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Minuteman Factions Launch Competing Border Vigils 10/01/2007 by Right Wing Watch Staff Would the real anti-immigrant vigilante group please stand up? This summer we noted the apparent meltdown of both factions of the national Minuteman movement, …

After Anti-Immigrant Group Protests Church, Mayor Sends Security Bill--to the Church 09/20/2007 by Right Wing Watch Staff While efforts by the Right to build a religious coalition on immigration never panned out , anti-immigrant activists in California …

Minutemen Booted From Their Hotel 08/23/2007 by Kyle Mantyla The Holiday Inn decided the Illinois Minuteman Project was no longer welcome , leading the organization's director to complain: "I'm disturbed by the whole thing. We're not bringing in a …

Minutemen Brand Thrives in Local Vigilante Groups 08/17/2007 by Right Wing Watch Staff While the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps and the Minuteman Project, national anti-immigrant groups formed around “border vigils” in 2005, have been struggling with …

Right-wing Activists Suspicious of Thompson Ties to ‘Shadow Government’ 07/27/2007 by Right Wing Watch Staff According to the right-wing news website, WorldNetDaily , Fred Thompson has finally and “candidly” confirmed his membership in the Council on …

Local Minutemen Groups Persist, with Local Tactics 07/10/2007 by Right Wing Watch Staff While the national anti-immigrant Minuteman groups – Chris Simcox’s Minuteman Civil Defense Corps and Jim Gilchrist’s Minuteman Project – are apparently devolving due …

Keyes Group Responds to Washington Times Criticism 06/29/2007 by Right Wing Watch Staff When the anti-immigrant Minutemen emerged onto the national scene, Washington Times reporter Jerry Seper wrote glowing profiles of the border vigilantes, but over the …

Well-Funded Minuteman PAC Light on Contributions to Candidates 06/08/2007 by Right Wing Watch Staff The Minuteman PAC, founded to provide direct support to anti-immigrant candidates in accord with the principles of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, …

The Sudden Emergence and Disappearance of Families First on Immigration 05/22/2007 by Kyle Mantyla In early January, the Washington Times reported on the emergence of a new immigration coalition, Families First on Immigration - headed by Manuel Miranda …

Gilchrist Fights to Regain Control of Minutemen 02/27/2007 by Kyle Mantyla The Los Angeles Times reports that failed congressional candidate and Minutemen co-founder Jim Gilchrist is fighting a pitched battle against the organization’s board after being …