The Minutemen Civil Defense Corps
Klan Border Watch
• October 1977
•San Ysidrio, CA port of entry
•Sought to revive past influence of Klan in immigration policy
•KKK supported the the 1924 National Origins Act, which explicitly racialized US immigration policy until 1965
David Duke
Founder of Louisiana KKK
Inspiration?
Chris SimcoxChris Simcox•President and Founder of the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps
•Arrested January 2003, in Arizona federal park for carrying a .45 caliber handgun while looking for immigrants
SPLCenter.org, “Minutemen Leader has Troubled Past”
Minutemen Civil Defense CorpsMinutemen Civil Defense Corps
Over 65 Chapters in over 30 States Claims membership of 9,000 card
carrying members Has carried out at least six nationally
organized border patrols or “operations” Has four chapters in Kansas: Wichita,
Topeka, Emporia, Kansas City
Over 65 Chapters in over 30 States Claims membership of 9,000 card
carrying members Has carried out at least six nationally
organized border patrols or “operations” Has four chapters in Kansas: Wichita,
Topeka, Emporia, Kansas City
http://www.minutemanhq.com/
California Minutemen (MCDC)
California has the largest concentration
Border vigilante / Minutemen timelineBorder vigilante / Minutemen timelineEarly 1990sVoices of Citizen’s Together (VCT)– Anti Immigration Group in
California Calls for illegal immigrants and American-born children to
be rounded up and deported2000VCT Founder Glenn Spencer forms American Border Patrol in
Arizona2002Chris Simcox forms the Tombstone MilitiaJanuary 2003Chris Simcox arrested for carrying loaded pistol on federal lands
while searching for immigrantsOctober 2004 Minuteman program launched
Early 1990sVoices of Citizen’s Together (VCT)– Anti Immigration Group in
California Calls for illegal immigrants and American-born children to
be rounded up and deported2000VCT Founder Glenn Spencer forms American Border Patrol in
Arizona2002Chris Simcox forms the Tombstone MilitiaJanuary 2003Chris Simcox arrested for carrying loaded pistol on federal lands
while searching for immigrantsOctober 2004 Minuteman program launched
April 2005Deployment of 150-200 volunteers along 24 mile strip of Mexico-Arizona borderApril 2006 Month long border patrolSummer 2006Minutemen split into Minutemen Project and Minutemen Civil Defense CorpsSeptember 27, 2007Operation Secure America PatrolFebruary 2008Minutemen Civil Defense Corps National Conference in Kansas City
Minutemen Timeline Continued
The Minutemen and White Supremacists
The Minutemen and White Supremacists
Minutemen Rally in California
Racist and Neo-Nazi TiesRacist and Neo-Nazi Ties
The Minutemen havebeen documented toinclude membersfrom:
The Minutemen havebeen documented toinclude membersfrom:
SPLCenter.org “Nazis, Racists Join Minutemen,” Spring 2005; “Hate Groups
Target Undocumented Workers?” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12599386/
StormfrontNational Alliance
Aryan Nation
Racist and Neo-Nazi TiesRacist and Neo-Nazi Ties
Two Minutemen members who describe themselves as neo-Nazis hold up a sign similar to one of the National Alliance
At least 6 National Alliance members had joined the Minutemen by 2005
Two Minutemen members who describe themselves as neo-Nazis hold up a sign similar to one of the National Alliance
At least 6 National Alliance members had joined the Minutemen by 2005
SPLCenter.org “Nazis, Racists Join Minutemen,” Spring 2005; “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Winter 2006
California Minutemen RallyCalifornia Minutemen Rally
Minutemen Rally in Phoenix, AZ
Christian Science Monitor, “Minutemen’s Message on Immigration: On a Roll?,” May, 2006
The Minutemen and Anti-Immigrant Violence
The Minutemen and Anti-Immigrant Violence
Minutemen Volunteers: In Their Own Words
Minutemen Volunteers: In Their Own Words
It should be legal to kill illegals. Just shoot 'em on sight. That's my immigration policy recommendation. You break into my country, you die.”
Carl, 69-year old retired Special Forces veteran.
It should be legal to kill illegals. Just shoot 'em on sight. That's my immigration policy recommendation. You break into my country, you die.”
Carl, 69-year old retired Special Forces veteran.
SPLC.org, “Arizona Showdown,” Summer 2005
Minutemen Volunteers: In Their Own Words
Minutemen Volunteers: In Their Own Words
“…this may sound a little weird, but I just have more respect for the lives of stray cats and dogs than I do illegal aliens.”
-Volunteer at Minutemen Project’s month long Arizona Patrol
“…this may sound a little weird, but I just have more respect for the lives of stray cats and dogs than I do illegal aliens.”
-Volunteer at Minutemen Project’s month long Arizona Patrol
SPLC.org, “Arizona Showdown,” Summer 2005
"You get up there with a rifle and start shooting four or five of them a week, the other four or five thousand behind them are going to think twice about crossing that line."
Volunteer at Minutemen Project’s month long Arizona Patrol, and member of white supremacist group “National
Alliance.”
"You get up there with a rifle and start shooting four or five of them a week, the other four or five thousand behind them are going to think twice about crossing that line."
Volunteer at Minutemen Project’s month long Arizona Patrol, and member of white supremacist group “National
Alliance.”
In their own words, cont.In their own words, cont.
SPLC.org, “Arizona Showdown,” Summer 2005
In their own words, cont.In their own words, cont.
"The thing to do would be to drop the bodies just a few hundred feet into the U.S. and just leave them there, with lights on them at night," he said. "That sends the message 'No Trespassing,' in any language."
-Volunteer at Minutemen Project’s month long Arizona Patrol.
"The thing to do would be to drop the bodies just a few hundred feet into the U.S. and just leave them there, with lights on them at night," he said. "That sends the message 'No Trespassing,' in any language."
-Volunteer at Minutemen Project’s month long Arizona Patrol.
SPLC.org, “Arizona Showdown,” Summer 2005
The Minutemen: Umbrella of Legitimacy?
The Minutemen: Umbrella of Legitimacy?
"We are a peaceful demonstration. We're doing thispeacefully, the way our founding fathers wanted us to.We don't need baseball bats and tire irons and guns ...We can do this peacefully, same way Martin LutherKing sought justice for American blacks. We're followersof Gandhi and Martin Luther King..."
–Jim Gilchrest, Arizona border Patrol 2005
"We are a peaceful demonstration. We're doing thispeacefully, the way our founding fathers wanted us to.We don't need baseball bats and tire irons and guns ...We can do this peacefully, same way Martin LutherKing sought justice for American blacks. We're followersof Gandhi and Martin Luther King..."
–Jim Gilchrest, Arizona border Patrol 2005
"I hope he [Gilchrist] doesn't believe that crap. I realize he's gotta be all PC for the media, but come on — Gandhi didn't wear a gun. We're in a race war, not a peace march.”
- National Alliance member and Minutemen volunteer at Arizona Border Control 2005
Minutemen Spin-offsMinutemen Spin-offs
State Chapters in Texas and California June 2005 - Two Mexicans wounded in
separate shootings along 14-mile stretch of border being patrolled by California Minutemen
State Chapters in Texas and California June 2005 - Two Mexicans wounded in
separate shootings along 14-mile stretch of border being patrolled by California Minutemen
SPLCenter.org, “Playing Rough, Fall 2005
National Support for Minutemen
National Support for Minutemen
David Duke, founder Louisiana KKK, former candidate for President
David Duke, founder Louisiana KKK, former candidate for President
Ron Paul, presidentialCandidate, Republican Party
Voted YES to H.R. 5441, preventing the US government from informing the Mexican government on where the Minutemen patrols are located.
Minutemen in KansasMinutemen in Kansas
The Minutemen Civil Defense Corps has four chapters in Kansas
Wichita, Topeka, Emporia, Kansas City Membership estimated at several dozen Most chapters have monthly meetings Most focus on employers of
undocumented workers
The Minutemen Civil Defense Corps has four chapters in Kansas
Wichita, Topeka, Emporia, Kansas City Membership estimated at several dozen Most chapters have monthly meetings Most focus on employers of
undocumented workers
Heart of America MCDC, http://www.kansasminutemen.com/
Ed HayesEd Hayes
Director of Kansas
branch of Minutemen
Civil Defense Corps (MCDC) & Commander of KC Branch
Director of Kansas
branch of Minutemen
Civil Defense Corps (MCDC) & Commander of KC Branch
Frances Semler
Kansas City Parks and Recreation Commissioner
and MCDC member
Kansas City ConferenceKansas City Conference
Regional Leadership Conference February 1-2 2008 Uptown Theater, Kansas City Hosted and Organized by Ed Hayes MCDC Leaders from Arkansas,
Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado,Oklahoma, and Texas
Regional Leadership Conference February 1-2 2008 Uptown Theater, Kansas City Hosted and Organized by Ed Hayes MCDC Leaders from Arkansas,
Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado,Oklahoma, and Texas
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