Posted on 04/03/2006 3:32:45 AM PDT by IrishMike
Minuteman volunteers concerned about the continued flow of illegal immigrants across the border from Mexico gathered Saturday with lawn chairs, binoculars and cell phones for a new monthlong campaign aimed at raising public awareness.
What do you think of the Minutemen? They're patriots performing a valuable service ....75% They're vigilantes who only get in the way .......14% I have a different opinion .......................10% Total Votes: ...................................45,202
A year after their first watch-and-report operation along the border in southeastern Arizona, members of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps embarked on a much larger effort in this state's busy migrant-smuggling corridor.
"I'm concerned about what's not being done by the government - hasn't been done for ages, apparently," said J. Glenn Sorensen, a retired school administrator now living in Flagstaff.
Sorensen, who was not involved last year, said he thinks the organization has already accomplished part of its purpose, "to draw national attention to an insecure border. I don't think anybody wants to close the border - I certainly don't. Basically, I think they need to be secure."
No one in the group had any illusions about their campaign's effectiveness, since it targets a relatively short section of the border for just a month. However, it comes at a time when Congress is debating changes to federal immigration laws, which have drawn supporters of legitimizing illegal immigrants to demonstrations across the country.
"This is like sticking a finger in the dike," said Ken Raymond, a retired electrical engineer and airplane mechanic from Tucson.
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They're vigilantes who only get in the way 14%
I have a different opinion 10%
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What do you think of the Minutemen?
They're patriots performing a valuable service 76%
They're vigilantes who only get in the way 14%
I have a different opinion 10%
Total Votes: 49,408
Whoa!
Click the link, look at the article, and check out the slide show. I recognize the name attached to slide #1!
Hey, he's part of our "elite" AZ you-know-what group, donchaknow!
Love it!
BUMPED, BTTT'd, FReeped, and pinged!
What do you think of the Minutemen?
They're patriots performing a valuable service 76%
They're vigilantes who only get in the way 14%
I have a different opinion 10%
Total Votes: 49,440
DOH!!!!!!!!!
The caught my worst side... :)
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