Immigration Clearinghouse

Our colleagues at Long Island Wins, a group of Long Islanders working together to promote immigration solutions that include and work for everyone, has unveiled the first of a three part series titled, Border Storm-The Minutemen Become the Heroes of the Right.

After reading the first installment today, this promises to be an insightful expose’ of the border vigilante groups who call themselves “Minutemen”.

Here’s a sampling….

Minuteman took conservative America by storm just four years ago. It was born in a media deluge and midwived by an anti-immigrant echo chamber at FOX News, Lou Dobbs Tonight, and The Washington Times. And it was quickly endorsed by Republican elected officials and pundits.

Apart from the Right to Life movement, conservative activists have not had a lot of the same opportunities at popular participation in political action that those on the Left have. So, when Minutemen in military-style attire, carrying heavy weaponry, began appearing on television in 2005, they seemed to touch the John Wayne in the heart of many on the American Right. They carried the message that ordinary Americans with guns could do what Washington had failed to accomplish; halt the “Browning of America”.

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which has looked at hate groups for more than four decades, has been looking at the Minuteman phenomenon since its beginnings. The Minutemen have splintered almost from their earliest days, according to the SPLC. Leadership rivalries have been accompanied by serious charges of racism and theft by and against its founders.

Patrick Young, the author writes well researched articles on his website guiding people to the truth through facts of the immigration debate.

This first article introduces us to the main players of the anti immigration movement.

A close look at the leaders of Minuteman reveals its “militia” roots.

One of the two superstars of Minuteman was failed actor Chris Simcox. Simcox had a troubled history before he rose to prominence. He had a long history of erratic behavior that intensified after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Here is a report from the Southern Poverty Law Center: “Court records obtained by the Center’s Intelligence Project show Simcox’s second ex-wife, Kim Dunbar, filed an emergency appeal in September 2001 to obtain full custody of their teenage son because she feared that Simcox had suffered a mental breakdown and was dangerous. Dunbar declined to be interviewed for this article, but her sworn affidavits speak for themselves. In one, Dunbar testified that throughout their 10-year marriage, Simcox was prone to sudden, violent rages.”

The report continues on to say that:………………….

Patrick has been at the forefront of reporting the ongoing case of Minuteman Child Killer Shawna Forde and revealing her associations with other mainstream vigilante groups and right wing hate organizations.

We’re looking forward to the second and third articles in this revealing new series.