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  • Minuteman group ready to ride again [South Texas]

    04/01/2006 7:05:24 PM PST · by SwinneySwitch · 13 replies · 497+ views
    Corpus Christi Caller-Times ^ | April 1, 2006 | Brandi Dean
    Critic says he's worried about human rights The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps will be patrolling South Texas ranches again starting today, but this time curbing illegal immigration is only one of its goals. "April is traditionally a real, real active month," said State Director Mike Vickers, owner of the Falfurrias ranch the group is using for its headquarters. "But we're also doing it now because we knew Congress would be in session." And the group is very interested in sending a message to Congress. Al Garza, the organization's national executive director, said its goal is to initiate recall elections on...
  • S. Texan is state minuteman chief

    03/10/2006 2:11:24 PM PST · by SwinneySwitch · 3 replies · 213+ views
    Corpus Christi Caller-Times ^ | March 10, 2006 | MARI SAUGIER
    Contra-Minuteman group in opposition is planning to monitor the monitors About 700 Minuteman volunteers patrolling South Texas this April will be one of the more visible results of what Michael Vickers hopes to accomplish as Texas state director of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. Vickers, a veterinarian and ranch owner in Falfurrias, was appointed state director Thursday and said he'll appoint regional directors to organize the minuteman corps around Texas. His goal is to have a rotating force of volunteers monitoring 600,000 acres across South Texas for undocumented immigrants for a week or more at a time. Between 40 and...