Noel.
What? No, I think I have the right Noel, sir, but I'm just trying to get clarification here.
out a little bit more um clearly for you from my understanding is that uh I'm getting some uh
I've got an anonymous call that you uh per se Mr. Noel is the one that has been helping people get
across and you've helped over 80 plus people get from Tijuana into San Diego uh into the United
States let me tell you who the can help people getting to the United States if I just told you
Tommy, what's wrong with you? I mean, come on, you probably have the wrong Noel, man.
I don't, sir. I don't have the wrong Noel. How can I call Mr. Noel? You live in Los Angeles and it's been brought to my attention. They've given me the correct number on you, sir. I do have an address on you. I want to try and see if we can get this clarified over the phone, but I will send a squad car out there and talk with you. And if things don't go well, I will have you brought in.
But let me tell you, if you are near the border, or if I were to be near the border there too,
and I would see my people trying to cross over, if I were you, I would help them over.
Because they're the only ones that actually work over here on this side of the river.
Wait, wait.
So get that into your head, man.
They are the only ones that what?
That work.
You guys don't want to do anything.
People in the United States are lazy, man.
They don't want to do their yards.
They don't want to go to the restrooms.
They don't want to serve in the restaurants.
Let me tell you, this is going down the tubes because we are the ones that make this country roll.
people over here. I'm not saying that, so get
that to your f***ing head. I'm not saying that.
All I'm saying is that he should appreciate
what we do over here, and you're accusing
me here? Sure, I'm Noel,
and I'm a hardworking person over here, but don't
accuse me of any b***h like that.
Sir, sir, I'm not accusing
you. It's been brought to my
attention, sir, that you, Mr.
Noel, are the one that's helping
people get across the border.
Now, did you just tell me that if
you were at the border, you would
help them? Did you say that?
I would but I didn't say I was doing it. There's a big difference and I'm pretty sure you understand that because what the fuck is this?
I'm over here minding my own business and you're telling me all this
That people are telling you that i'm crossing like mexicans illegally over here to this country
Let me tell you one thing man. If you do not appreciate my people over here
Me of bringing them over here illegally got that
I understand wholeheartedly what you're saying, but listen to me
you up and bring you look no no no no no you listen to me if you send a squad car over here
and they cross my yard like you say I'm crossing people over from the border you're gonna get your
okay I'm gonna guarantee you that right now you're gonna you're gonna do what you're gonna
get your kick me like you don't understand my people
Spanish don't you do that no more you're going to have to break this down to me in English
what did I just tell you Noel I told you do not speak to me no more in that language now listen
to me I said I'm gonna send a squad car coming over there and they're gonna come up in there
out your house and put you in the car and bring you downtown until we get it
rectified.
No, no, no, no, no.
You listen to me.
This is the United States and I have rights.
Oh, you got rights now.
Is that what you're saying?
Yeah, I got a right to say.
Do you have a right to be helping people across the border?
Hey man, let me tell you, those people have the right to better themselves.
They say they have the right if they can get away with it to come over here.
I'm not saying that I'm helping them,
And you don't have the right to ruin their dreams to say people got the right to come over here and better themselves
But what are you doing to better yourself? No?
You don't even know me hey like on my own my own lawn mower service
I do the hedges and everything is it because you know what because the people here don't want to do it
I say and that's what they get people like me and like my people that come in from Mexico
And we do we ain't afraid of it and it'll be the heat or getting dirty. I got no oil
47 is safe. I got no problem with you having a lawn service. I got a problem with you trying
to get people across the border when they not see. Cause you know what? Who do you think you are?
Who do you think you are? You ain't no, uh, Caesar Chavez. No, I'm not no Caesar Chavez. I'm not
leading any labor union or anything like that. I'm just the guy that's trying to get it done over
here. And you're accusing me of saying that. I got one more thing I need to say to you, Mr. Noel.
from the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
You just got pranked by your boy, Victor.
F***ing Victor.
I'm going to kick his s***.
This ain't funny, I said.
Oh, s***.
Man, who's this guy right now?
This is Tommy.
Tommy, we're going to kick his s*** too, I said,
because this is f***ing Victor.
He's my partner.
I know.
I know he's your partner.
You put me up to it.
He said, you got to call.
You see, we're there in the trunk,
and we're listening to the show, the Steve Harvey Show,
and you know when you guys do like this and keep laughing yourself and man I never thought that
he was there I'm gonna f**k up my partner over here you know oh man all right man hey let me
ask you something man what is the baddest radio show in the land god Steve Harvey show I say
hey man y'all keep listening to us all right yeah man and I want to I want to let you know
Everybody across the border.
You hear me?
Yes, sir.
Order me in.
That's what I want to hear.