Posted on 07/28/2006 3:50:54 AM PDT by IrishMike
The immigration issue has been receiving a great deal of attention this summer. While lingering concern over terrorism is certainly part of the reason, a considerable amount of credit belongs to the Minuteman Project, which has stationed volunteers along the U.S.-Mexico border to help enforce U.S. immigration laws. Even though the Minutemen have been demonized as vigilantes by many, they have been successful at generating attention and demonstrating the porous nature of America’s southern border. In "Minutemen: The Battle to Secure America’s Borders," founder Jim Gilchrist explains why he launched the Minuteman Project. (HUMAN EVENTS contributor Jerome Corsi is a co-author of the book.)
Part of the book deals with Gilchrist’s personal story. His military service in Vietnam and his personal interest in the immigration issue is amply documented. However, much of the book deals with the authors' concerns over the policy and politics of immigration. This is quite interesting because even though immigration has been receiving a considerable amount of political attention, individuals who do not live in border states are often unaware of the real consequences that high levels of illegal immigration has in many parts of the United States.
One chapter of the book details with the strain immigrants have placed on social services in many cities and towns. Furthermore, Gilchrist also documents examples of how illegal immigrants are often involved with either drug smuggling or organized crime rings. Gilchrist also describes how many businesses are able to keep costs low by contracting with individuals who specialize in smuggling low wage workers across the border. These large quantities of immigrants increase the supply of unskilled labor and place downward pressure on the wages for millions of Americans
The Mexican government actually has published guides to assist Mexicans who seek to cross the United States border illegally.
(Excerpt) Read more at humanevents.com ...
Gilchrist failed to ad that these same businesses also bribe (campaign contributions, lobbyists) powerful politicians to assure the border security forces accommodate these smugglers.
Great more whore mongers.
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Often true.
And it goes right to the top.
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Good catch, that is : )
I've been pleased to see that some reporters are now calling the Minutemen a "watchdog group."
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