Guest Column
IMMIGRATION WATCH
An e-newsletter monitoring extremism and the anti-immigration
movement
For the week of March 27, 2007
[CA] Interim rulings immobilize Minuteman
Project
The Orange County Register / March 23, 2007
A judge rejected Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist's request to be
immediately reinstated as president of the group and ruled that the
board members who fired Gilchrist cannot spend donations pending a civil
trial.
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[CA] Police search San Diego Minutemen leader's home
San Diego Union-Tribune / March 22, 2007
Police searched the home of Jeff Schwilk for evidence linking Schwilk to
vandalism attacks at migrant worker camps.
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[CA] Legal observer sues Minutemen leader for defamation
San Diego Union-Tribune / March 23, 2007
San Diego Legal Observer Coalition activist Joanne Yoon filed a $1
million lawsuit against San Diego Minutemen founder Jeff Schwilk for
repeatedly describing Yoon in racist and vulgar terms in online
postings.
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[CA] Dueling rallies mark anniversary of pro-immigrant march
Associated Press / March 25, 2007
Members of the Minuteman Project and Save Our State held a
counter-demonstration on the one-year anniversary of a massive
pro-immigrant march through downtown Los Angeles.
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[PA] KKK group voices support of Hazleton mayor
The Standard-Speaker / March 21, 2007
The Confederate Knights of the Ku Klux Klan sent a letter to Mayor Louis
Barletta offering "100 percent" support of the Barletta-backed Illegal
Immigration Relief Act.
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For the week of March 20, 2007
[US] Battle continues for control of Minuteman Project
Southern Poverty Law Center / March 16, 2007
A hearing on Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist's request for a
temporary restraining against members of the group's board is scheduled
for March 21.
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[AZ] Hate groups feed on resentment of immigrants
The Arizona Republic / March 14, 2007
Detective Matt Browning, who worked undercover extensively in border
militia and white supremacist groups, told Arizona lawmakers, "every
meeting revolved around immigration."
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[AR] McCutchen launches radio ad blitz
The Morning News / March 12, 2007
Anti-immigration leader Joe McCutchen personally funded a blistering
radio advertising campaign targeting Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark
Pryor (D-Ark.).
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[AZ] Critic calls border death forecasting "criminal"
The Chicago Tribune
/ March 18, 2007
California Coalition for Immigration Reform founder Barbara Coe accused
a doctor of "aiding and abetting" criminals by planning to issue
warnings when weather conditions make crossing the border on foot
particularly deadly.
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LEARN MORE
To learn more about the anti-immigration movement, read these articles
from the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Report:
*** Deadly Force ***
A profile of Roy Warden, a hard line anti-immigration activist who
routinely threatens Latinos with death
splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=671
*** The Little Prince ***
An investigative profile of Minuteman Civil Defense Corps leader Chris
Simcox
splcenter.org/intel/news/item.jsp?site_area=1&aid=149
*** Playing Rough ***
Profiles of some of the more than 40 anti-immigration vigilante outfits
formed in the first six months after the Minuteman Project
splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=571
*** The Puppeteer ***
A
report detailing links between white supremacist organizations and
anti-immigration groups backed by Federation for American Immigration
Reform (FAIR) founder John Tanton
splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=93
*** Open Season ***
A 2003 feature on anti-immigration vigilantes in the pre-Minuteman era
splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=19
*** The Battle of Georgiafornia ***
A feature on the hate crime backlash against Hispanic immigrants in
Georgia
splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=505
*** Arizona Showdown ***
A feature on the April, 2005 Minuteman Project in Arizona
splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=557
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