Ain't gonna let none o' them Terrist's sneak in from Mexico . .
Let's have a shoot-out at the O.K. Corrall for the sake of the Red-Necks . . .
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TOMBSTONE, Ariz. -- Hundreds of volunteers, some armed, are expected to take up positions along the U.S.-Mexican border Friday and begin patrolling for illegal immigrants.
Organizers of the Minuteman Project said the civilian volunteers, many of whom were recruited over the Internet, will meet first for a rally in this onetime silver mining town, then fan out across 23 miles of the San Pedro Valley to watch the border for a month and report sightings of illegal activity to Border Patrol agents.
Jim Gilchrist, a retired accountant from Aliso Viejo, Calif., who organized the project, said that some volunteers will carry handguns, which is allowed under Arizona law, but are being instructed to avoid confrontation, even if shot at.
Still, law enforcement officials and human rights advocates are worried about the potential for bloodshed.
Critics contend the project may attract vigilantes. At least one white supremacist group has mentioned the project on its Web site.
''They are domestic terrorists that represent a danger to the country and could promote a major border conflict that will have serious ramifications and consequences,'' said Armando Navarro, coordinator of the National Alliance for Human Rights.
Michael Nicley, chief of the U.S. Border Patrol's Tucson sector, said the volunteers are ''not the kind of help the Border Patrol is asking for.''
Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever said he fears immigrant smugglers might open fire.
''I wouldn't anticipate that people of that persuasion would act or react any differently to anybody, citizen or law enforcement alike, if they were confronted and felt like their cargo was in jeopardy,'' he said.
The project's organizers gave assurances the volunteers will be closely monitored.
''If it gets to a situation where someone's life is in danger,'' said David Helppler, Minuteman security coordinator, ''I will end the project.''
Project organizers said they expect 800 to 1,000 volunteers. How many might actually show is unclear; similar efforts in the past few years flopped.
On Wednesday, the Homeland Security Department announced that it is assigning 534 additional agents to the porous Arizona border.
Some people in this town where the 1881 gunfight at the OK Corral took place, are eagerly awaiting the volunteers.
Marilynn Slade, Tombstone's city clerk, said: ''The vast majority of the people feel that the feds should be dealing more aggressively with the problem. There's a huge, huge cry down here.''
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Somebody on the Federal Level better get their heads screwed on correctly real quick.
This is a situation that has the potential to quickly get out of hand - complete with Mob Mentality & a Conservative Activist Possee . . .
(Maybe we'll see this on 'CrossFire')
Let's have a shoot-out at the O.K. Corrall for the sake of the Red-Necks . . .
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TOMBSTONE, Ariz. -- Hundreds of volunteers, some armed, are expected to take up positions along the U.S.-Mexican border Friday and begin patrolling for illegal immigrants.
Organizers of the Minuteman Project said the civilian volunteers, many of whom were recruited over the Internet, will meet first for a rally in this onetime silver mining town, then fan out across 23 miles of the San Pedro Valley to watch the border for a month and report sightings of illegal activity to Border Patrol agents.
Jim Gilchrist, a retired accountant from Aliso Viejo, Calif., who organized the project, said that some volunteers will carry handguns, which is allowed under Arizona law, but are being instructed to avoid confrontation, even if shot at.
Still, law enforcement officials and human rights advocates are worried about the potential for bloodshed.
Critics contend the project may attract vigilantes. At least one white supremacist group has mentioned the project on its Web site.
''They are domestic terrorists that represent a danger to the country and could promote a major border conflict that will have serious ramifications and consequences,'' said Armando Navarro, coordinator of the National Alliance for Human Rights.
Michael Nicley, chief of the U.S. Border Patrol's Tucson sector, said the volunteers are ''not the kind of help the Border Patrol is asking for.''
Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever said he fears immigrant smugglers might open fire.
''I wouldn't anticipate that people of that persuasion would act or react any differently to anybody, citizen or law enforcement alike, if they were confronted and felt like their cargo was in jeopardy,'' he said.
The project's organizers gave assurances the volunteers will be closely monitored.
''If it gets to a situation where someone's life is in danger,'' said David Helppler, Minuteman security coordinator, ''I will end the project.''
Project organizers said they expect 800 to 1,000 volunteers. How many might actually show is unclear; similar efforts in the past few years flopped.
On Wednesday, the Homeland Security Department announced that it is assigning 534 additional agents to the porous Arizona border.
Some people in this town where the 1881 gunfight at the OK Corral took place, are eagerly awaiting the volunteers.
Marilynn Slade, Tombstone's city clerk, said: ''The vast majority of the people feel that the feds should be dealing more aggressively with the problem. There's a huge, huge cry down here.''
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Somebody on the Federal Level better get their heads screwed on correctly real quick.
This is a situation that has the potential to quickly get out of hand - complete with Mob Mentality & a Conservative Activist Possee . . .
(Maybe we'll see this on 'CrossFire')