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| 2005-10-27 |
| CBS. Trust, but verify. They've been called everything from visionaries to vigilantes. Whatever you think of these self-described night watchmen of the border, the Minutemen seem to be right about one thing: "It's going to grow, and it's going to surprise a lot of people who were hoping we would go away," one Minuteman says. The Minutemen have been trying to expand beyond Arizona, to California, New Mexico and Texas. To prove their increased numbers, they launched what they call a 30-day patrol this month with thousands of volunteers turning out to guard the border in all four states. "I think our next 9/11 is going to be coming right through this Southern border," Minuteman Dr. Lee Vickers says. Vickers, a veterinarian and a rancher, is helping to lead the charge in Texas. He estimates at least 100 illegal immigrants sneak across his ranch every single night. His duty as a Minuteman, he says, is simple: "To document this flood of people, to try to assist the border patrol to catch them and to show Washington what's going on andhow bad it really is," Vickers explains. But this month, the Minutemen also tried another tack — not just patrolling the border, but patrolling big cities with big immigrant populations. Video at source page. They're targeting day laborers — They're now videotaping those doing the hiring and if it scares off Either way, Vickers isn't proud of trying to shame his government into fixing the problem, but as he puts it: "We have no other choice, we're on our own out here," he says. |
| Posted by:Jackal |
| #8 Ditto |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-10-27 17:46 |
| #7 close the border first, and Glenmore's suggestion is good as gold |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-10-27 17:34 |
| #6 BINGO. |
| Posted by: Unerenter Glens3717 2005-10-27 16:50 |
| #5 Down here in Katrina Land we have a bunch of Mexicans working hard. I want them legal, but I sure do want them. 'Regular' Americans seem too willing to collect FEMA money or unemployment, and too unwilling to subject themselves to uncomfortable temporary living accomodations (tents, cheap motels with lots of guys per room) and hard work (debris removal etc.) We need to make an efficient way to put these guys to work legally - and I DON'T mean amnesty. How about some work permit offices in Matamoros or Juarez, where contractors can go and hire guys for a prescribed period of time. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2005-10-27 16:38 |
| #4 I occasionally eat at a restaurant near that Herndon 7-11. I always thought it was weird with all those guys hanging out in a small parking lot, but I also thought it must be just a typical day-laborer scene that is common throughout the country. Now it gets into the national news. Along with the Islamic terrorist front companies, Herndon has really gotten itself noticed. LOL! |
| Posted by: jolly roger 2005-10-27 14:48 |
| #3 Follow those trucks to the construction sites. Get the name of the contractors. Find a young and upcoming aspiring AG, and provide the platform of sueing the companies for the costs borne by taxpayers for services due to their support of the illegal labor market. |
| Posted by: Whomolet Glomoque9258 2005-10-27 11:38 |
| #2 Go down Little River Turnpike in Annandale ...fron 395 to 495 (many miles for those of you not familiar) and you will see thousands of day laborers lined up almost the entire distance at any daytime hour of any day. Guys in trucks, with ladders on them drive in, pick them up and drive off. So ...providing a spot "instead of 7/11", in Herndon, is a big fat joke along the lines of how many people can you fit into a Volkswagon. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-10-27 10:11 |
| #1 They're targeting day laborers — illegal undocumented immigrants, who gather on street corners looking for work while the Minutemen say police look the other way. "We want to go after the fact that people are employing illegal aliens and that's a violation of federal law," Simcox says. Herndon, Virginia is trying to make it easy for them, too. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2005-10-27 09:52 |