2005-04-06
MORE BAD PUBLIC RELATIONS
The Minuteman Project is comprised of a bunch of self-styled protectors of America, white guys with clear opinions about immigration but murky on the reality of American history |
Not satisified with letting law enforcement do their jobs, this group of malcontents have taken it upon themselves to start operating their own border patrols to keep the wetbacks out of Tombstone |
The Border Patrol opposes the Minuteman operation. "The possibility for something going drastically wrong is very high," according to Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Jose Maheda | Reporting by KVOA Tuscon finds that since The Minutemen started their uncoordinated sentry efforts, they have set off sensors, forcing border patrol agents to respond to false alarms as well as the potential for unwanted violence | I'd surmise that there are also concerns about just plain stupid accidents occurring, such as
sun poisoning, dehydration or night-time hypothermia on the parts of the eager protectors |
Some of the people the Edwin Curtis photographed may have a different point of view
about who the illegal immigrants in Arizona might really be
The Minutemen group has successfully recruited like-minded people from around the North America, some of whom have traveled to Arizona to take part in the citizen patrols, yet ill prepared for dealing with local climate or without much first hand knowledge of cultural morays of either Arizona or northern Mexico |
That's a plan | Not a very good one, mind you, but it is a plan | Wonder when they are going to do this with Canada |
The Minuteman Project is comprised of a bunch of self-styled protectors of America, white guys with clear opinions about immigration but murky on the reality of American history | Not satisified with letting law enforcement do their jobs, this group of malcontents have taken it upon themselves to start operating their own border patrols to keep the wetbacks out of Tombstone |
The Border Patrol opposes the Minuteman operation. "The possibility for something going drastically wrong is very high," according to Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Jose Maheda | Reporting by KVOA Tuscon finds that since The Minutemen started their uncoordinated sentry efforts, they have set off sensors, forcing border patrol agents to respond to false alarms as well as the potential for unwanted violence | I'd surmise that there are also concerns about just plain stupid accidents occurring, such as
sun poisoning, dehydration or night-time hypothermia on the parts of the eager protectors |Some of the people the Edwin Curtis photographed may have a different point of view
about who the illegal immigrants in Arizona might really be
The Minutemen group has successfully recruited like-minded people from around the North America, some of whom have traveled to Arizona to take part in the citizen patrols, yet ill prepared for dealing with local climate or without much first hand knowledge of cultural morays of either Arizona or northern Mexico |
That's a plan | Not a very good one, mind you, but it is a plan | Wonder when they are going to do this with Canada |
SEE: The Angry White Kid for more details | The Minutemen might also consider visiting these sites, Akwesasne Notes, American Indian Movement, First Nations, Center for Indigenous Native Studies,or the National Tribal Justice Resource Center [for starters] before going off half cocked about illegal immigrants forcing their way on to the land |
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