Well, if you can guarantee the illegal immigrants won't be armed themselves.... then they have nothing to worry about.
Notice the keyword there? Silly hippies...
Couldn't this be considered "aid and comfort" to the enemy?
"NAHR plans a binational "Solidarity Rally Against the Minuteman Project" Friday in Agua Prieta, Mexico, across the border from Douglas."
Who is breaking the law here? the ILLEGALS or the US citizens that are patroling the border?
Let them keep their protests in Mexico. Enter legally or stay out.
No. You panty-waisted little twit. I'M dangerous. The Minutemen are just trying to do the job our FedGov either can't, or won't, do.
If it was up to people like me, we'd send liberal sh*tbags like yourself back to Mexico City along with the illegals. Regardless of where you were born.
... An international human rights complaint also will be presented to the Organization of American States' Interamerican Commission on Human Rights this week accusing the United States of failing to prosecute vigilantism, she said...
A nation with a half ounce chance of survival would be enforcing its own laws and securing its own borders, thus eliminating the need for its citizens to do those jobs, thus depriving the leftist nutcases of the chance to call them vigilantes.
A nation with the slimmest chance of survival would impeach those negligent "leaders" who are leading them down the road to utter destruction.
America will do neither.
This is a stupid statement. As long as the MP breaks no laws there is no stopping them or similar groups.
If Ms. Allen is so interested in enforcing the law, it would be interesting to see her response to a lawsuit asking her to either show what hate crimes and other laws that these groups have broken or else pay defamation damages.
An international human rights complaint also will be presented to the Organization of American States' Interamerican Commission on Human Rights this week accusing the United States of failing to prosecute vigilantism, she said.
And add to that asking her to show what vigilante acts have occurred. AFAIK these groups so far have taken no actions whatsoever. And if all they do is observe law breakers and bring the attention of law enforcement officials to the law breakers' actions, that's not vigilantism. In fact, IIRC, even if they detain such persons until law enforcement officials show up, it's still not vigilantism.
Although it is being vigilant.
"Critics contend its members are anti-immigrant racists and vigilantes looking to confront illegal immigrants. They say violence is likely since many volunteers are expected to be armed. "
I can't count how many times I've read this in the past couple of weeks. It is offensive to me to suggest that a law-abiding person, legally armed, would of necessity lead to violence.
More absurd is the idea that those breaking into our country wouldn't beat up (or shoot) unarmed people trying to turn them in.
Any violence by those who are armed is likely to be in self-defense.
--they have apparently succeeded--
Instead of calling themselves the "Minuteman Project" they should have organized as a Border Patrol Auxillary. Kinda like the "rent-a-cops" that help the regular police out at large public events.
"We understand bringing attention to the border; we just prefer anybody do that without violence. Though they say they aren't violent, the chemistry is certainly right for violence," said the Rev. Robin Hoover, founder of Humane Borders...
[Jesus Romo, an attorney representing Border Action Network] "It's best to leave those people alone and not get close to them because I believe they're dangerous, and it's in their best interest to create a confrontation to get media support," he said.
Meanwhile, the Border Action Network is urging supporters to call Cochise County and federal legal officials "to tell them to step up and do their job," executive director Jennifer Allen said.
She said Arizona law enforcement agencies created an "atmosphere of impunity" that encouraged private border watch groups to organize and "to continue hate crime activities and breaking the law."
An international human rights complaint also will be presented to the Organization of American States' Interamerican Commission on Human Rights this week accusing the United States of failing to prosecute vigilantism, she said.
What "vigilantism"? Has anybody broken the law (other than the illegal aliens)?
wow, another "news story" with interviews from only one side of the issue.
OK, reverend, let's see which group encourages/supports unlawful activity:
Minute Man Project - patrols border in lawful fashion and reports lawbreakers to authorities.
Humane Borders - sets out water in the desert to aid and abet illegal border crossers.
I'd be careful about casting stones if I were you reverend.