Posted on 08/10/2005 7:34:16 AM PDT by SwinneySwitch
Group remains unsure of plans for Brownsville
FALFURRIAS — The Minutemen have arrived in South Texas but major operations are still not expected to start until October, group officials said Tuesday.
About 20 members of the civilian border patrol group met here last weekend to develop strategies to halt illegal immigration in Brooks and Jim Hogg counties.
The group remains unsure whether it plans to patrol near Brownsville.
“Right now we are in our reconnaissance and planning stage,” said Minutemen organizer and local ranch owner Michael Vickers. “We are getting our communication equipment together and we’re getting our maps ready.”
Vickers said the South Texas group is between 50 and 100 strong – but growing. He expects 150 people deployed here the first weekend in October and 400 to 500 the second weekend.
The weekend began with an orientation at Vickers’ ranch and 50-mile tour of pick-up and drop-off points and pathways for illegal immigration, he said.
Brooks County Sheriff Balde Lozano said he has not been contacted by either the Minutemen or the ranchers who want to work with them.
He said the Minutemen would encounter a much different climate in Falfurrias where his department has its “hands full” with illegal immigration.
Among Lozano’s concerns were conflicts with the Minutemen patrolling near privately owned lands, encountering armed passersby during hunting season and dealing with criminal activity along the border.
Vickers acknowledged the dangerous elements in Falfurrias but maintained that his group would end illegal immigration here.
“There is no question that we’re going to shut this traffic down,” he said. “This weekend volunteers will be deployed in the Falfur-rias area to test communication equipment.”
He said most people at the weekend meeting were not from the area.
“Volunteers will be deployed before, during and even after October,” he said, “because the aim of the Minutemen is to impact the big picture.
“Eventually … we’ll have a line from Baffin Bay to Laredo and beyond.”
Border Patrol spokesman Roy Cervantes would not comment about the Minutemen’s operations in Texas.
sicalderon@brownsvilleherald.com
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That's the problem with volunteers. They only work in perfect weather. No border security when it's hot or when it rains or on NFL Sundays or during Christmas vacation, or during happy hour, or while Desperate Housewives is on, or during the annual Macy's sale, or....
But that's fine with me if the Buchanan/Tancredo crowd are satisfied with living a fantasy of controlling the border with a handful of elderly grumps who will sit in lawn chairs for one week a year.
“Volunteers will be deployed before, during and even after October,” he said, “because the aim of the Minutemen is to impact the big picture."
Why don't you read the whole article before you shoot your ----, bravosierra?
Gee, why don't you go help them. I am sure you would not mind the weather. You could show the whole world what a strong person you are.
Thanks, solo and Mrs. gringo!
A large percentage of the Minutemen are military veterans who have served in some very hostile conditions. What were the worst conditions you had to serve under while in the military?
They don't bother me at all. If the old folks are enjoying it and believe that they are doing something to help their country I'm all for it. They really are the greatest generation.
Of course I suspect some of the anti-illegals would love nothing more than to see a couple old medal of honor winners get killed or injured so they could really exploit them for publicity. That would almost be as good as Chicago being nuked by terrorists who jumped the Southern border in the eyes of some antis. The contributions would really pour in then.
No, you are the joke. You just refuse to admit it. How much are you getting to sell out my country?
OK, you win. The Minuteman have sealed the border and no more illegal gardeners are coming across. Problem solved, issue resolved, time to move on to tort reform.
ya seen what the scumbag's up to now?
ooopps...wrong thread....
Rod? That was flat out mean and you know it. Shame on you.
LOL!!! You NUT! :)
I have won nothing. The citizens of the United States are the ones that are losing. There are too many people who will sell out this country for the almighty dollar.
Do they call themselves the Minutemen because they only sit in their lawn chairs watching for babysitters for one minute a day?
But that's fine with me if the Buchanan/Tancredo crowd are satisfied with living a fantasy of controlling the border with a handful of elderly grumps who will sit in lawn chairs for one week a year.
More American bashing from bayourod. So, how many of your precious illegal alien lawbreakers have you hugged today?
They are more interested in saying "I told you so" than joining in the efforts of the Secretary of Homeland Security to secure the border from terrorists. Tancredo promised to block the legislation Homeland Security says is necessary to seal the border.
bayourod feels no shame. He's a self-centered individual who would gladly sell out his own country if it meant having more money in his pocket.
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