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IMMIGRATION WATCH
IMMIGRATION
WATCH
An e-newsletter monitoring extremism and the anti-immigration
movement
For the week of Feb. 6, 2007
[AZ] One shot and killed, another wounded, in attack on immigrants
The Arizona Republic / Feb. 2, 2007
Four men wearing military-style berets and camouflage opened fire
with assault rifles on a truck carrying 12 Mexican immigrants.
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[CA] Escondido Minuteman Brigade targets hiring sites
North County Times / Jan. 31, 2007
David Cline, leader of the new San Diego Minutemen offshoot,
declared, "We want to move illegals out of Escondido."
splcenter.org/intel/news/item.jsp?aid=101#2
[AZ] Anti-vigilante lawmaker receives death threats
The Arizona Republic / Jan. 30, 2007
Rep. Krysten Sinema, sponsor of a bill that would criminalize armed
citizen border patrols, has been threatened with death and rape.
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[NV] Pahrump Minutemen hold first meeting
Pahrump Valley Times / Feb. 2, 2007
Christopher McCoin, a founder of the PahrumpMinutemen, said he was
angry that Mexican immigrantsreceive "Escalades and satellite TV."BR>splcenter.org/intel/news/item.jsp?aid=101#4
For the week of Jan. 30, 2007
[USA] Wall Street Journal: Lou Dobbs 'bonkers'
The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 26, 2007
The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board accused CNN "Broken
Borders" host Lou Dobbs of repeatedly airing "…pseudo-reporting designed
to rile up his viewers rather than inform them of the facts."
splcenter.org/intel/news/item.jsp?aid=100
[CA] Minutemen, Save Our State join forces against day laborers
The Orange County Register / Jan. 28, 2007
About 100 members of the Minuteman Project and Save Our State engaged in
shouting matches with anti-racist demonstrators outside a Dana Point day
labor pick-up site.
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[AZ] In Southern Arizona, 'truth' about immigration is relative
Arizona Daily Star / Jan. 28, 2007
The tight window for immigration reform called for by the new Congress
has groups like the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps and American Border
Patrol frantically jockeying for credibility and funding.
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[SC] Immigrant hiring ordinances face legal challenges
Myrtle Beach Sun-News / Jan. 28, 2007
Two newly passed county ordinances in South Carolina that would revoke
the business licenses of employers who hire illegal immigrants are
similar to one struck down by a judge in Missouri.
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LEARN MORE
Want 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 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
http://newsletter.splcenter.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/a31d0FNuiR0L1h0EGIZ0AB">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 landmark April, 2005 Minuteman Project in Arizona
http://newsletter.splcenter.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/a31d0FNuiR0L1h0DcOg0Av">splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=557
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