Since the murderous antics of Minuteman leader Shawna Forde put the onus on other Minuteman groups and sent them scurrying for cover and deniability and exposed their vigilante agenda, what has happened to the various Minuteman factions and other so-called “Patriots” of the border vigilante movement? According to David Holthouse, an investigative reporter for Media Matters and our friend Dee Perez-Scott, publisher of the blog Immigration Talk with a Mexican American, they have infiltrated the Tea Party movement looking for legitimacy. Glenn Spencer’s ranch was once a meeting ground for anti-immigrant vigilantesand a haven for Minuteman murderer Shawna Forde who was arrested leaving his ranch. Now, with many of the same faces present, he hosts the Tea Party Nation. Spencer MORE
