http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/minutemanproject/ en-us Mon, 19 May 2008 23:30:13 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018349/posts Anti-illegal immigration group struggling as chapters disband, donations slow "We've lost the battle," said Minuteman project founder Jim Gilchrist. "My intuition tells me … this entire movement will fizzle to nothing by the end of the year." Gilchrist, a former California accountant, founded the project in October 2004. In two years, the grass-roots border-control group had grown to boast more than 200 chapters across the country. Today, Gilchrist says, a host of internal problems are bringing the movement to its knees. More than 20 chapters, including the Skokie-based Illinois Minuteman project, have disbanded, leaving fewer than 180 in operation. Dozens... Daily Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018349/posts#comment Mon, 19 May 2008 23:30:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971731/posts Traditionally tight-knit anti-illegal immigration organizations are roiled in internal conflict. Struggles for power and finances have led leaders in the movement to split ties with Jim Gilchrist, the founder of the Minuteman Project. Bickering continues over who has control of the original Minuteman organization and once faithful members are now deserting the group. Barbed e-mails and accusations fly among the former Minuteman loyalists. “I’m fighting on three fronts,” Gilchrist said. “I’m fighting the Federal government, I’m fighting the reconquistas, and I’m fighting the people defecting from my own organization.” Gilchrist’s Minuteman Project, which has become nearly synonymous with the anti-illegal... Daily Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971731/posts#comment Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:37:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1939838/posts The surprise decision this week by Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist to endorse the candidacy of Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee has a drawn sharp reaction from within the Minuteman movement, which split two years ago over funding. Chris Simcox, founder and president of the Minuteman Civil Defense League called Gilchrist's endorsement of Huckabee "unwise." "Jim Gilchrist speaks only for himself – not for my organization and not for the Minuteman movement," Simcox told WND. Gilchrist's The Minuteman Project and Simcox's Minuteman Civil Defense League are completely separate organizations of citizen volunteers seeking to curb illegal immigration. "What raised everybody's... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1939838/posts#comment Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:04:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938956/posts No National Minuteman Group has endorsed Mike Huckabee. One individual Minuteman has personally endorsed him. For the sake of clarity, it is important to note that the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps (MCDC), the nation's largest Minuteman organization, is a 501(C)4 non-profit organization and cannot and does not endorse any candidate for public office. MCDC is not associated with Mr. Jim Gilchrist, who today endorsed Mike Huckabee for president. Jim Gilchrist’s erstwhile Minuteman Project is itself an organization which by its own representations as a non-profit civic group cannot legally endorse candidates. It does not have any volunteers who observe illegal... The Atlantic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938956/posts#comment Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:23:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1937972/posts Noting that he might not agree 100 percent on immigration with Huckabee, the firebrand illegal immigration opponent said Huckabee's recently released immigration plan won him over. "The governor has a plan and I appreciate his plan. That's why I'm supporting him. He's one of the few who's actually brought forth a plan and gone public with it. It shows to me that he's willing to engage in the tough love necessary to fix this problem," Gilchrist said. Gilchrist, whose organization is separate from the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, has drawn protests in appearances at college campuses in recent months for... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1937972/posts#comment Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:30:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938042/posts COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- Mike Huckabee, under fire for some of his immigration stands while governor of Arkansas, picked up an endorsement in Council Bluffs, Iowa, from the ultimate illegal immigration opponent: Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, the group that has roamed the border for the last several years operating effectively as an independent border patrol. President Bush called the group "vigilantes" two years ago. But Huckabee seemed eager to announce the endorsement, as it came on a day when former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney started running an ad that slams Huckabee for backing a provision that would... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938042/posts#comment Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:01:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938033/posts Update: Here’s the official Huckabee campaign post on the endorsement. A commenter there also notes: Another positive sign is the fact that Roy Beck of NumbersUSA has changed several of his ratings for Governor Huckabee from “red” to “green” in response to his new immigration plan. This is a big turnaround from just a few days before, when Beck characterized the Governor as a “disaster” in the area of immigration. Here’s the new Numbers USA grid: We are entering Alice in Wonderland territory. *** Yeah, you read it right–the founder of the border control group, the Minuteman Project, is endorsing... Michelle Malkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938033/posts#comment Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:49:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1901544/posts While ABCÂ’s Chris Cuomo played softball with Columbia University president Lee Bollinger on the upcoming speech of Iranian president Ahmadinejad, CNNÂ’s John Roberts directed tough questions to John Coatsworth, dean for ColumbiaÂ’s School of International and Public Affairs. Roberts opened the interview with a question which summarized AhmadinejadÂ’s record. "Here's a leader who's advocated the destruction of Israel, denied the Holocaust, and is accused by our government, the United States government, of supplying both fighters and equipment to insurgents in Iraq, to kill U.S. troops. Why would you ever want him on your campus?" Coatsworth appeared during the 7 am... NewsBusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1901544/posts#comment Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:25:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898879/posts Columbia University students have scrapped plans to hear from the founder of the Minuteman Project - a year after their classmates violently interrupted a speech by the anti-illegal-immigration activist. The nonpartisan Columbia Political Union voted late Monday night to cancel a planned Oct. 4 appearance by Jim Gilchrist, who is based in California. The student group said in a statement that NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898879/posts#comment Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:10:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886063/posts The controversial Illinois Minuteman Project canceled its weekend seminar on illegal immigration in Crystal Lake after a McHenry County judge Thursday issued a restraining order barring the group from holding the event at a local hotel as planned. At the urging of the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn's owners, Judge Maureen McIntyre ordered the Minuteman Project not to appear at the hotel and to notify its guest speakers and about 100 ticket holders that the seminar would not take place there. The ruling left the Minuteman Project no option but to call off the event, Director Rosanna Pulido said. "There's a... The Daily Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886063/posts#comment Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:35:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885992/posts An event by the Illinois Minuteman Project scheduled for Saturday has been canceled after the Crystal Lake Police Department demanded a $3,500 payment for security costs from the hotel where the event was to be held. Regardless of how one feels about the Minutemen, the request by the police department is inappropriate. The Minutemen were planning to hold a private event on private property at the Holiday Inn in Crystal Lake. The supposed security need was for protesters – the McHenry County Peace Group – who were going to be on public property near the event. On Thursday, a McHenry... The Northwest Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885992/posts#comment Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:03:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885454/posts ANAHEIM – Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination, was in town Tuesday and Wednesday for a ballgame and a fundraiser. Before leaving, he spoke with the Register at the Hilton Anaheim about immigration, border safety and Iraq. Here are some excerpts. You've been here twice as many times as any other candidate this year. You've been to California nine times… And eight of them have included Orange County. This is probably the most frequently visited place. This is a very important county for a Republican primary and (for) a general election.... orange county register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885454/posts#comment Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:12:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885135/posts A seminar expected to draw dozens of illegal immigration foes and perhaps hundreds of protesters to Crystal Lake on Saturday is in jeopardy after the hotel hosting the event told its sponsor it is no longer welcome. The decision by the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn has left the Illinois Minuteman Project scrambling to find an alternate location to host Allen County, Ohio, Sheriff Dan Beck, whose efforts to deport people in the country unlawfully has earned him national attention. “I’m disturbed by the whole thing,” Minuteman Director Rosanna Pulido said this morning. “We’re not bringing in a lunatic. We’re bringing... The Daily herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885135/posts#comment Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:08:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881141/posts MISSION VIEJO - John Paul Ledesma was pumped. His adrenaline flowing, he was ready for his day center stage amid the national immigration debate. A few days before, he had addressed the Minuteman Project's local support chapter, the California Coalition for Immigration Reform, had been written up in several newspapers and was a guest on the John and Ken Show on KFI/640 AM and Fox News. At 6 a.m. he hit the University Athletic Club in Newport Beach. He did bench curls with 15 to 35 pounds. The 5-foot-9-inch, 180-pound Mission Viejo council member needed strength and confidence. He was... The Orange County Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881141/posts#comment Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:49:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877217/posts In a recent article, The Economist called blacks and Hispanics “natural allies.” Citing Barack Obama’s “brothers in the fight for equality” reference to the two groups, the writer conceded that with blacks and Hispanics, there’s no such thing. I frequently blog about what I perceive as a growing battle between blacks and Hispanics for “preferred minority” status. A preferred minority group is one that ostensibly is under-represented in certain professions and universities. This status goes beyond mere numbers and focuses on “oppression.” For example, while Asians are a minority group in America, they’re not considered oppressed in the same sense,... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877217/posts#comment Mon, 6 Aug 2007 21:00:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1874122/posts Jim Gilchrist's Minuteman Project, an organization that concerns itself with the protection and sanctity of the U.S. border, will be given access to public facilities at Compton Community College in California for a town hall meeting under a lawsuit settlement that is being worked out now. Lawyer Michael Sands of the Pro Family Law Center told WND that an agreement with the school should be final shortly. The lawsuit had been filed when Compton officials refused the Minuteman Project permission to use any facilities on campus for a town hall meeting about illegal immigration, border security and other issues,... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1874122/posts#comment Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:10:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1824502/posts Go to http://www.camstreams.com and click on "see live webstreams." Go to "Jim Gilchrist speaking in San Diego." This video isn't archived anywhere...it is live...right now, 6:10-6:45 PDT live http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1824502/posts#comment Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:56:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791466/posts . Contact: Robert Vasquez, Media coordinator 208-989-4260 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MINUTEMAN PROJECT, Inc., CHANGES LEADERSHIP FEBRUARY 24, 2007 "The MINUTEMAN PROJECT, Inc.," (MMP) was a concept created to defend the sovereignty of the United States of America. The organization created sought to empower American citizens in the exercise of their constitutional rights to demand redress of grievances from the government's failure to enforce United States Immigration law. While "The MINUTEMAN PROJECT, Inc.," recognizes the efforts and contributions made by Mr. Jim Gilchrist at the inception of the organization, the MMP Board of Directors has determined that a change of leadership... Robert Vasquez, Media coordinator, Minuteman Project http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791466/posts#comment Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:27:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1785998/posts Minutemen Go Inside Latino Immigration Meeting - Racism Espoused, Calls for Violence Against "Whites"by Linda Muller - Minuteman Project - ForTheCause.us There are many radical Latino groups calling for the violent overthrow of their "white" oppressors and the return of the American west to the mythical Aztlan from which they believe their land was stolen. Many Americans do not believe these fringe groups have any power and influence, so they dismiss them as harmless. Yet these groups continually draw U.S. Congressmen and staff members to their meetings. Corporate benefactors and foundations contribute funds and other means of support that enable... minutemanproject http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1785998/posts#comment Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:13:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1764729/posts I’m greatly encouraged by the lengthy, indignant responses by prominent scare-mongers Joe Farah and Jerome Corsi to my on-air and on-blog denunciation (“Shame on Demagogues for Exploiting ‘North American Union’!”, 12/28) of their self-promoting paranoia regarding an alleged conspiracy to merge the US, Canada and Mexico. The defensive tone of their commentary suggests that these two have been appropriately embarrassed: Farah, in particular, dramatically deescalated his rhetoric. While previous commentary on WorldNetDaily prominently and regularly featured the noun “plot” in defining this non-issue, his answer to my purposefully harsh attack omits that key word entirely and uses language in a... Town Hall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1764729/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jan 2007 16:27:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1717250/posts On the Oct. 5 edition of Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor," Bill O'Reilly excoriated Columbia University for some of their students' treatment of members of the Minuteman Project when they were invited to speak there by a campus Republican organization last week. The Minuteman Project, according to its website, is a citizen organization that is "not a call to arms, but a call to voices seeking a peaceful and respectable resolve to the chaotic neglect by members of our local, state and federal governments charged with applying U.S. immigration law." Reasonable enough, according to the polls reflecting most Americans' opinions... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1717250/posts#comment Wed, 11 Oct 2006 03:20:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1700215/posts LAREDO — The first batch of what organizers say will be 1,200 Minuteman Project volunteers began a border watch operation here Monday amid catcalls from hecklers and a cold shoulder from area mayors. The 60-day "Operation Sovereignty" is about drawing attention to illegal immigration and border violence as much as it is about spotting undocumented immigrants and reporting them to authorities, Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist said. "We're down here on the fifth anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil in history to remind the American public that what happened on 9-11-01 happened strictly because we never enforced... San Antonio Express-News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1700215/posts#comment Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:11:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1699613/posts Eight-Week Operation To Focus Along Laredo-Mexico Border SAN ANTONIO -- After a moment of silence for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, a group of civilian border-watchers plan to initiate a nearly two-month operation along the Texas-Mexico border to watch for illegal immigrants and bring attention to security issues. The Minuteman Project, led by Jim Gilchrist, will team with its Texas affiliate and the American Border Patrol of Arizona to track suspected illegal immigrants and report them to the U.S. Border Patrol. "If you're here illegally you don't need to be here," said Texas Minutemen President Shannon McGauley.... KSAT.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1699613/posts#comment Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:25:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1693600/posts Securing The US Border Around The Clock For the past 413 days the Campo Minutemen have been watching the US/Mexico border 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Living in the high desert, fulltime Minutemen "Kingfish", "Ridge Runner", "CzechStan", and "Max" have put everything else aside to help stem the tide of illegals crossing the US/Mexico border near Campo. What was once a high traffic area for drug and human smuggling is now been slowed to a trickle due to the constant vigil of dedicated Minutemen. Campo Minutemen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1693600/posts#comment Fri, 1 Sep 2006 05:19:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1688445/posts An Orange County attorney filed a lawsuit Monday accusing a Kern County farmer of hiring illegal immigrants to undercut his client's contract to provide blueberry pickers during harvest. The suit on behalf of farm-labor contractor AgriLabor is the first in a series of suits that attorney David Klehm of Anaheim says he has undertaken since quitting his stable job as a medical-malpractice lawyer two months ago to take on California companies that he says skirt immigration law. Orange County Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1688445/posts#comment Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:37:36 GMT