Coloradans volunteer to protect the U.S. Border
Article CAIRCO note:
Much like the 2005 Minuteman Project
Article publisher:
Fox 21 News
Article date:
26 May 2016
Article category:
Colorado News
Medium
Article Body:
NOGALES, Ariz. – The security of the border between the United States and Mexico, or lack there of, has been a hot topic recently – especially among the Presidential candidates.
But while they debate about what they are going to do, dozens of men and women across the country are taking action now and volunteering their time to patrol the U.S. border...
They say they do it because of a love for their country and a desire to protect it.
Recently, a group of about 45 people spent 10 days near Nogales, Arizona; some of them traveled all the way from Colorado.
Most belong to groups like the III% United Patriots or the Oath Keepers...
“We’re a sovereign country, yet these guys cross this border like it’s nothing. Like it’s not even there,” said Ghost.
The group is heavily armed and works closely with Border Patrol, but they’re not sanctioned by the U.S. government and they have no authority to make any arrests...
Hundreds of thousands of people cross illegally from Mexico into the United States each year, along with billions of dollars worth of illegal drugs...
CAIRCO Research
The Minuteman Project -- A Month on the Border, by Fred Elbel, The Social Contract, Spring, 2005.