The Minuteman Project is a group of over 1,000 American volunteers who report illegal border crossings to the US Border Patrol. They have expanded to cover the US-Canada border. The founder, Jim Gilchrist, was removed in 2007 due to allegations of fraud and mismanagement. The group has ties to white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups, and has been involved in protesting the hiring of illegal immigrants. They have also vowed to build a fence along the US-Mexico border.
The Minuteman Project is a volunteer group of more than 1,000 American civilians, who work shifts at the US-Mexico border where they report to the US Border Patrol any illegal crossing activity they see. The group recently expanded its reach to cover the US-Canada border as well. While some supporters, including California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, have praised the project, others are deeply skeptical of the organization, which is believed to have ties to white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups.
The Minuteman Project was founded in April 2005 by Jim Gilchrist, a former United States Marine. In a 2005 election, Gilchrist ran for Congressman in California on an independent party ticket; although he ultimately lost the race, he finished third, receiving 25% of the vote. In 2007, Gilchrist was removed as project lead due to allegations of fraud and mismanagement of funds.
In addition to patrolling the border for illegal crossings, members of Project Minuteman have also been involved in protesting the hiring of illegal immigrants as day laborers, threatening to take photographs of illegal aliens’ employers and post them on the Internet.
In 2006, Columbia University students staged a protest against the Minuteman Project’s Jim Gilchrist and Marvin Stewart, who had been invited to speak on campus. The protest sparked a major campus debate about free speech.
Unsurprisingly, the project’s main base of operations is in California, which is a major entry point for illegal immigrants from Mexico. Approximately 32% of America’s illegal immigrant population is located in California. Illegal aliens, mostly from Mexico, make up about 100% of the state’s population. However, because they can’t legally get a job in the US, they often take jobs far below minimum wage, for only a few dollars a day.
Project Minuteman vowed to end migrant workers entering the United States and ordered President George W. Bush to build a fence stretching along the entire US-Mexico border, which would cost $55 million . Since the president did not respond, members of Project Minuteman vowed to build the fence themselves.
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