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Minutemen finish border fence on a Palominas ranch By Jonathan Clark/Wick News Service BISBEE - Eight months after breaking ground on a 10-mile stretch of border fencing at the Palominas ranch of John and Jack Ladd, the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps says it has completed the project. Officials with the civilian border watch group report that a team of volunteers finished the final 7 1/2-mile length of five-strand barbed wire fencing on Sunday after working 20 consecutive days on the effort. Volunteers and a hired contractor completed the first 2 1/2 miles of fencing in July after beginning work in...

As a fifth-generation American of Hispanic descent, I feel compelled to inform U.S. citizens of the insidious and hidden agenda many pro-illegal immigration organizations are deceptively promoting to millions of Americans. The pro-illegal immigration movement has morphed into a globalist, racially motivated and underhanded theater with an undisclosed cast of characters. The swift shift certainly should be viewed as a political spear that will drive to the heart of this nation's identity, with amnesty for millions of unassimilated illegal aliens so massive it can undermine our national character. Leftist organizers are diligently propagandizing Hispanics into engaging in anti-American class warfare...

Sunday, Updated: 11:06 PM The Minutemen are counting down the hours until they start patrolling. RAYMONDVILLE--Al Garza says he knows some valley residents don't want the Minutemen here but he also says he's on a mission. Garza is the Texas and Arizona Minutemen president. He says his mission is simple. He and his volunteers will travel between Roma and Brownsville to watch the border. Garza says they'll be on the lookout for illegal immigrants and smuggling operations. He says his volunteers will be non-confrontational and non-violent and if they Minutemen see any illegal activity they'll simply call the authorities.

FALFURRIAS-- The president of the state's Minuteman Project visited Falfurrias on Sunday to map out a plan to protect the South Texas border from illegal immigrants. Al Garza says he was asked by ranchers to help out with the growing problem. Garza traveled all the way from Arizona to answer the call. He's here to help ranchers like Mike Bickers, who's seen the number of illegals on his property double in the past year. "On a nightly basis and a daily basis there's large numbers sometimes one hundred to one hundred and fifty a night coming through my property," said...

The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps announced a new head for its Texas branch Thursday after the previous leader resigned abruptly earlier this week alleging disorganization and racism in the Goliad County chapter. Al Garza, a retired private investigator and Arizona resident, will serve as supervisor over all Texas chapters. The presidents of the Texas chapters will report to Garza, while he will report to national president Chris Simcox, Garza said in a Thursday afternoon interview. Bill Parmley, who served as president of the Goliad chapter of the organization and the overseer of the entire Texas branch, resigned both positions in...