Archives for April 2013

Border Experiences from Ground Level Contradict DHS Secretary

Washington Times – Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano needs to explain how she’s going to remove the drug scouts from Arizona’s mountaintops. It’s a serious question for those of us who live in Arizona. Their job is to guide drugs around law enforcement. A load bound for Phoenix, 150 miles north of the line, […]

Jim Gilchrist’s Minuteman Project Offers $10,000 Reward For Capture and Conviction of Boston Marathon Bomber

Jim Gilchrist – MMP Exclusive – On Monday, April 15 two bombs exploded near the finish line of Boston’s annual marathon race deep in the heart of the city. Three bystanders observing the race, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed and 178 others were injured. The suspected source of the bombings has not yet been […]

Border Enforcement Metrics Missing from Senate Immigration Bill

USA TODAY – The 844-page immigration bill filed by the Senate Gang of 8 would flood the nation’s southwest border with more Border Patrol agents, National Guardsmen, and fencing to hold back illegal immigration. It also calls for additional immigration judges, more horse patrols, and 24×7 surveillance by drones. But the proposed legislation does not […]

Anti-Illegal-Immigration Activists Go To Washington

Jim Gilchrist – MMP Exclusive – It’s not just big corporations and pro-amnesty organizations who are in Washington to lobby for immigration reform. There is a grass-roots lobbying event called Hold Their Feet to the Fire organized by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). The annual event includes broadcasts and blogging by talk-radio hosts […]

Immigration Bill Bad for U.S. Workers Says Sessions

Alabama Live – Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), voiced concerns about an immigration reform bill being proposed by the “Gang of Eight” senators, saying it would stifle the economy and depress wages for working-class Americans. “I really respect the work of the gang of eight. But they have produced legislation…that will give amnesty now, legalize everyone […]

Here They Come! Immigrant Wave Pours into South Texas

San Antonio Express-News – Illegal border crossings have soared in the Rio Grande Valley sector and on pace to exceed record total of 110,528 last seen in 2006. The agency’s McAllen station, which covers a 46-mile stretch of the river, including La Joya, has responded to these increases by pulling agents out of the field […]