Guest Column
HATEWATCH: NATIVIST NEWS
An e-newsletter monitoring extremism in the anti-immigration
movement
For the week of October 16, 2007
[OR] Skinheads Exploit Anger Over Immigration
The Oregonian / October 5, 2007
A three-day "white power carnival" could signal that skinheads are
capitalizing on growing anti-immigrant sentiment to stage a comeback in
the Pacific Northwest.
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[MO] Hispanic Group Offers Compromise In Minuteman Dispute
Lawrence Journal-World / October 14, 2007
The National Council of La Raza agreed to call off a costly boycott of
Kansas City if a mayoral appointee revokes her membership in the
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps.
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[AZ] Investigators Debunk Supposed Plot To Assassinate Sheriff
The Arizona Republic / October 7, 2007
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spent roughly $500,000 to protect
Sheriff Joe Arpaio after a paid informant claimed that Mexican drug
cartels and the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps were conspiring to kill
him.
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[AZ] Police Sergeant Reprimanded For Obscene Gestures
East Valley Tribune / October 9, 2007
A Mesa Police Department officer who "flipped off" a group of
pro-immigrant picketers while he was on duty and wearing his uniform was
forced to attend a First Amendment training session.
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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:
*** 'Christian' Nativism ***
A look at the way that Christian Right groups are dealing with the
contentious issue of illegal immigration.
splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=724
*** Smokescreen ***
Anti-immigration activists are touting a "black" group as proof that
theirs is not a racist movement. But the group is largely a creation of
whites.
splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=672
*** Ruckus on the Right ***
Minuteman Project co-founder Chris Simcox has been an icon of the
anti-immigration movement. But now allies are accusing him of
improprieties.
splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=689
*** Policing the Undocumented ***
A lawyer writes that passing anti-'illegal alien' laws may be popular,
but the end result will be costly litigation that localities will lose.
splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=682
*** 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 Nativists ***
A survey of hardliners who are fanning the flames of anti-immigration
extremism.
splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=701
*** 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
*** 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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