Border Patrol (the Mexican American Border)

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Since late 1994, the California part of the U.S.-Mexico border has been a testing ground for Operation Gatekeeper, a strategy aimed at blocking traditional border crossing routes. More than a billion dollars has been spent on Gatekeeper, but the new strategy has not prevented illegal entries. It has simply shifted them to the mountains and deserts east of San Diego. Meanwhile, migrant deaths have increased by 500%. Nevertheless, the U.S. Border Patrol extended Gatekeeper into Yuma, Arizona and has exported the new strategy to other parts of the Southwest border. Last year, there was at least one migrant death a day along the entire border.

Chris Simcox is the cofounder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps and the project's main spokesperson. He was formerly a kindergarten teacher at the Wildwood School in Los Angeles, where he taught for thirteen years. [1]

In October 2002, Simcox issued a public call to arms, inviting readers of his newspaper, the Tombstone Tumbleweed, to join a "Citizens Border Patrol Militia" whose function, Simcox said, would be to "shame the government into doing its job" of controlling the United States' border with Mexico.

He founded Civil Homeland Defense, a group which patrolled the border, and within the next two and a half years sought to assist the United States Border Patrol by detaining thousands of illegal aliens.

In January 2003, Simcox was fined and his handgun confiscated after being questioned by National Park Rangers in Coronado National Memorial Park about the pistol he was carrying. [2]

Simcox's practice of reporting immigrants attempting to enter the country illegally has been controversial, and questions concerning its legality have been raised. Simcox's opponents claim that it is illegal for a normal citizen who is in no way affiliated with law enforcement to detain people in the United States. Simcox claims that these arrests are justified under a "citizen's arrest" policy.[citation needed]

In December 2004, Simcox teamed up with James Gilchrist to organize the Minuteman Project, which brought nationwide attention to the southern border. While some have accused the Minuteman members of being vigilantes, supporters claim that there has never been a case of a member of The Minuteman Project physically harming anyone.

Simcox was interviewed for the 2005 independent documentary Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary.

On April 21, 2006, Simcox issued an ultimatum to President George W. Bush to either send National Guard troops to guard the border or the "Minutemen" would begin construction of a wall along the border, built on private property.

Simcox has stated he does not receive a salary from Minutemen, and earns income via honorariums and fees received speaking engagements. He claims to have sold his life story for a movie that will soon go into production.

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[wembley05]

Welfare cheats ! Simple have nine children and you can't be deported on humanitarian grounds! WAKE UP USA! Look athe mess in the UK France Germany and Sweeden! Learn from Europe how not to do it! I live in oz and we have been flooded by africans from this politically correct bull! IThe somalis ethyopians and sudanese have no respect for the coutrry they are entering and become career crimminals! No capitol letters for there countries because I have no respect for them!

[eftimietzoglou1985]

@fuckyoubitch830 dude all US citizens about 99 percent of the population are either immigrants or decedent of an immigrant the only ones that aren't are the native americans but then again white people think they where there first... when in reality the majority of the US was STOLEN and not purchased

[eftimietzoglou1985]

this is by far one of the most redneck song I've heard.... yeeee haaaaaa... confederate all the way... god bless america and no place else.... but wait a minute america is a continent.... o snap i bet most of the people here dont even know were Iraq is or Afghanistan or even india.... they are soo uneducated its not even funny.... trust me as an american saying this i will trade the united states over any other country as fast as you can say the confederate army still lives....

[Michael899899899]

Ur racist

[SMARTTRUEAMERICAN]

GET OUT OF THE UNITED STATES ALL MEXICANS OR IT'S WAR !!! YOU THINK WHAT WE DID TO IRAQ WAS BAD JUST WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHAT WE DO TO YOU !!!

[ERIANALLY]

Fuck thaat migra que se vallan a la chingada!!!!!!!!! y el guey que canta esta cancion tambien que se valla a la chingada!!!!!

[ShufflerYEA]

I THINK THAT IMMIGRANTS R PPLE NOT ALIENS FK U WHITES U WOULDNT LIKE IT IF US MEXICANS CONSTANTLY CALLED U WHIP CREAM OR RANCH OR BLEACH OR TOILET PAPER ON TV LIVE RIGHT SO DONT DO IT TO US DCKS!!!

[fuckyoubitch830]

so if the governments even from just a few states would start to support the immigrant populations, they would began to have many more votes, than they have now, and that will be a little pass to begin changing the people's mind and that will be a big pass to american people, think about that people and tell me if I'm not right? ;)

[fuckyoubitch830]

don't forget that the immigrants are the most part of the population of the united states, don't forget either that the Americans today's people are all originate from UK (United Kingdom) the origins of the American people and all the American continent are from Europe that is in the books lol, so after this stop, even if only one second to thinking that a big part of the american population are immigrants or people with dual citizenship

[fuckyoubitch830]

and don't forget that the origin of the president of united states, the most powerful men of the world, don't forget that he is black, the race of him is the black race, and the origins of him even if are far of the his generation, the truth is that he stills having immigrant origins, particularly from Africa and that's a fact, who cannot be changed, that's a fact, so start think on those thinks people, that if you governments start to also support the immigrants you will get many votes too