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http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/border/68659.php
Wanted to see what you guys thought about this whole plan.
Basic Background: There's a group of people who are sick of the multitudes of illegal immigrants coming into the US from Mexico, and who think the Border Patrol is doing a horrible job. So they gathered up, and are patrolling sections of the border to observe and report on.
Proponents: Claim that this peaceful observance will bring attention to the fact that the government is doing an inadequate job of protecting our border. They are being non-violent, and only observing and reporting.
Opponents: Claim that they are just vigilantes, more likely to incite violence than cure any problems. Claim that they are getting in the way of the border patrol, and that once they started, they would likely cause significant problems with any illegals they met.
Well, it started a while ago, and what happened?
Wanted to see what you guys thought about this whole plan.
Basic Background: There's a group of people who are sick of the multitudes of illegal immigrants coming into the US from Mexico, and who think the Border Patrol is doing a horrible job. So they gathered up, and are patrolling sections of the border to observe and report on.
Proponents: Claim that this peaceful observance will bring attention to the fact that the government is doing an inadequate job of protecting our border. They are being non-violent, and only observing and reporting.
Opponents: Claim that they are just vigilantes, more likely to incite violence than cure any problems. Claim that they are getting in the way of the border patrol, and that once they started, they would likely cause significant problems with any illegals they met.
Well, it started a while ago, and what happened?
Man found tired, thirsty; Minuteman Project helps
Minuteman Project volunteers helped an illegal entrant in distress late Friday. The incident was the first documented encounter between the volunteers and Mexican nationals sneaking across the border, officials said.
The incident happened around midnight when a tired and thirsty illegal entrant who'd been separated from his group approached Minuteman volunteers at the Bible College in Palominas, said U.S. Border Patrol spokesman Andy Adame.