1.  Who are Igancio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean?

2.  a) Who is Bill Delahunt?
b)  In a House resolution made yesterday, what did Mr. Delahunt ask President Bush to do?

3.  For what reasons does Mr. Delahunt support Ramos and Compean?  Be specific.

4.  a) Who is Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila?
b)  What did Mr. Davila do 8 months after the agents shot him when he was smuggling marijuana into the U.S.?

5.  Name the two Republican congressmen mentioned in the article who have signed Mr. Delahunt's resolution.

6.  Re-read paragraphs 18-19.  What do you think of the agents' sentences based on this information?

Ramos and Compean did not report the shooting.  A border patrol agent named Sanchez first learned about it from his mother-in-law, who is friends with Davila's mother.  Sanchez reported Ramos and Compean to Homeland Security.
A federal jury in Texas convicted Ramos and Compean of assault, obstruction of justice and civil rights violations in the wounding of Osvaldo Aldrete Davila on the Texas border.  
Do you think their sentence was too harsh?  If you support Rep. Delahunt's resolution to the President, send an email to President Bush at comments@whitehouse.gov.
Put "pardon Ramos and Compean" or something similar in the subject line.
Be clear, concise and polite.