Minuteman Blog Central

The Brownsville Herald reported today that the Brooks County commissioners passed a resolution this week condemning the Minutemen. Brooks County is home to our Falfurrias field headquarters in Texas.

A copy of the resolution is posted at the Brooks County Democratic Party website. It can be read here (PDF file)

Texas Minuteman president Al Garza is quoted as saying in response,"We’re not going to leave until the laws are enforced there."

The Seattle Times reported yesterday on the Bellingham City Council passing a resolution condemning the Minutemen for their border watch patrols on the Canada-Washington state border.

The council voted to denounce the Minutemen without even meeting them or coming out to see their operations. They based their resolution and votes on inflammatory hearsay, newspaper articles and internet postings.

One City Council member was quoted in The Times falsely accusing the Minutemen of "violence and racism."

We trust you''re offended and outraged as much as we are about her scurrilous statement.

The Washington State Democratic Central Committee passed a resolution against the Minutemen on September 17, 2005. The resolution is extremely similar to the one passed by the Bellingham City Council--what a coincidence!

The resolution passed by the Washington State Democratic Party can be read here (PDF file).

The text of the Bellingham City Council resolution is posted below:

RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO BORDER MILITIA GROUPS

WHEREAS, a just society that respects the civil rights of all people should be the goal of all Whatcom County residents, and

WHEREAS, the Bellingham City Council works to uphold and protect human and civil rights, and is committed to including and representing all people, and

WHEREAS, the activities of self-appointed militia or vigilante groups or individuals with limited training and no legal authority present a potential danger to the safety and well-being of society and all members of that society who might become the victims or inadvertent targets of such activities, and

WHEREAS, the existence and activities of vigilante groups or individuals in other regions have created fear, an atmosphere of racism and violence, and increased suspicion, intolerance and even hate in those regions,

WHEREAS, the presence of vigilante border militia groups, such as the Minutemen''s operation on our nation''s northern and southern borders, can create a negative image for our region and harm our local economy as occurred in the State of Idaho, and

WHEREAS, Whatcom County, the State of Washington and the U.S Government all have policies that are opposed to the casual use of ad hoc Militia groups to replace or augment the duties of duly authorized law enforcement organizations, and that such unregulated, undisciplined and untrained militia groups acting without adequate supervision and training are known to have adversely impacted the lives and liberties of citizens and other civilians in the U.S.,

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM, that the Bellingham City Council opposes any effort to deputize, commission, finance, or otherwise encourage the presence of self-appointed vigilante groups or individuals within the County who might take into their own hands the legal authority vested in our law enforcement officials and those of the federal and state governments, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Bellingham City Council expresses once again its absolute commitment to a safe and secure environment where individual civil rights are respected by all.

The Washington Post published a letter to the editor today from Minuteman Civil Defense Corps President Chris Simcox.

Chris wrote to rebut a letter from a detractor published earlier in the week in The Post that claimed border watch groups aren''t gaining support.

Chris set the record straight as far as MCDC is concerned.

Minutemen in Vermont kept a low profile today on their border watch along the northern border.

Frustrating protesters and the media alike, about a dozen Minuteman volunteers spent the day doing what they came to do: keep an eye on the border for illegal crossings.

A sharp-eyed reporter for the Associated Press ran into Minuteman Greg LeMay of Long Island, NY, at a Vermont shopping plaza.

LeMay is quoted explaining the group''s reasons for avoiding the spotlight:"We''re nonconfrontational. What''s the sense in picking a fight? ... We''re here to spot any illegal activity. It''s really no different from a community watch."

The AP reports that bored protesters on the Vermont and Canadian sides of the border at Derby Line and Stansted, Quebec kicked a ball back and forth across the border until a Vermont state trooper took the ball away.

FRIDAY, October 14. ROOKIE “MINUTE(WO)MEN” BECOME OUR OWN NAVAJO CODE TALKERS!

This story is hilarious! We pray that the majority of our constituency takes it in the humorous manner in which it is intended.

The Minutemen Civil Defense Corps of Nueces Strip is so excited that several volunteers learned that this is a great place for patriotic Americans. They went home and returned, bringing their wives.

Two such “better halves” went out on the line with their hubbies Thursday night to man the same post. The ladies noticed a flashing red light in a grove of trees, giving signals that appeared to correlate to the vehicular and foot traffic in the area. But would their men believe them? I’ll let you guess.

Alert MCDC volunteers on this line observed 14 illegal aliens. While this was transpiring, the CDC wives were decoding the signals in the trees. A signal toward the woods told the travelers to move toward the highway. Then a signal toward the rest area called a transporter to start moving north toward the travelers. This minimized the loitering and circling that calls attention to pickups. Given this information, the men took notice.

By midnight, the Falfurrias Border Patrol picked up 13 of the 14 illegals. The men of the MCDC attempted to give a convincing report about the signal light in the grove. But it was our men’s turn to be taken with a grain of salt - they reaped what they sowed.

A couple of MCDC rovers gathered in the groves, finally stopping under the treed signalman. This put a crimp in his activity, but they had no authority to detain him. They attempted to get the Border Patrol to return for the man up in the tree. But the Border Patrol was either unconvinced or occupied elsewhere, and the signalman got away.

Perhaps if the two women had been under him, the signalman might have chosen to stay up in the tree.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

New Mexico Minuteman rescues mother and infant from exposure

Hachita, New Mexico (October 15, 2005) – A New Mexico Minuteman rescued an illegal immigrant mother and her infant who were in distress from the cold during the early morning hours of Thursday, October 13, 2005 on State Road 9, between Hachita and Columbus, New Mexico. Minuteman Daryl Olson was conducting routine border surveillance operations when he was approached by a distraught mother and her infant around 1:40 AM.

The mother, a citizen of Mexico who had illegally crossed the U.S./Mexican border with her infant earlier that evening, became panicked with concern for her baby as nighttime temperatures dropped lower than she had expected, into the 40s. Thunderstorms approaching from the east threatened to soak the area in bitter-cold rain and hail. Desperate for shelter from the cold, she noticed and approached a Minuteman vehicle and appealed for assistance.

The mother urgently indicated that she desired to enter Olson’s vehicle to protect her infant from exposure. Olson, in spite of his impulse to immediately bring her into his car, was unable to do so because of the Minutemen’s standard operational procedure. Minuteman doctrine, which strictly prohibits any contact between illegal immigrants and Minutemen with the exception of ‘”in extremis” for lifesaving intervention, restricted Olson from allowing the mother into his vehicle.

Olson advised his headquarters of the situation by radio and was advised that a Border Patrol unit would arrive in approximately seven minutes. Olson then indicated to the mother that assistance would arrive in seven minutes; this assurance calmed her immediately. Olson then offered her a bottle of water, which she drank from right away.

The Border Patrol unit promptly arrived and took the mother and her infant into custody. The mother said “muchas gracias!” over her shoulder to Olson as she was led away to the Border Patrol vehicle.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

MINUTEMAN CO-FOUNDERS CHRIS SIMCOX & JIM GILCHRIST TO HAVE RARE JOINT APPEARANCE

When: 11 A.M. Sunday, October 16, 2005
Where: Field HQ, Minuteman Corps of California
Outdoor World Retreat
37133 Hwy 94
Boulevard, Ca 91905

TOMBSTONE, AZ (October 14, 2005) – Chris Simcox, founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps and Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project will have a rare joint appearance this Sunday, October 16, 2005, at the field headquarters for the Minuteman Corps of California in Boulevard, Ca. This appearance at the field headquarters will be the first time this location has been open to the media.

A trip to the ongoing border watch operation near Jacumba will follow the availability.

The two leaders of the Minuteman movement will speak about the success of the ongoing “Secure Our Borders” operation in 12 states on the northern and southern borders and the effect the Minutemen are having on government at all levels.

Simcox, 45, is president of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. He is a former owner and publisher of The Tombstone Tumbleweed. He has a degree in Human Development and Early Childhood Education and spent 13 years as a teacher in Los Angeles. During his tenure as a teacher, Simcox chaired the Diversity committee at Wildwood Elementary School. Under the direction of Louise Derman-Sparks, Simcox studied anti-bias curriculum, a cultural and gender-sensitive approach to education.

Gilchrist, 56, is president of the Minuteman Project. He served in the Marine Corps during Vietnam where he earned a Purple Heart. He has worked as a newspaper reporter and as a CPA. He holds a B.A. in newspaper journalism, a B.S. in business administration and an M.B.A. in taxation. He is currently engaged in a run-off in the special election for the House of Representatives seat vacated by Chris Cox in California’s 48th District.

NOTE: The location of this media availability is on private property. Only press with valid credentials from legitimate news organizations will gain admittance.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER FRIST COMMENDS MINUTEMEN BORDER WATCH EFFORTS; CALLS FOR BORDER SECURITY TO BE PRIORITY

MINUTEMEN URGE NATIONAL GUARD BE SENT TO SECURE BORDER

TOMBSTONE, AZ (October 14, 2005) – Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, in an interview with The Washington Times after he took an aerial tour of the Texas-Mexico border with Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, said he was “ … left with a very positive attitude about [the Minutemen] … ,” after asking about people’s impression of them on his border tour.

Dr. Frist, who did not meet with the Minutemen on his tour, added he had been told the Minutemen, “ … were filling a gap that needs to be filled … ,” on the border.

Dr. Frist also said that he will make both border security and interior immigration enforcement priorities in the Senate over immigration reform and guest worker proposals.

Chris Simcox, President of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps (“MCDC”) welcomed Dr. Frist’s priorities in the following statement:

“Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist’s statement making border security a priority in the Senate should be supported by all United States Senators and the Bush administration. Our national security has been put at great risk by the conditions at our borders. For far too long after the terror attacks of September 11th, the federal government has played
a game of chance with the security of the American people.

“Dr. Frist needs to go further, though. This country cannot wait for border security legislation to be passed ‘sometime next year.’ In addition to the terrorist threat, our fellow citizens are victimized daily by violent criminals, smugglers, gangs and drug cartels while immigrants seeking a better life risk death in the desert and barbaric exploitation by human traffickers. The crisis on the border needs to be addressed right now. The Senate and the House of Representatives should pass legislation, and override a veto if President Bush refuses to sign it, mandating the National Guard be placed at the borders immediately and remain there until the borders are secured and the Border Patrol and Immigration Control are sufficiently staffed and funded to keep them secure.

“With our borders having been compromised by over five million illegal crossings since September 11th, it is by the grace of God that we have not been attacked on the homeland again. But the Lord helps those who helps themselves, and America needs to help itself on the borders before we are attacked again.”

MCDC is conducting a month-long border watch program this October called “Secure Our Borders.” An estimated four thousand trained Minuteman volunteers will participate in non-confrontational border watch efforts on America''s northern and southern borders. Minutemen act as extra eyes and ears for the Border Patrol and will report directly to authorities any sightings of border crossings at other than legal ports of entry.

I just returned from a week on the Mexican border with the New Mexico Minuteman Project. Based in Hachita, the New Mexico Minutemen, aided by volunteers from all over the country-- Washington state to Georgia, Alabama to Pennsylvania and Florida to California-- spend their time broiling by day and freezing by night trying to assist a Border Patrol whose leaders do not want their help. I led a three man recon team from Alabama but this is not about our story, it is about theirs.

Hachita was chosen by the Minutemen because it lies at the junction of Routes 9 and 81 and is the freeway interchange for most of the human and drug smuggling in New Mexico. The Border Patrol maintains a daylight crossing point at Antelope Wells further to the south on 81. Once across the border, this road leads to Mexican Route 2 and Chihuahua State. Route 2 more or less parallels the border as it swings through Little Nogales and Janos before ending at Ciudad Juarez, opposite El Paso. As far as New Mexico is concerned it is the lower nexus of the Ho Chi Minh trail, with all the traffic headed north this time.

The country here is one of savage beauty and frankly alien to this Alabama boy''s eyes. Volcanic mountains jut starkly up from a plain that is already a mile above sea level. The Big Hatchet mountains tower some 8440 feet. It is a harsh land where contact with every bush can draw blood from the unwary and where some of the vegetation seems to have leapt from the drawing pad of Dr. Seuss. It is a land of rattlesnakes, Gila monsters, scorpions and tarantulas. The first day we were there, the ambient temperature on our Blazer''s dash readout was 90 degrees. That night it got down to 45.

As far as volunteers go, the Minutemen weren''t much to look at. Just average folks of the kind you might see at a ball game anywhere. The oldest fellow I met was a Navy radio operator in WWII, flying PBM patrol planes. Now this Georgian was back for one more war because his country needed him.

And it is a war, make no mistake. Most people who admit there is a "War on Drugs" shrink from applying the same terms to illegal immigration, but the two are indissolubly linked. The old Miami Vice model of huge shipments of dope hardly obtains anymore. The risks to the cartels of seizure are too great. Nowadays, they count on thousands upon thousands of lowly mules who filter across our border. Once they make their drops, they are free to continue on into the land of plenty. No, there is nothing benign about illegal immigration.

The locals, those who do not make a living profiting from this trade, live in a state of suspended fear. If they keep their heads down and their mouths shut, the contrabandistas will allow them to live. If they do not, their cattle turn up dead, their stock ponds poisoned, their houses and barns burned. Still there are the quietly courageous who support the Minutemen openly and dare the contrabandistas to do anything about it.

As for the volunteers, there is little to recommend Hachita as a vacation spot. On vigil by night, freezing despite thermal underwear, they fall exhausted into Korean War vintage tents for a couple hours sleep before the baking sun awakens them and they are forced to flee their cots. For those of us who slept on the concrete floor of the somewhat cooler Hachita Community Center, we had to share it with tarantulas and deadly scorpions, forcing us to check our bedrolls and boots morning and night.

Numbering only a few dozen, in the first five days we were only credited by the Border Patrol with 8 capture assists, a mere fraction of the traffic we knew from local knowledge was passing through here. For all of the misery the Minutemen suffered in accomplishing it, it seemed like a pitiful payback. A few grew discouraged and left. But as time went on we noticed something: none of our captures were occuring at night during our line operations, all had been chance encounters during the day. And we noticed something else: wherever we would set up, the Border Patrol would set up in front of us, and the Mexican Federales would set up in front of them on their side of the border. It was as if both governments were telling the contrabandistas "Minutemen here, do not cross." This impression was solidified in my mind on the last night line operation the Alabama team participated in. Just after dark, a Border Patrol vehicle came down the fence line with its brights on and highlighted our camouflaged position. Shortly thereafter, my assistant team leader with excellent Generation 3 night vision spotted an infrared strobe marking our position several hundred yards in advance of our line. All night long, on both sides of the border, the forces of the US and Mexican governments displayed flashing lights so that anyone would know not to come through there,

Frustrating? Yes. But then it began to dawn on some of us: we few dozen volunteers were forcing the governments of two nations (as well as the minions of the largest economic enterprise on the planet) to dance to OUR tune. With this knowledge, we began to tailor our operations to take advantage of that fact. And while I am back in Alabama, the Minutemen volunteers are still interdicting that part of the border, mindful of their new power to call the tune.

History, for good or ill, is made by determined minorities. Never was that truer than among that small band of New Mexico Minutemen. They were dirty, unshaven and exhausted on their best day. They didn''t look like much more than a small convention of the homeless. But by their presence and their gritty determination they were calling the shots on the border. They were pitiful, they were magnificent. I am proud to have known them and to have served with them. And if we can find more of their kind, we just might be able to save the country.

Mike Vanderboegh
Alabama Minuteman Support Team
www.amist.us
PO Box 926
Pinson, AL 35126
GeorgeMason1776@aol.com

Fresh out of email, these just in! Looks like the Washington State Minutemen have a great setup!

From the Desk of Chris Simcox President Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

To all of the Minutemen and our supporters:

It is my distinct honor to thank you all for your unselfish sacrifices on behalf of this country by your participation in the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps effort to secure our borders. It is indeed a privilege for me to be associated with such fine Americans as yourselves.

This nation suffers a great risk to our national security a full four years after the outrageous attacks on September 11, 2001, by radical Islamist terrorists – a wide open border across which any number of terrorists may cross undetected, transporting chemical, biological and even nuclear materials. This is an entirely unacceptable level of national security risk.

The response from the President and Congress has been wholly inadequate and is outrageous in its own right. Politics should never come before the security of this nation and her citizens. It is imperative that we secure our borders now, first, before any political squabbling over what is to be done with those millions who have already entered this country by illegal means. These are two entirely separate issues.

We have been successful as an inhibitor to illegal trespass in every area we have deployed. We have assisted in captures by reporting to Border Patrol sightings by the hundreds so far of those who do try to cross the borders in our areas. Further, we have raised a national awareness of the lawless and out-of-control situation at this nation’s borders, forcing governments at the state and national levels to address this national security risk. Thanks to all of you, we have done well!

It is in the fine tradition of America’s Minutemen that you have heeded this nation’s call to protect our citizenry from those who wish to exploit our society, based upon freedom and liberty, to do this nation great harm. I am honored and humbled by the level of participation and the dedication so many of you have made for the Minuteman efforts.

Sincerely,

Chris Simcox
President
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

The Watertown Daily Times in upstate New York has an article today about the upcoming Secure Our Borders efforts by the New York Minutemen.

Give it a read and leave a message for the New York volunteers.

Sorry to get wonky on everybody, but here''s where the rubber meets the road with securing our borders. In order for Congress to fix the situation, one thing they need to address is the abysmal ''catch and release'' policy.

GovExec.com has an article about a report by the Congressional Research Service that studied the issue of expanding the federal government''s authority to detain and expel without review illegal immigrants who meet certain criteria.

GovExec.com reports that currently the policy applies to illegal immigrants at ports of entry and those found within 100 miles of the Southwest border who cannot prove they have been here more than fourteen days.

GovExec.com also reports that the Homeland Security Department recently broadened the policy to all sectors on the Southwest and Northern borders.

The twenty-three page Congressional Research Service report can be read here (PDF file.)

As with any government program, there are pros and cons, bureaucracy and expenses, and concerns about civil rights.

Read the report and see what you think.

Bear in mind that if the federal government secured the border, most of this would be unnecessary.

Minuteman Corps of California (MCC) has had over 175 participants since October 1st, heavy on weekends, and much lighter during the weekdays. We have enough to man our line, but not as many as we would like. We aided Border Patrol in 6 confirmed apprehensions; with a report on another 6 outcome unknown.

Funny thing, I was driving to the line, running a little late when I spotted a group of 5 crossing a ranch and running toward Hwy 8, about 3 miles west of a Border Patrol checkpoint.

I put the call out on the radio & waited by the side of the road approximately. 1/2 mile from the location where they crossed they highway. I watched in my rearview mirror to see if they crossed the westbound lanes. Perhaps not wanting to scale the sheer cliff on the other side of the westbound lanes, they re-crossed the eastbound lanes just in time for Border Patrol to pull up and offer a lift.

Fox News was trailing behind me in traffic & saw the whole thing & mentioned it on air all day while they were on our line.

One more affirmation of the SOP.

The rumor about the Mexican National Guard planning to conduct exercises south of our position turned out to be just that: a rumor. About 30 to 40 protesters showed up on both sides of the border.

We kept everyone on our line sitting down under their shade tents or standing behind them. This effectively de-escalated a potentially violent situation. It was our intent to expose them as the aggressors to any and all cameras present, and it worked. This strategy in combination with the presence of Law Enforcement, defused a potentially volatile situation.

That same day, Jim Gilchrist came down, manned a post and brought supplies and lunch for all the minutemen on the line.

Chock up another point for the SOP.

Another incident occurred on Sunday, Oct 9th that was worthy of note. A small contingent of protesters showed up at about 2 PM including Gente Unida, Angels of the Desert, and some anarchists. What was particularly interesting was a blue pickup truck that drove slowly down our line with no license plate, flying the Confederate Flag from their aerial. The skinheads driving the truck tried to park close to the minutemen, but never succeeded in infiltrating our ranks. A few of the protesters pointed at the vehicle, saying, "see the minutemen are racists." It was a very pathetic attempt to smear us and it failed.

We are operating our day line in O''neill Valley, where we have been very effective at getting a little news out each day, albeit to local print reporters, but on Saturday, we did have Fox News on Saturday shooting live shots, and Canadian Television also came down.

The Minuteman Corps of California is staging out of a campground called OUTDOOR WORLD in Boulevard, CA. The owner, Dimitri, is a legal immigrant and a huge supporter of the Minutemen. He has 183 acres, and owns the access road off the main highway so the protesters cannot get anywhere near us. He has offered a special rate for Minutemen, and has given us the use of his conference center for training sessions.

We were treated to a full Italian dinner on two nights due to the culinary expertise of one of our leader''s wives, who cooks from her heart. It was a wonderful way to unwind and get to know one another after a long day on the line.

Of particular note:

We have a minuteman in our midst who is famous in his own right. Dr. Johan Hultin, is a world-renowned pathologist, credited in 1949 with discovering a corpse as a young researcher in the Alaskan wilderness who died of the 1918 Spanish Flu (now recognized as avian flu). Almost 50 years later, he went back to retrieve the tissue sample used to recreate the deadly virus in order to develop a vaccine for the current version of the avian flu. This week he has been interviewed by dozens of reporters, and he has told every single one of them that he is a minuteman. We are proud to have him in our ranks.

Dr. Hultin was recently profiled in The Des Moines Register.

We also have a man named Greg Sheehan, who flew out all the way from Altoona, Pennsylvannia to join our border watch. He carries with him a heavy burden: telling the horrific tale of a triple homicide to all who will listen. Greg is a soft-spoken minuteman who is as humble as he is tall. Here is his story:

In late August of this year "Miguel Padilla, the alleged killer, attacked Alfred Mignogna, a local businessman, Fred Rickabaugh, a worker at the veterans club, and Stephen Heiss, a Marine veteran, and killed them in cold blood. Stephen had just returned home from serving in Iraq and jumped in front of his fiancée taking the bullet that otherwise would have ended her life and instead took his. It is terrible enough when a murder occurs, but to have it happen by someone who should not have been here adds to the despair.

Padilla had been living in the US illegally for fifteen years, had a driver''s license, a registered car, graduated from Penn-Cambria High School and has been arrested twice before for assault with a knife and illegal possession of a gun.

"This is an example that happens far too often in our country. When police had Padilla in custody during these arrests they contacted Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE did nothing and they have no answers to this day. Three murders could have been prevented. It is outrageous for Padilla to go unnoticed in our country for that long, especially with prior arrests. It is hard enough to find illegal aliens, but when they are handed over to federal authorities action needs to be taken" this according to Congressman Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania.

Greg Sheehan needed to do something. He had heard of the Minutemen a year earlier and joined their April watch in Arizona. This week Sheehan and a local CBS television crew travel to East San Diego County to help secure a portion of America''s borders hoping to prevent another Padilla from entering illegally.

"Greg is but one of thousands of volunteers nationwide that have been personally touched this national crisis. Having thousands of unknown individuals enter our country each day is an unacceptable risk after 9/11," said Tim Donnelly, Leader of the Minuteman Corps of California.

We can always use a few more good men and women. Please register at http://www.minutemanhq.com/hq/ or call us at 619-407-7073.

Godspeed.

Tim Donnelly Leader, Minuteman Corps of California

Minuteman Civil Defense Corp - Incident Report

Area: Falfurrias Texas
Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Location: Line 3 – Post 9

At 21:30 a Minuteman volunteer, using Generation III Night Vision (GEN-III NV) was scanning for activity to the SE while three other Minutemen were scanning South at a suspected entry area. Light activity was spotted by the Minuteman around a tree approximately 500 yards SE (145°) of his post via the GEN-III NV at 21:35 and later at 21:40. The Minuteman radioed the nearest post on his Line 3 at Post 4 to inquire if anyone at Post 4 had seen the light and checked if they were using Infrared (IR) Illumination towards that tree. Neither was the case so the Minuteman volunteer asked Post 4 to watch to their South for the light.

The Minuteman then asked two others to monitor that same tree to the SE and one of the others also saw the lights with a GEN-I NV. It was at that time one of the others was able to see the light without NV and then we knew it was a visible flash light rather than an IR source used with NV. While GEN-III NV was handed back and forth between two of the Minutemen, both noticed two individuals moving from the tree with the light activity onto a freshly mowed sunflower field that the landowner had shredded just before sunset that day. The Minutemen counted four (4) individuals moving towards them at a distance of around 300-400 yards at 22:00. The image was clear enough to see them walking upright and one Minuteman could see the spaces between their legs as they walked.

It was at this point the Minuteman walked back up the hill for better radio reception and called Post 4 at 22:10 to help him relay the message to Base that we have spotted and confirmed 4 individuals moving from the SE towards our Post 9. The Minuteman was informed that Border Control (BP) was on the way. He kept in radio communication with the other Minuteman back at Post 9 observation location who was constantly monitoring and counting the individuals. As the first BP officer showed up with lights out at 22:15, the Minuteman met the officer, quickly introduced himself as a MCDC Minuteman volunteer and gave the officer a count of individuals, their heading of SE (145°) and their distance of approximately 300 yards. BP officer then walked directly to the specified location of the individuals and Minuteman rejoined the other two Minutemen back at the Post 9 observation point.

One of the Post 9 Minutemen informed the others that the individual count had grown to 6 and that they were starting to hide in the uncut section of the field and along small groups of trees. They then observed with the GEN-III NV the BP officer walking to the North of the hidden group missing them by only 100 yards. The Minuteman then saw that the BP office was using only a lower level GEN-II or even GEN-I NV since he was using IR illumination that projected less then 25 yards.

This is when the Minutemen realized that the BP officer would not be able to see the hidden group and we could not radio him to direct him to their hidden locations since we do not have common radio communications with the BP.

Then at around 22:20 a second BP officer (BP#2) arrived back at the road, the Minuteman met him and this time brought him directly back to our Post 9 observation point. They then pointed out the individual’s hidden location and handed BP#2 our GEN-III NV for him to see them.

BP#2 said, “WOW! You can see everything with this! This is incredible!” The Minutemen were surprised to hear this and it became obvious that at least these BP officers do not have access to GEN-III NV to do their dangerous and critical jobs which is an abomination.

BP#2 then headed out directly to their hidden location and again walked right past them. After BP#2 had walked 200 yards a Minuteman saw an individual crawl from left of the mowed field to the right brush less then 100 yards BEHIND the BP#2 officer. Then a Minuteman observed another running in a swatch again behind the BP#2 from right to left. The Minuteman went back up the hill to radio Base and Post 4 to inform BP headquarters to radio the BP#2 officer that the individuals are passing and crawling behind him.

BP#1 officer gave up his search around 22:35, telling us he found nothing, and then left. BP#2 drove around with the spot light searching the fields but not one was found. BP#2 then came back by our position informing us he never saw a thing, but told us if we see then again to call and they will return. BP#2 said he had another call to attend to so we thanked him for his service to our country and he left around 22:45.

For the next hour from 23:00 to 00:00 the Minutemen noticed at least one individual hiding near the brush and then migrating back to the SE. At around 2AM two Minutemen saw flashlight activity again well over 1000 yards away near trees to the SE (150°). It is thought that the scatter group retreated to the SE and regrouped at the farther tree to wait us out for another attempt to migrate North.

We radioed Post 4 to watch for them to their South. The operation ended at 02:30 so we packed up and went back to base.

What We Learned:

Next time we have a sighting with GEN-III NV and the BP show up stealth, we need to bring the BP officer FIRST to our observation point and hand them our high performance NV device. This will enable the BP to actually see what we are seeing and exactly where we are seeing it. Then the BP will really believe we are observing actual migrant activity, have an accurate headcount, location, and landscape reference point to proceed with apprehension.

We could even go farther by temporary loaning him the equipment after noting his name and/or BP badge number so he can use it for the capture.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MINUTEMEN SUPPORT TEXAS GOVERNOR PERRY’S CALL FOR BORDER TO BE DESIGNATED
HIGH-THREAT AREA

TOMBSTONE, AZ (October12, 2005) Chris Simcox, President of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps (“MCDC”) today expressed his support and appreciation of Texas Governor Rick Perry’s call for the federal government to designate the border a high threat area, and encouragement for his border security plan announced earlier today.

With this proposal, Gov. Perry demonstrates the seriousness of mind that has been lacking in our nation’s capital by leaders of both parties with regard to the national security issues and human rights violations at the border.

Simcox issued the following statement in response to the Governor’s announcement:

“Gov. Perry’s plan should serve as a wake up call to President Bush from his fellow Texas Republican. It is a disgrace that four years after the terror attacks of September 11th our borders are wide open to anyone who wishes to do our country great harm.

“As a result of actions by Minuteman citizen volunteers, governments at the state and federal level have been forced to acknowledge the crisis on our border. We agree with Gov. Perry’s statement that, ‘… the State of Texas cannot wait for the federal government to implement needed border security measures.’

“New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, having declared states of emergencies on their respective borders but failing to follow up with effective action, would do well to emulate Gov. Perry’s plan.

“As heartened as we are by Gov. Perry’s proposal, it will take time to implement and will fall short if the federal government continues to fail to do its job. The Minutemen will continue to serve on the border until such time as the border is secure.”

MCDC is conducting a month-long border watch program this October called “Secure Our Borders.” An estimated four thousand trained Minuteman volunteers will participate in non-confrontational border watch efforts on America''s northern and southern borders. Minutemen act as extra eyes and ears for the Border Patrol and will report directly to authorities any sightings of border crossings at other than legal ports of entry.

To read Gov. Perry’s proposal, please visit his website: http://www.governor.state.tx.gov

For more information, please visit our website: http://www.MinutemanHQ.com

Being that this was posted as an open letter to the Minutemen, we''re sure they won''t mind us posting their statement in its entirety.

Anti-Immigrant Minutemen are Unwelcome in Vermont

An open letter to the Minutemen organization from the Second Vermont Republic and the Green Mountain Anarchist Collective. The Minutemen are a right-wing, anti-immigrant organization based outside of Vermont. They Currently plan on "patrolling" our northern boarder of Vermont at Derby Line on October 15th. We, the people of Vermont and allies, will be there to make sure they know they are not welcome.

On October 15th, come join people from across Vermont and beyond to to make sure your voice is heard! We will meet at the Town Common at 12 noon and will be prepared to stay till dusk.

For more information contact the Green Mountain Anarchist Collective at: greencollective@chek.com

October 12th, 2005

"I am a hardy mountaineer and scorn to be intimidated by threats."
-Ethan Allen

Minutemen,

Let it be known that you are not welcome in the Green Mountains of Vermont. You
are outsiders and you have not been invited. We have no interests in granting
authority to outsiders over the regulation of our northern lands!

Vermont’s northern boarder has a long history of openness and flux. Today, tens of thousands of Vermonters, especially in the north, trace their roots to ancestors who called themselves Quebecois and Abenaki. Those that decided to stay and make the Green Mountains their home decided to do so in the spirit of justice, fair mindedness and freedom. Exemplary of this sentiment was the establishment and maintenance of the Underground Railroad. Vermonters decided how to manage their border without allowing those with no ties to this land to alter our perceptions of how our land is to be used.

We Vermonters, who believe in our right to determine the policies and actions that will be pursued on our land, resent the encroachment on and usurpation of our democratic power by an overbearing federal government in their growing manipulation of its laws over our citizens, ie. checkpoints, not at international boarders but within our state. We same Vermonters recognize you, the Minutemen, as foot soldiers of the far right. We recognize your alliance with neo-nazi organizations such as the National Alliance and we will do what is necessary to uphold our long held view that Vermonters know what is best for Vermont and we do not accept the inclusion of your radical anti-immigrant ideology rooted in your racist world view in our Green Mountains. We the Vermonter; the Quebecois, the Abenaki and the sons and daughters of Ethan Allen, birthed in the spirit of self-determination, direct democracy, and self-governance have determined: We don’t want you and your ilk in our mountains.

Joint Statement of
Thomas H. Nylor, Founder of The Second Vermont Republic
and The Green Mountain Anarchist Collective, NEFAC

The Second Vermont Republic
P.O. Box 1093
Montpelier, VT 05601
info@vermontrepublic.org

The Green Mountain Anarchist Collective
GMAC
PO Box 76
Montpelier, Vermont 05602
Email: greencollective@chek.com

Once more, we''re not racists. We have nothing to do with neo-nazis or any other racist groups. But it suits the agenda of the radical left to lie about those who oppose their whackjob politics.

The anarchist-communists are free to peacefully exercise their First Amendment rights and demonstrate to the public their support of an ideology that murdered over 100 million people in the 20th Century.

We''ll be standing up for the country that liberated hundreds of millions of people while we work to keep it secure by highlighting the need for heightened security on our borders.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tx) was reported by KFOX-TV in El Paso as saying the following:

"Security is important, but I believe no matter what the good intentions may be of civilian volunteers that this is not a job for volunteers. This is a job for trained professionals and that''s why I have proposed that we increase the number of Border Patrol and trained professionals to help with border security."

We agree, Sen. Cornyn. When the federal government secures the border, the Minutemen will stand down. Until then, we''ll be on the border doing what Congress and the President have failed to do so far.

The Texas newspaper The Del Rio News Herald reported today on a fact finding visit to the border by U.S. Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) with Val Verde County Sheriff A. D''Wayne Jernigan.

Rep. Culberson proposed a bill last July with 54 co-sponsors that would authorize and fund states with international borders to raise, train and equip civilian militias dedicated to supplementing the federal government''s duties stopping illegal border crossings.

Sheriff Jernigan, who sits on the executive committee of the border sheriff''s coalition, opposes parts of the measure. He''s reported as saying the proposed federal money should go to the border sheriffs'' departments.

Rep. Culberson''s bill, H.R. 3622, can be read here.

NUECES STRIP

MONDAY, October 10. SAVING LIVES !!!

Kudos to the alertness of a brand new volunteer!

Just after registering at our base camp and heading north on Hwy 281 toward Falfurrias, our new teammate noticed four illegal aliens on the other side of the fence on the Vickers’ Ranch. He immediately called Border Patrol, and with binoculars in hand, climbed on his van to observe.

Two other Minuteman vehicles posted at intervals north of the sighting quickly rallied for observation. The northernmost vehicle sighted the four, a mother, two young daughters and a teenage son. Again, the Border Patrol was called.

The family exhibited a great degree of suffering because the daughters were bracing their mother as they approached the Minuteman vehicle, hands in a praying mode and begging to be rescued.

With exceptional cooperation from the Border Patrol (ten-minute response time from the first call and 1 ½-minute response from the second), quickly this distressed family was rescued and given assistance.

The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, Nueces Strip Sector, most probably saved some lives this day.

MONDAY, October 10. APPREHENSION AT OUR MAIN GATE

Immediately following the family rescue, security reported to BP that he witnessed an illegal alien in a white shirt, carrying a “black purse or bag,” calmly change to black and saunter away into the Vickers’ Ranch. The behavior of the intruder alerted security that he was a “cool, dangerous character.” After the MM call, BP searched inside the ranch at length, never locating him.

During the search, another illegal alien crossed the highway toward the Vickers’ property and got the shock of his life! As he climbed the 8-foot electrified fence, the current at the top of the fence knocked him to the ground. BP apprehended the illegal with no pursuit necessary.

MONDAY, October 10. DANGEROUS ENDEAVORS!!!

At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Monday, the Nueces Strip Sector Minutemen were at their posts when reports of unauthorized headlights coming off the highway were reported.

Subsequently, reports of Border Patrol vehicles in hot pursuit were reported. We then learned from BP that a white pickup truck had broken through the huge Iron Gate and that the driver was most probably armed.

Each time the white pickup saw reflections from our posts’ vehicles, it retreated, and drove cross-pasture through fences and trees. At one point, the intruder’s lights vanished, creating suspicion that he may have left his vehicle. All posts were placed on high alert and instructed to get out of the way!

Security reported that the vehicle was heading north through pastures, toward Falfurrias. Shortly thereafter, all posts returned to headquarters.

A volunteer heading north to our remote campsite called to inform base that BP vehicles had a white pickup truck stopped near the very turnoff to that site.

What a coincidence! The pickup approached or passed or avoided each of our posts, even our remote campsite! The irony of the events has created quite a bit of chatter among our patriotic volunteers who are “patiently” waiting to hear the reasons the truck seemed to be targeting our posts!

PHONE UDATE: When BP found the truck it had 25 illegals in the ONE truck, caught seven, the rest, including the coyote, got away.

The BP told us we were instrumental in their capture!

The Washington Times has an article today by Jerry Seper that tells the story of Minuteman volunteer, and all around great guy, Dr. Michael Vickers. Some of you may have seen Dr. Vickers on Fox News Weekend Live this past Sunday.

Here''s an excerpt from the article. Please take the time to click the link above to read the whole thing.

FALFURRIAS, Texas -- Minuteman volunteers have been responsible for the apprehension of hundreds of illegal aliens since they started their border vigils in April, but their biggest catch may be a prominent Texas veterinarian.
Dr. Michael Vickers, a cattle rancher and a leading Republican Party committeeman in south Texas, has joined the Minutemen, bringing what many say is credibility to an organization labeled as "vigilantes" by President Bush, a fellow Texan.
"He believes in America. He believes in the rule of law. He believes in what we are doing, and his help has been invaluable," said Al Garza, Texas president of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, which began foot and horse patrols here Saturday that will continue indefinitely.
Walking through mounds of trash left on his property, the MV Ranch, by the hordes of illegal aliens who cross every night, Dr. Vickers said he joined the Minutemen because federal and state officials have failed to seriously address illegal immigration and its impact on America.
"I decided we had to kick up as much dust as we could, and this was a good way to do it, for the sake of our country," he said. "We know the border is not secure. We don''t need to prove that."
"Over the past five years, the illegal-alien traffic has been horrendous," he said. "More than a thousand aliens pass through here every night. Our fences are being cut. Our homes and barns are being vandalized. Our families are frightened."

The print edition of The Times has four photos by staff photographer Mary F. Calvert of Dr. Vickers reviewing the damage done to his ranch by illegal immigrants who nightly cross his property 70 miles north of the border on their way into the U.S. interior.

Dr. Vickers'' ranch is located in what is known as the Highway 281 corridor. An estimated 360,000 illegal immigrants pass through there every year!

Correction: The article mentioned here is the third of a seven part series by The Deseret Morning News that began Sunday.

The Deseret Morning News starts a series on illegal immigration today with an article that focuses on Utah organizations, including the Utah Minuteman Project, that are trying to do something about the crisis of our porous borders.

The lengthy article covers a lot of ground and is worth the time taken to read it. Included is the results of a poll of Utahns which is excerpted below.

Utahns'' attitudes on the Minutemen and their politics seem mixed, according to a recent Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV poll of 413 Utah households conducted by Dan Jones & Associates.
The poll, with a 5 percent margin of error, showed 74 percent of those polled supported the efforts of private independent groups such as the Utah Minuteman Project.
However, 57 percent of those polled said they favor a program that would allow undocumented immigrants now living in America to remain in the country and earn citizenship without penalty.

The series continues in The Morning News tomorrow with an article titled Helping or Hurting the Economy?

The West Wing televison show used a fictional group of "Minutemen" for the episode that aired last Sunday night. The Republican presidential candidate, played by Alan Alda, took a trip to the Texas border and posed with a group of "Minutemen" border watchers in a campaign appearance.

The Alda character plays politics with the "Minutemen," using them as a photo-op to demonstrate the need for more Border Patrol agents but then putting them down as "vigilantes" and "not the American way."

That the Minuteman movement has made it into the hazy conscience of Hollywood is a testament to the effect the Minuteman volunteers are having on a national level.

The Spoilers Blog posted a synopsis of Sunday''s episode here. Scroll down to episode 7.3.

As you can tell from this excerpt, the West Wing screenwriters understand the behind the scenes tensions and duplicitous nature of politics.

3 pages later, and we''re in Act 3. Vinick''s at the Mexican border, shaking hands with as many Minutemen as he can. The press are there, and Bob''s keeping close to Vinick so that he can handle the press. Leon stays in the background because he doesn''t want to be included in any pictures. Vinick speaks to a Minuteman named Harley Preston. He asks Harley if he''s caught anyone yet. Harley says that there''s been a lot of press coverage today, so the illegal immigrants will probably go somewhere else to cross. Vinick thinks that that''s why they need to get tough on this issue. Leon''s not happy with what Vinick just said. A reporter asks Vinick if he''s saying that the Minutemen should get tough on any illegal immigrants trying to cross. Vinick cuts off the reporter by raising his voice. He''s about to deliver his soundbite. He says that they have a 2,000 mile border, most of it unprotected. They can''t have real Homeland Security if they can''t secure their own borders. Another reporter states that Border Patrol want the Minutemen to stop. Why does he support the Minutemen? Vinick catches Leon''s eye. Then he turns to the reporters and says he understands why the Minutemen are there, and he understands their frustration. However, he agrees with Border Patrol. They should leave law enforcement to the pros. A note says that the Minutemen stop smiling; they''re confused. Vinick says that the Minutemen are showing why they need to double Border Patrol. What they see today is what''s going to continue to happen if the govt fails to police the border; they''re going to get more vigilantes. It''s not the American way. The Minutemen are shocked. The scene ends off Leon''s approving look.

Can a Minuteman reality show be far behind?

Minutemen on Horseback! Bob Wright joins the Rough Riders for an evening ride:

Border Patrol helicopter responds to Minuteman sighting

Bob and Gary give interview to a documentary team

Communications Office

Border watch prep for meetings and nightly meetings

Hachita Saloon, open for business and run by L.G. Mays

Hachita Historic Marker

Hachita Rest Area

From the deserts of Arizona from Connie Foust and Carmen Mercer

Filed October 10, 2005

We have spent the last two nights on the Naco line as it is very active. We have combined forces to spread the line further across the border.

The Mexican military has been observed by myself and Carmen the past two days patrolling their side of the border with 50 caliber machine guns on humvees and soldiers with weapons riding on the back.

Last night we assisted the BP with the capture of 7 illegal aliens and nine others in their group ran back over the border fence. We also had many other sitings of what would be illegal aliens, OTM''s or Mexicans on the other side of the fence trying to find an opptunity to cross without detection.

The night before we reported two groups and BP apprehended 7 illegal aliens. The report from BP is that there was not any drugs involved with either group.

We are sitting approximately 40 feet from the border fence and stay in stealth mode.

The local authorities have warned us of the danger as the marijuana harvest has just been completed in Mexico and the drug runners are armed with all of the state of the art equipment that is available and also with weapons.

We have positioned our personnel close to their vehicles with escape routes in mind.

The high desert nights are cold and windy and we are surrounded with some of the bravest people I have ever encountered. I am proud to be associated with them.

ITT has provided us with six state of the art Generation 3 night vision monoculars for the entire month of October. We are very grateful for this as it allows us to have equipment that is as good as what the drug runners are using.

We wish to invite anyone who is interested to join us on the Arizona border. We need people to relieve those who are wearing out from long hours on the line. If you did not get an adequate response from us in the past please send and email to boogiegram2@msn.com. We have a person assigned at Camp Tom Tancredo to follow-up with you and help with arrangements for your stay.

Thank you and God Bless you for your interest.

Connie Foust - Sector Chief -- Huachuca Line
Carmen Mercer - Sector Chief -- Huachuca Line

Fishermen, boaters asked to report suspicious activities

TOMBSTONE, AZ (October 10, 2005) – The U.S. Border Patrol, in a nod to the success of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps (“MCDC”) border watch efforts, is asking boaters and fishermen on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River to report to authorities suspicious activities they observe on the waterways.

In a report that aired October 6th, Fox News Channel’s Todd Conner revealed that undermanned Border Patrol agents are handing out business cards with Border Patrol contact information to boaters and fishermen seeking help in spotting potential terrorists, smugglers and illegal aliens trying to cross into New York State.

Chris Simcox, President of MCDC, issued the following statement in response to this new Border Patrol effort:

“When we started the Minuteman movement in April, we were inaccurately termed ‘racists’ and ‘vigilantes.’ Others said everyday Americans should leave the borders to the undermanned Border Patrol. Yet we answered President Bush’s own call for Americans to be vigilant after the terror attacks of 9/11. It would appear that Congress and now some areas of Border Patrol bureaucracy have recognized the success of our effort. We have always enjoyed support from agents patrolling at the borders.

“We hope that the President and Border Patrol leadership across the country will now realize that the Minutemen are doing exactly what is being asked of those on the Great Lakes: help protect the United States and see that our laws are enforced. With terrorists threatening more attacks and international crime syndicates using large segments of our wide-open borders for illegal activity including drugs, arms and human trafficking, our government cannot afford to turn away citizens offering their assistance.”

MCDC is conducting a month-long border watch program this October called “Secure Our Borders.” An estimated four thousand trained Minuteman volunteers will participate in non-confrontational border watch efforts on America''s northern and southern borders. Minutemen act as extra eyes and ears for the Border Patrol and will report directly to authorities any sightings of border crossings at other than legal ports of entry.

The Pittsburgh Tribune Review profiles a Pennsylvania couple in their early seventies who are heading to Arizona to stand watch with the Minutemen in the Tucson sector.

Just like the other Minutemen, Mr. and Mrs. Riley are paying their own way (no George Soros or Theresa Heinz money here.)They''ll be bringing their own binoculars, spotting scopes and radios for their one to two week trip helping the Minuteman Civil Defense Corp''s Secure Our Borders operation this month taking place on our northern and southern borders.

The couple is also bringing their pistols for personal protection. A friend says about Mr. Riley''s skills:

"Mr. Riley, he can protect himself," Jury said. "He''s excellent at the (shooting) range."

Mr. Riley is quoted describing his frustration with the government''s failure to act on the border crisis that many of us share:

"I e-mail our politicians. I call them on the phone," the retired steelworker and former borough councilman said. "Not one of them will ever acknowledge that we have a problem on the border."

Further in the article, Mr. Riley comments on the similarities and disparities from then and now on the immigration issue:

His ancestors were criticized for speaking Gaelic and accused of some of the same things as illegal immigrants -- such as taking jobs from native-born Americans and driving down wages, Riley said.

"They had signs -- ''Irish need not apply,''" Riley said.

The difference between past immigrants and those the Minutemen are trying to stop is simple, he said.

"The Irish came here legally," he said. "They''re coming over illegally."

Mr. Riley''s main motivation for going to the Arizona border this month is national security:

"Our biggest danger is them bringing terrorists through there," said Riley, 73. "If you can bring a ton of dope in, you can sure bring a dirty bomb in."

We wish the Korean War vet and his wife well. Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Riley for spending your time on the line with us!

Front Page Mag has posted the transcript of a speech given by Jim Gilchrist on August 26, 2005 at a conference on illegal immigration held in Beverly Hills, California. (Click title link above to read the transcript.)

In the speech, Jim gives his estimates of the economic costs of the illegal immigration crisis, as well as the toll it is taking on our society at large.

Jim warns (based on current trends) that unchecked, the country could very well have upwards of 150 million illegal immigrants by 2020.

He also spoke of the impact of the El Salvardoran-based gang MS-13 and its impact on states and towns far from the southern border and called for changes in policies that allow murderers to get away with their crimes by escaping to Mexico without fear of extradition.

For those visiting this blog who are under the false impression that the Minutemen are what our detractors say we are, please read this direct quote from Jim''s speech:

And, again, the criticism here is not against legal immigrants. I grew-up amongst legal immigrants. My grandparents on both sides are legal immigrants. The problem is with the uncontrolled tsunami of illegal immigrants. Some 3.6 million last year weren’t apprehended. That’s more people than we have in our entire Armed Forces, including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corp. And every year this is going up.

Jim Gilchrist, Chris Simcox and the Minuteman volunteers have done this country a great service by using traditional political pressure to force government at all levels to address our porous borders and to bring awareness of the crisis to our fellow citizens.

Louie Gilot/For the Sun-Times

Oct 9, 2005, 10:08 pm

When it comes to the Minutemen, Border Patrol officials are careful not to encourage the civilian patrollers, saying the job is better left to trained professionals.

But Border Patrol agents on the ground are much friendlier, Minutemen volunteers said.

“The rank-and-file have been supportive. They talk to us. They say, ‘Thank you for being here,’” said Frank George, the spokesman for the Texas Minutemen, a group operating from Fabens to Fort Hancock this month.

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Ray Ybarra, who organizes teams of observers for the American Civil Liberties Union to follow the Minutemen around, said patrollers helped agents during the original Minuteman Project in Arizona in April.

“Agents would tell the Minutemen, ‘Watch this guy (immigrant), while I go after that guy (another immigrant),’” he said. “It’s like they are deputizing hate groups.”

As folks interact with the Minuteman Volunteers, they learn we''re just concerned citizens and bear no resemblence to the smear words the ACLU uses to wage political war on us.

Of course it''s easy for the ACLU to pick on the law-abiding Minutemen. The ACLU would serve humanity better by working with the Minutemen to fight the gross humans rights abuses by those with no respect for the law who traffick in human misery on the border.