There have been ramblings in the news about a group calling itself the Minutemen who are heading to the U.S./Mexico border to assist the Border Patrol in stopping illegal aliens from crossing over into U.S. territory. An organized crime syndicate has vowed to "teach the Minutemen a lesson" and the U.S. government is sending additional border guards to the areas where the Minutemen will be operating. Here's the deal:
The Minuteman Project was started by a group of American citizens who believe that the United States border is under constant attack from waves of illegal border crossers from Mexico.
They will be taking up roving patrols along the Arizona/Mexico border, where 52% of the illegal border crossings occur. According to the Minuteman Project website, they have 1,022 men and women who will be participating in the project, which runs from April 1-April 30 and is headquartered in Tombstone, Arizona. Many of the volunteers will be armed.
They will be joined by a battery of ACLU attorneys, who have vowed to keep a close eye on the activities of the Minutemen, to make certain that those who are caught are not deprived of rights.
In addition, the crime syndicate called Mara Salvatrucha, which has 20,000 members in the United States and branches on the Mexican side down to Central and South America, has been making noise about teaching the Minutemen a lesson. They have a reputation for being ruthless killers. Here's a story on them.
The Mexican government is also threatening legal action against the Minutemen.
Finally, white supremacist literature has been found in and around Tombstone. Everyone's getting into the act.
No one wants to see the U.S./Mexico border turn into a war zone between vigilante groups and gangs. But things are going to be tense down there for some time. Illegal border crossings are a major issue and need to be addressed, but this probably isn't the best way to do it.
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